Comments on: How To Properly Calculate The Number Of Days Left On A Schengen Visa

By: Starr

Starr — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 12:48:02 +0000

In reply to phoog. 180 rolling window is what most of frequent visitors ignore. that was the case for myself yesterday in Basel. I was surprised to be told that I overstayed 26 days by the swiss officers at the airport. I was lucky to be freed without paying a fine.

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:54:27 +0000

In reply to RP.

Those countries, although they’re in the EU, are not in the Schengen Area. So the Schengen area rules do not apply here: https://www.etiaseurope.eu/schengen-countries/

By: RP

RP — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 16:15:30 +0000

“It’s worth noting that the 90 out of every 180 day Schengen rule also applies to Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, and Romania independently. Since they aren’t Schengen members, any time you spend in those countries doesn’t add up against days in any other country.”

My Apologies in advance; are you saying these countries will not count as Schengen days & should be excluded?

By: Anil Polat

Anil Polat — Sun, 26 May 2019 17:45:20 +0000

In reply to rasha.

Hi Rasha, thanks –

It’s easier to count forward from the date of first entry and make sure you don’t exceed 90 days out of the next 180.

By: rasha

rasha — Sat, 25 May 2019 14:51:35 +0000

Hello Anil,
Great website Anil. Thanks for the help. I tried the calculators; however, i would like to confirm that i understood correctly.
u calculate the 180 days from the last day of your planned trip & go backwards 180 days to make sure that u have not exceeded the 90 day limit. correct?