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For the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion (Form 2555). Enter your full days in a foreign country during your 12-month period to see whether you meet the 330-day test. Everything runs in your browser.
How the Physical Presence Test works
You qualify under the Physical Presence Test if you are physically present in a foreign country (or countries) for at least 330 full days during any 12 consecutive months. Key points:
- A full day is a complete 24-hour period, midnight to midnight, spent in a foreign country. Partial days do not count.
- Time spent over international waters (or flying between the US and a foreign country) does not count as time abroad.
- The 12-month window can begin on any day — you can pick the period that captures the most full days.
The Physical Presence Test is one of two ways to qualify for the FEIE; the other is the bona fide residence test. Meeting one of them is required, but the exclusion also has income limits and other conditions.
Not tax advice. The FEIE has additional requirements this tool does not check. Confirm your situation with a qualified advisor.
Source: IRS, Physical Presence Test. Related: Remote workers & nomads
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