Schengen Area day-count rules

Spending time in Schengen Area? The rules below can affect visa and travel limits. This page brings Schengen Area’s day-count rules together in one place — each explained in plain English, with links to the official sources.

Schengen — Multiple-Entry Visa and the 90/180-Day LimitHow a multiple-entry Schengen visa (Type C, MEV) works: unlimited entries during a validity of up to five years, but never more than 90 days in any 180-day period. Single vs double vs multiple entries, validity versus permitted stay, the visa cascade, a one-year-visa timeline and the mistakes that get travellers refused.90 days / 180 per entry period

Schengen — Single-Entry VisaHow a Schengen single-entry (Type C) visa works: you may enter the Schengen Area once, stay up to your authorized days inside a fixed validity window, and the visa expires the moment you leave.Variable / visa window

Schengen Area — 90/180-Day RuleThe Schengen 90/180-day rule explained: how the rolling 180-day window works, how to count your days, why Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City count while Andorra does not, what the EES and ETIAS change, worked examples, and a free calculator.90 / 180

Schengen 90/180 CalculatorDays used, days left, and the earliest date you can go back.

183-Day Rule CalculatorCount your days in a country against a tax-residency threshold.

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