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How CrossBorder works
You describe who is travelling and where you plan to stay. CrossBorder applies the represented rules the same way every time, shows its reasons and sources, and tells you when an answer needs another look.
The panels below are illustrative examples with made-up dates and placeholder rules. They are not screenshots, not a customer and not live rule data.
1 · ADD YOURSELF
Set up a traveller
Each traveller has a display name, one or more passports and, where relevant, permissions they hold and a work profile. A passport records the issuing country, a label and its dates only. No passport number or scan is stored.
An organisation can hold several travellers, such as a household or a small team. Records can be archived to hide them from normal use and from calculations. Nothing is deleted and you can restore them.
- Passport
- Example country · expires 2030
- Permission
- Example permission · valid to 2028
- Work profile
- Remote work · employer in NZ
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
2 · TRAVEL HISTORY
Add where you have already been
Past travel matters because many rules count days over a rolling window or within a calendar period. Entering earlier trips lets CrossBorder count them. History is optional to start, and CrossBorder asks for what is missing when a result depends on it.
- Indonesia · 3–24 Mar 2027 Past trip
- Japan · 2–9 Nov 2026 Past trip
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
3 · PLAN A STAY
Put stays into a plan
A plan holds the stays you are considering, each with a destination, dates and the passport and permission you would use. You can keep more than one plan and make one current. Plans can include stays shared by several travellers.
You can add your own budget estimate to a plan, in one currency. CrossBorder does not look up prices or exchange rates.
- Indonesia · 14 May – 2 Jun · Not checked
- Japan · 9–30 Sep · Not checked
Budget estimate (your own figure): 6,000 NZD
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
4 · CHECK IT
A deterministic check, with reasons
Choosing Check stay applies the represented rules for that destination to the stay and your recorded history. It supports per-entry limits, rolling windows, calendar periods and cool-off periods. The same inputs always give the same result. No AI is involved in the decision.
The result is one of Ready, Action required, Needs verification, Blocked or Not checked. “Ready” means no conflict was found under the confirmed rules represented. It is not approval. A check never changes your plan, and every check is kept as history.
Each result names the rule used, its source and publisher, whether it is confirmed or only likely, its effective dates and when it was last verified. Where a destination is not represented, CrossBorder says so rather than guessing.
- Rule
- Example rule: 90 days in any 180
- Days counted
- 34 used · 56 remaining (placeholder)
- Source
- Example authority · stay rules page (placeholder)
- Status
- Confirmed
- Last verified
- 1 Oct 2027
Illustrative example with a placeholder rule and source. Not a screenshot.
YEAR VIEW
See the year, not isolated trips
The Year view and calendar lay history and planned stays on one timeline, so you can see how one trip affects the room left for the next. Today lists what needs attention and shows a short checklist to get your first result.
When you want to explore, Where can I go next? tries a hypothetical trip against the represented destinations. A potential fit means no conflict was found under the confirmed rules represented, not that travel is permitted. Nothing you search for is saved.
Grey: recorded travel · Blue: planned stay · Amber: needs a look
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
ALTERNATIVES
When a plan does not fit
If a stay is blocked or short of a requirement, CrossBorder can suggest deterministic alternatives: shorten the stay, delay it, use a permission programme that is represented, or supply a missing input. Alternatives are shown separately from the regulatory result and are suggestions to check, not decisions.
- Shorten to 9–21 Sep to stay within the example rule
- Delay by 12 days so earlier travel leaves the window
- Missing input: add your April trip to refine this result
Illustrative example with a placeholder rule. Not a screenshot.
5 · KEEP IT MONITORED
Know when an answer needs another look
Represented rules are versioned. When a rule changes in a way that changes the result of a stay you have checked, CrossBorder re-evaluates that stay itself, stores the new result, keeps the earlier one in history and raises an alert saying what changed. An alert says whether action may be needed or is for information.
A result can also be marked Stale when it no longer matches today’s facts, because you changed the stay, passport, permission or travel history, or because the regulatory information changed before the stay was re-evaluated. The stay says which. Choose Check stay to refresh it.
Alerts appear in the application only. There is no email, text or push notification in Pilot 0.
- Stay
- Japan · 9–30 Sep
- Before
- Ready
- Now
- Needs verification
- Why
- A represented rule changed (placeholder). The earlier result is kept in history.
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
DOCUMENT READINESS
Track what a stay needs
Some requirements are shared and source-backed, and each traveller can keep a checklist of the documents a stay needs, which they hold and when they expire. Documents are readiness notes only: that you hold something, its kind and its expiry date. Nothing is uploaded, read or verified, and you should not enter numbers.
- Passport · held · expires 2030
- Onward travel note · held · no expiry
- Example permit · not yet noted
Illustrative example. Not a screenshot.
What CrossBorder does not do
It does not apply for, submit or track visas. It is not legal, immigration or tax advice, and no result is a guarantee of entry. It does not book travel, read documents or look up live prices. Regulatory coverage is maintained by nCrypt, is not comprehensive and can be missing or need re-checking.
Try it with your next trip.
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