Guides: your Nomad Tracker field guide

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Getting started

Set up Nomad Tracker for the first time

Complete onboarding, choose your residence and find your way around the app.

Beginner6 min read

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Getting started

Add your first country to track

Choose a country and see where its counters appear on your dashboard.

Beginner5 min read

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Getting started

Log your first trip

Add a stay, check its dates and confirm that it appears in your history.

Beginner6 min read

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Getting started

Read your dashboard at a glance

Understand the country cards and switch between fiscal and immigration views.

Beginner6 min read

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Getting started

Build your starting travel history

Choose between manual entry, photo scanning and calendar import for past trips.

Beginner6 min read

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Getting started

Your first-week tracking checklist

Review missing days, tracking permissions and the country rules you use.

Beginner5 min read

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Travel history

Add and edit a stay in the calendar

Select a date range, assign a country and correct an existing stay.

Beginner5 min read

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Travel history

Record two countries on the same day

Log a border-crossing day and inspect how each country appears in your history.

Intermediate4 min read

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Travel history

Find and fill missing days

Locate unlogged days from the dashboard and complete the gaps in your calendar.

Beginner5 min read

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Travel history

Correct a country or date in your history

Fix an incorrect entry and verify the updated country totals.

Beginner6 min read

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Travel history

Remove an incorrect travel entry

Review which dates will be affected and remove an unwanted record.

Beginner7 min read

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Travel history

Understand where a travel entry came from

Tell logged days, calendar trips, simulations and gaps apart, and know which one wins.

Intermediate7 min read

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Travel history

Explore your year in travel

Read the annual overview, monthly distribution and country summaries.

Beginner5 min read

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Travel history

Explore your travel map

Open the map, inspect countries and use the available travel playback controls.

Beginner5 min read

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Travel history

Review a previous year

Switch dashboard years and inspect the travel history for that period.

Beginner4 min read

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Automatic tracking

Turn on automatic location tracking

Enable tracking and follow the location permission prompts on your iPhone.

Beginner5 min read

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Automatic tracking

Choose the right location permissions

Check location access and precise location in the app and iOS Settings.

Beginner5 min read

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Automatic tracking

Understand your tracking status

Recognize tracking, paused and permission-related states and their next steps.

Beginner6 min read

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Automatic tracking

Troubleshoot missing automatic entries

Check permissions and tracking status, then review and correct missing days.

Intermediate6 min read

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Automatic tracking

Rebuild travel history from photos

Scan photo metadata and review proposed stays before adding them.

Beginner5 min read

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Automatic tracking

Manage photo access for imports

Choose photo access and understand why photos without location may not create stays.

Beginner5 min read

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Automatic tracking

Connect your calendars

Enable calendar sync and choose which calendars Nomad Tracker can read.

Beginner5 min read

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Automatic tracking

Review trips detected in your calendar

Inspect pending trips, correct their details and decide which ones to add.

Beginner7 min read

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Automatic tracking

Manage calendar sync and imported trips

Change selected calendars, inspect imported trips and pause or disable syncing.

Intermediate6 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Read your Schengen day counter

Find days used and remaining in the app and inspect the travel history behind them.

Beginner10 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Prepare your history for Schengen tracking

Review the dates and countries needed for the app’s rolling-window calculation.

Beginner8 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Configure a Schengen country exemption

Find the exemption settings and check how an exemption changes the app’s count.

Intermediate4 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Set a country’s visa limit

Open country settings and configure the day limit and counting mode.

Intermediate5 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Configure a rolling-window rule

Set the allowed days and window length, then check the resulting runway.

Advanced5 min read

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Visas & Schengen

Set up immigration alerts

Configure available warning thresholds and allow notifications on your iPhone.

Beginner5 min read

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Tax & residence

Set your tax residence

Choose your residence country and see how it organizes the dashboard’s fiscal year.

Beginner4 min read

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Tax & residence

Customize a country’s fiscal day limit

Adjust the app’s threshold to match the rule you need to monitor.

Intermediate4 min read

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Tax & residence

Set a non-calendar fiscal year

Change a country’s fiscal-year dates and review the corresponding dashboard period.

Intermediate4 min read

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Tax & residence

Configure fiscal day-count alerts

Set warning thresholds for the countries you monitor and verify notification access.

Beginner4 min read

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Tax & residence

Track days in US states

Add a state inside the United States and set its own day limit and alerts.

Intermediate5 min read

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Tax & residence

Enable the FEIE day tracker

Turn on FEIE tracking and locate the physical-presence counter on your dashboard.

Intermediate6 min read

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Tax & residence

Read the FEIE physical-presence counter

Inspect the app’s counted days and identify gaps to review in your history.

Advanced6 min read

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Tax & residence

Track a residence permit

Choose a permit preset and review the limits shown in Residence settings.

Intermediate6 min read

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Tax & residence

Create a custom residence-permit rule

Set days at home or days abroad and the period used to measure them.

Advanced6 min read

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Tax & residence

Update your residence after a move

Change residence, review the associated permit and recheck your dashboard.

Intermediate5 min read

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Trip planning

Plan your first trip with Ghost Trips

Add a simulated trip and compare its effect on your dashboard’s counters.

Beginner6 min read

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Trip planning

Simulate a multi-country itinerary

Build a sequence of proposed stays and inspect the combined result.

Intermediate6 min read

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Trip planning

Compare different travel dates

Adjust a simulated trip’s dates and compare the available days.

Intermediate5 min read

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Trip planning

Preview a future Schengen trip

Add planned Schengen dates and inspect the simulated runway.

Intermediate8 min read

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Trip planning

Save and reload a trip simulation

Save the active simulation as a group and understand what happens when you load it again.

Intermediate5 min read

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Trip planning

Edit or clear a simulation

Remove a proposed stay, delete a saved group and return to your actual history.

Beginner4 min read

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Documents & reports

Attach evidence to your travel history

Add a travel document or image and review the suggested classification and dates.

Beginner4 min read

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Documents & reports

Review travel evidence before it is saved

Check the country and day the app worked out for each file, and fix them before anything is attached.

Intermediate5 min read

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Documents & reports

Organize your document vault

Add documents, browse the vault and open the details of a saved item.

Beginner5 min read

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Documents & reports

Protect your document vault

Find the vault security settings and configure the available authentication options.

Beginner3 min read

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Documents & reports

Review and manage saved documents

Edit a saved document after a renewal, tune its expiry alerts and remove one you no longer need.

Beginner4 min read

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Documents & reports

Create a PDF travel report

Choose the report period, review its contents and export a PDF.

Beginner5 min read

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Documents & reports

Export your travel history as CSV

Select the export options and share the file with a spreadsheet or adviser.

Beginner5 min read

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Documents & reports

Review a monthly travel report

Open last month's report and read its day count, country breakdown and pace projections.

Beginner5 min read

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Documents & reports

Prepare your records for a tax adviser

Review missing dates and supporting documents before exporting your travel records.

Intermediate6 min read

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AI assistant

Ask the AI assistant your first question

Open the assistant, ask about your recorded travel and review its response.

Beginner5 min read

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AI assistant

Choose an AI provider

Find provider settings and understand the available local and cloud options.

Intermediate4 min read

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AI assistant

Manage your AI conversations

Find earlier conversations, reopen a session and use the available history controls.

Beginner4 min read

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AI assistant

Explore a travel scenario with the assistant

Use the assistant’s simulation input and compare its response with the app’s counters.

Advanced4 min read

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Settings & support

Add a Nomad Tracker widget

Place a widget on your Home Screen and choose the available size and configuration.

Beginner5 min read

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Settings & support

Customize the country shown in a widget

Edit the widget configuration and choose a country and display mode.

Beginner4 min read

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Settings & support

Enable iCloud sync

Turn on sync, follow any restart prompt and check the sync status.

Beginner4 min read

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Settings & support

Fix missing notifications

Review app thresholds and the notification permissions in iOS Settings.

Intermediate4 min read

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Settings & support

Review your privacy settings

Find privacy controls and review location, photos, iCloud and optional AI access.

Beginner4 min read

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Settings & support

Change the app’s appearance

Choose System, Light or Dark in Settings.

Beginner3 min read

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Settings & support

Delete your app data deliberately

Export anything you need, review the deletion scope and understand the confirmation.

Intermediate4 min read

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Settings & support

Send a useful support request

Choose between the feedback board and support email, and write a report that can be answered once.

Beginner4 min read

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Set up Nomad Tracker for the first time

Add your first country to track

Log your first trip

Read your dashboard at a glance

Build your starting travel history

Your first-week tracking checklist

Add and edit a stay in the calendar

Record two countries on the same day

Find and fill missing days

Correct a country or date in your history

Remove an incorrect travel entry

Understand where a travel entry came from

Explore your year in travel

Explore your travel map

Review a previous year

Turn on automatic location tracking

Choose the right location permissions

Understand your tracking status

Troubleshoot missing automatic entries

Rebuild travel history from photos

Manage photo access for imports

Connect your calendars

Review trips detected in your calendar

Manage calendar sync and imported trips

Read your Schengen day counter

Prepare your history for Schengen tracking

Configure a Schengen country exemption

Set a country’s visa limit

Configure a rolling-window rule

Set up immigration alerts

Set your tax residence

Customize a country’s fiscal day limit

Set a non-calendar fiscal year

Configure fiscal day-count alerts

Track days in US states

Enable the FEIE day tracker

Read the FEIE physical-presence counter

Track a residence permit

Create a custom residence-permit rule

Update your residence after a move

Plan your first trip with Ghost Trips

Simulate a multi-country itinerary

Compare different travel dates

Preview a future Schengen trip

Save and reload a trip simulation

Edit or clear a simulation

Attach evidence to your travel history

Review travel evidence before it is saved

Organize your document vault

Protect your document vault

Review and manage saved documents

Create a PDF travel report

Export your travel history as CSV

Review a monthly travel report

Prepare your records for a tax adviser

Ask the AI assistant your first question

Choose an AI provider

Manage your AI conversations

Explore a travel scenario with the assistant

Add a Nomad Tracker widget

Customize the country shown in a widget

Enable iCloud sync

Fix missing notifications

Review your privacy settings

Change the app’s appearance

Delete your app data deliberately

Send a useful support request

Review and correct imported photo stays

Configure an entry-based stay limit

Configure a yearly day limit

Understand your remaining runway

Review days away from your residence

Preview a trip’s fiscal day-count impact

Scan a travel document

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