What you can track with EntryNest

Anything with an expiry date, a renewal date or a notice period. Six groups cover almost every household: documents, money, home, vehicle, travel and personal. You can name items however you like — the category only decides how EntryNest groups them and what reminder timing it suggests.

Documents

Identity paperwork has the longest lead times of anything you own. Renewals can take weeks, appointments can take longer, and several countries refuse entry when a passport has under six months left.

  • Passport
  • Driver's Licence
  • Government ID
  • Birth Certificate
  • Marriage Certificate
  • Work Permit
  • Visa
  • Professional License
  • Certificate
  • Other

Finance

Money categories are where reminders pay for themselves. Insurance and annual subscriptions renew silently at a price nobody reviewed, and warranties expire just before things break.

  • Insurance
  • Subscription
  • Membership
  • Bill
  • Refund
  • Warranty
  • Contract
  • Other

Home

Leases, mortgage fixes and service contracts all carry notice periods. Missing the window usually means rolling onto a standard rate that costs materially more.

  • Lease
  • Mortgage
  • Appliance Warranty
  • Home Insurance
  • Maintenance
  • Service Contract

Vehicle

Registration, roadworthiness testing, insurance and licence dates run on four separate calendars. Any one of them lapsing can invalidate the others.

  • Registration
  • Insurance
  • Driver's Licence
  • Inspection
  • Warranty
  • Maintenance

Travel

Visas, travel authorisations and travel insurance are tied to trips you book months ahead — which is exactly when nobody is thinking about expiry dates.

  • Passport
  • Visa
  • Travel Insurance
  • Travel Document
  • Other

Personal

Professional certifications, memberships and one-off important dates. If it has a date and a consequence, it belongs on the list.

  • Membership
  • Certification
  • Appointment
  • Important Date
  • Other

How much warning each one needs

The right lead time is the time the renewal actually takes, plus a buffer. These are the defaults EntryNest suggests; you can change them on any item.

WhatSuggested reminders
Passport6 months, 3 months, 30 days
Driving licence90 days, 30 days
Visa or residence permit6 months, 90 days, 30 days
Car or home insurance30 days, 7 days
Lease or tenancy90 days, 60 days
Appliance warranty30 days
Annual subscription7 days
Free trial1 day

EntryNest is a reminder and document-organising tool. It does not provide legal, immigration, insurance or financial advice, and reminder timings are suggestions rather than statements of what any authority or provider requires.

Guides for the dates people miss most

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