Frequently asked questions

Counting days

Does a day trip count as a full day?

Yes. Any calendar day on which you are in the Schengen area counts as one day. A day trip from London to Paris uses one day. A weekend from Friday to Sunday uses three.

I left and came back on the same day. Is that two days?

No, it is one day. The calculator merges overlapping days automatically.

Does changing planes in a Schengen airport count?

If you stay in the international transit area and don’t go through passport control, you have not entered the Schengen area, so no day is counted. If you do go through passport control, that day counts. Nationals of certain countries need an airport transit visa even to stay in the international transit area. The list is in Annex IV of the EU Visa Code; see the European Commission’s visa policy page.

Do children follow the same rule?

Yes. The 90/180 rule applies to each traveller individually, whatever their age.

Permits, visas and special cases

I have a residence permit in one Schengen country. Do my trips to the others count?

Time covered by your residence permit or national long-stay visa doesn’t count as a short stay. With that permit you can travel to the other Schengen countries for up to 90 days in any 180-day period, provided you can justify the purpose of the stay and have enough money for it and for going back. So in the calculator, enter only your trips to the other Schengen countries, not the time you spend in the country that issued your permit. That is also how the European Commission’s calculator manual says to do it.

My permit expired, or I’m waiting for a renewal. What happens?

Ask the authorities of the country that issued it. Rules on waiting periods and renewal receipts are national pending verification.

Can I extend a short stay beyond 90 days?

If you hold a Schengen visa: the country you are in must extend it, free of charge, if you prove force majeure or humanitarian reasons that prevent you from leaving in time. It may also extend it for serious personal reasons, for a fee of EUR 30 (Article 33 of the EU Visa Code). If you don’t need a visa, possible extensions depend on national rules pending verification. In both cases, ask the immigration authorities of the country you are in before your days run out.

I have a Brazilian passport. Does the calculator work for me?

Not for ordinary Brazilian passports. The EU–Brazil agreement keeps the old rule: 3 months during a 6-month period following the date of first entry. The European Commission doesn’t recommend its calculator for this case either.

I’m a dual national (EU and non-EU). Does the rule apply to me?

Not if you travel as an EU citizen: use your EU passport to enter and leave. The rule applies to non-EU nationals.

What about bilateral visa-waiver agreements?

Some Schengen countries may still apply bilateral agreements signed before they joined Schengen, which allow certain nationalities (for example Canadians, New Zealanders or Americans) extra time in that country only. Applying them is optional for each country, and no calculator, including the European Commission’s, can take them into account. Confirm with the embassy of that country before relying on one. See the 90/180 rule page.

Stamps, EES and ETIAS

Do I still get passport stamps?

At the external borders of the 29 countries using the EES, stamps have been replaced by electronic records (fully since 10 April 2026). Cyprus and Ireland still stamp passports.

Will ETIAS give me more days?

No. ETIAS is an entry requirement, not extra time. The 90/180 limit stays the same. See the ETIAS status.

About this calculator

Why does it say I can’t enter even though I have days left?

“Days left” describes today’s window. A planned stay adds new days, and each one is checked against its own window. If you are close to 90, even one day can be too many until older days drop out, or until a later planned trip stops being affected. Use “If I enter on a date, until when can I stay?” for the real answer.

How do you know it’s right?

The date logic is covered by automated tests: exactly 90 days, one day over, overlapping trips, leap years, daylight-saving changes, trips crossing the window and exempt days. It also runs in several time zones. We compared seven cases with the European Commission’s official calculator and they all matched.

Where are my trips stored?

Only in your browser (local storage). You can download them as a file or delete them at any time. We never receive them. See the privacy policy.

The trips go in the part of the link after #, which browsers don’t send to servers. Anyone who has the link can see those trips, though, so share it only with people you trust.