How the check works
A night is counted from check-in up to (not including) check-out, the way hotels count them. With an arrival on 10 May and a departure on 20 May you need 10 nights covered: 10 May to 19 May inclusive.
- Gaps: nights between your flights with no stay booked.
- Overlaps: two stays on the same night, which can look like a copy-paste mistake.
- Outside your trip: a stay that starts before you land or ends after you fly out.
Staying with family or friends for some nights? Enter those nights as a stay too, and include the host's invitation letter in your application if the checklist asks for one. See our visa guides for what different countries ask for.
Nothing you enter here is saved or sent anywhere — the check runs in your browser.