Know exactly
where you stand

UK residency status, Schengen days, visa allowances, flights, hotels & evidence tracked. No spreadsheets or surprises.

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The problem

Are you sure you’re compliant?

For expats, digital nomads, and international professionals, global freedom comes with a hidden price. Between shifting tax laws and strict border controls, “guessing” your status is a gamble you can’t afford to lose.

The SRT Trap

The UK’s “Sufficient Ties” test is a legal maze. A single wrong assumption can make your entire worldwide income liable for UK tax.

High-Stakes Reality

Errors lead to six-figure tax bills and retrospective audits. For visas, it means fines, deportation, or permanent entry bans.

The Global Clock

Every country counts differently. Rolling 90-day windows, fixed tax years – juggling multiple clocks manually is impossible.

Spreadsheet Failure

Manual logs are reactive and error-prone. You rarely know there’s a problem until you’re flagged at a border or by a tax office.

Features

All you need in one app

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Automated SRT Tracking

The Statutory Residence Test has 17 moving parts. Midnight Rule runs the full HMRC logic in the background.

  • Real-time SRT Status

    Live count of UK days against your personal allowance, with Arriver / Leaver / Resident state shown the second a day tips you over.

  • Tie-Breaker Logic

    Family, accommodation, work, 90-day and country ties are detected automatically from your travel, household and trip history - your day limit recalculates as ties change.

  • Live Day Counter

    See exactly how many UK days you've used and how many you have left in the current tax year, updated the moment you log a day

Schengen & Visa Limits

One engine, every rulebook. Track the rolling Schengen 90/180, country-specific visa-exempt windows and your own custom limits side-by-side.

  • 90/180 Schengen Counter

    A live rolling-window calculator with exclusions for residence permits, long-stay visas and Article 21 stays so the number you see is the number a border guard sees.

  • Country-Specific Allowances

    Thailand, Portugal, Spain, UAE, Australia and dozens more each tracked against its own rule (per-entry, calendar year, rolling, fiscal). Add custom limits with your own thresholds and reset cycles.

  • Pre-Trip Overstay Warnings

    Plan a trip and instantly see whether it busts a window, by how many days, and which date you need to leave by.

Trip Planner

Model trips before you book. Drop a hypothetical flight on the calendar and every counter including SRT, Schengen, country limits and household ties recalculates instantly.

  • What-If Scenarios

    Stack planned trips on top of your live history and toggle them on and off. See projected year-end UK days, ties exposure and Schengen burn in one view.

  • Safe-Day Forecast

    For each country you visit, see how many days you can still spend before crossing a threshold projected to the end of your tax year, not just today.

  • Smart Date Suggestions

    When a planned trip would push you over, we show the nearest dates that keep you safe, so a flight one day earlier can claw back weeks of allowance.

Auto-Import Travel

Stop typing in dates. Midnight Rule pulls your travel history from the sources you already use - flights, calendars and spreadsheets and reconciles it into a clean, audit-grade log.

  • Flight Import

    Bring in your full history from Flighty, App in the Air or any CSV. We resolve airports to countries, detect overnight flights and apply the midnight rule automatically.

  • Calendar Sync

    Connect Google, Outlook or Apple Calendar and we'll surface trips already in your diary, match them to countries and log the days with one tap.

  • Bulk CSV Backfill

    Drop in years of travel as a two-column CSV (country + date) and rebuild your full residency picture in seconds.

Audit-Ready Evidence

A day count is only as strong as the proof behind it. Pin a boarding pass, hotel folio or entry stamp to every trip and export for your accountant.

  • Document Trail

    Attach photos, PDFs and receipts to any day, flight or hotel. Each piece of evidence is linked to the exact date it proves, so nothing gets lost in a folder.

  • One Tap PDF Export

    Generate a full tax-year dossier, day log, flights, hotels, ties summary, attached documents formatted for HMRC enquiries, accountants and visa officers.

  • Tamper-proof Log

    Every edit is time-stamped and versioned in the cloud. If a day moves, the audit trail moves with it.

Household Tracking

Residency is rarely a solo problem. Track your spouse, partner and dependants in the same app because their UK days affect your ties, and yours affect theirs.

  • Multi-Person Profiles

    Each family member gets their own day log, ties, Schengen counter and limits. Switch between profiles in a tap; see everyone's status on one dashboard.

  • Family-Tie Detection

    When your spouse becomes UK-resident the app surfaces the new family tie automatically and recalculates your allowance, no more silent status changes.

  • Shared Trips

    Log a single flight and assign it to multiple travellers. The day counts apply to each profile separately, with evidence attached once.

Reviews

Trusted by expats who can’t afford to guess

I've been juggling the Statutory Residence Test on spreadsheets for years and it's a nightmare: midnight rule, ties, transit days, the lot. Midnight Rule just gets it. It counts the days the way HMRC actually counts them, flags when I'm getting close to my limit, and shows me exactly how many days I have left before I'd be considered UK resident. My accountant was genuinely impressed when I sent her the export. If you're a non-dom, expat, or anyone splitting time in and out of the UK, this is a no-brainer.

Daniel K.

Amsterdam

I travel 200+ days a year and used to manually log every trip. Now I just import my flights CSV and every flight, layover and transit country is logged automatically. It even handles red-eyes correctly (the midnight rule on a flight landing at 1am used to catch me out every time). Saved me hours and, more importantly, gave me an audit trail I actually trust. Five stars.

Priya S

Cyprus

Every other Schengen calculator I tried was either a clunky web form or got the rolling 180-day window wrong. Midnight Rule shows me a live count of my Schengen days, warns me before I overstay, and accounts for transit countries properly. As a Brit post-Brexit who works across France, Spain and Portugal, this is essential. The planner view lets me model future trips before I book them - incredible.

Marcus T

Edinburgh

I'm tracking UK SRT days, Schengen 90/180, UAE residency days and US substantial presence all at the same time. Midnight Rule is the only app I've found that handles multiple country residency rules in parallel, with transit-day logic built in. The world map view is beautiful, the widgets on my home screen show my current counts at a glance, and sync between iPhone, iPad and Apple TV is flawless. Lifetime purchase was the easiest tap of my year.

Elena R

Dubai

What sold me was that this isn't just a day counter it understands the rules. UK ties, automatic overseas test, automatic UK test, split-year treatment, the 91-day average, the deeming rule for exceptional days. I can see exactly which test I pass or fail and why. As someone who left the UK two years ago but still visits family, knowing I'm not going to accidentally trip back into residency is genuinely priceless.

Sarah W

Surrey

I'm a contractor who splits time between London and Lisbon. The Statutory Residence Test used to be a spreadsheet nightmare every April. Midnight Rule tracks my UK midnights automatically, flags ties, and tells me exactly how many days I have left before I tip into UK residence. My accountant asked where I got the report from - she now recommends it to her other clients.

Jenny D

Lisbon

I bounce between Berlin, Barcelona and Belgrade and the rolling 180-day window used to terrify me. This app shows my Schengen balance in real time, warns me before I overstay, and even accounts for transit countries I'd normally forget to log. The visual planner is genius, I can drag a future trip in and instantly see if I'll bust the limit.

Corinna K

Berlin

Got pulled into an HMRC review last year and needed to prove I was abroad on specific nights. Midnight Rule had every hotel booking, flight, and logged day with timestamps, ready to export as a PDF. Took me 10 minutes to send my accountant a full evidence pack. Worth the Lifetime price ten times over.

Matthew C

London

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Who is this for

Built for people who
take their status seriously

Whether you’re protecting non-resident status, managing Schengen limits, or building an evidence trail for your accountant – Midnight Rule was built with your situation in mind.

UK Expats

Living abroad but visiting UK regularly. Need reliable SRT tracking to protect non-resident status.

Digital Nomads

Hopping between countries, juggling multiple visa limits simultaneously. Need one dashboard for every destination.

Business Travellers

Frequent flyers needing automatic day counting from flights. No more manual logging after every trip.

Non-resident Taxpayers

Managing SRT status carefully across tax years. Need precise day tracking with exportable evidence for HMRC.

Long-stay Tourists

Wintering in Thailand, Spain or Portugal. Tracking visa-exempt stays to avoid overstaying welcome.

Tax Advisors & Accountants

Recommending to clients for compliant day tracking, evidence gathering, and SRT documentation.

Pricing

Low cost, guaranteed value

Protect yourself from unexpected tax bills and visa penalties for a fraction
of what’s at stake.

Free Plan

Free of charge. Get Started.

£0

  • Automatic UK Statutory Residence Test day counting

  • Year-to-date day counter for the current UK tax year

  • Planner view to see your tax year at a glance

PRO

AnnualMonthly

£4.16

/mth

£49.99 paid annually

£9.99

/mth

Everything in Free, plus:

  • Unlimited future planning

  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets

  • Flight & hotel tracking

  • Bulk entry for past trips and historical data

  • Family & connection sharing

  • Unlimited future planning

  • Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets

  • Flight & hotel tracking

  • Bulk entry for past trips and historical data

  • Family & connection sharing

Lifetime

£299.99

One-time payment. Lifetime access

  • All future features included at no extra cost

  • Lifetime cloud sync and backups

  • One payment, no renewals

  • Direct line to the founder for feature requests

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Security & Privacy

Your privacy, our priority

Safe & Secure

Your residency history is sensitive data and is only accesible to you.

You control your data

Export at any time. Delete your account and data in one click.

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FAQ

Your questions, answered

How does Midnight Rule know if a day counts as a UK day?

t follows HMRC's Statutory Residence Test "midnight rule". If you're in the UK at the end of the day (midnight), it counts as a UK day. Just log where you were each day and we handle the rest.

Do I need to log every single day?

Yes, but it takes seconds. Open the app, tap the country, done. You can also bulk-log trips, import flights, and the app defaults to your last logged country so non-travel days are one tap.

What happens if I travel through multiple countries in one day?

Yes. Midnight Rule is built for real travel days, not just simple A-to-B trips. You can log as many countries as you visited in a day, including transit stops, layovers, and same-day border crossings. Each country is recorded with its own time window so your Statutory Residence Test, Substantial Presence Test, and other day-counts stay accurate — even on complex itineraries like London → Dubai → Singapore in 24 hours. The app then applies each jurisdiction's "midnight rule" (or transit exemption, where relevant) automatically, so you don't have to second-guess which country "counts" for that day.

What's the difference between Free, Pro, and Lifetime?

Free lets you log days and see your UK day count. Pro unlocks unlimited history, trip planning, flight/hotel tracking, widgets, Apple TV, and projections. Lifetime is Pro with a one-time payment no renewals, ever.

Can I plan future trips and see the tax impact before I book?

Yes. The Planner lets you add upcoming trips and instantly see how they affect your day counts across every country you track. You'll know before you book whether that extra week in Portugal pushes you over a residency threshold — so you can adjust dates while it still costs nothing.

How does Midnight Rule help me build evidence for HMRC?

Every day, flight, and hotel you log is stored with timestamps and locations, giving you an auditable record of your movements. You can export your full history at any time, so if HMRC ever asks you to prove your residence status under the Statutory Residence Test, you have a clear, dated trail ready to go - not a panicked scramble through old boarding passes and booking emails.

 Can I import my flights automatically?

Yes. Pro and Lifetime users can import flights directly via CSV, so your travel history populates in seconds instead of being typed in by hand. Each flight automatically updates the countries you were in on departure and arrival days, including transit countries where relevant.

Take control of your residence status today

Every day you’re travelling without it is a day you’re guessing. Download Midnight Rule and know exactly where you stand.

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