Schengen calculator (90/180-day rule)

How the 90/180-day rule works

If you are not an EU citizen and visit the Schengen area for a short stay, whether visa-free or with a short-stay visa, you may stay at most 90 days in any 180-day period. The rule looks back from every single day of your stay: count the days you spent in the area in the 180 days ending that day, including the day itself. If the count is 90 or less on every day, you are within the rule.

Three details decide most counts:

• Arrival and departure days both count, whatever the time of your flight.
• All 29 Schengen countries share one count. Crossing from France to Italy starts nothing new.
• Old days drop out. A day stops counting 180 days after it, so the days you have left grow again while you are away, and even during a long stay.

A worked example

You stay from January 1 to March 31, 2026: that is exactly 90 days, so you must leave on March 31. On March 30 you had used 89 days. Your next stay can start on June 30, 2026: on that day the 180-day window runs from January 2 to June 30 and holds 89 old days plus the new one. From then on, each new day replaces an old day leaving the window, so you can stay up to 90 days again.

How to use the calculator

1. Keep today as the date to check, or pick the day you plan to arrive.
2. Add each stay in the Schengen area from the last 180 days: the entry date and the exit date from your passport stamps, your EES record or your tickets.
3. Add the stays you plan, too. The calculator then flags any day that would go over 90.
4. If you are in the Schengen area now, leave the exit date of that stay empty.
5. Traveling together? Open the family section, add each person’s name, and untick anyone who was not on a stay. You get one result per person.

What the results mean

• Days used is the number of days in the area in the 180 days ending on the date you check.
• Days left in this window is 90 minus that number. A new stay can be longer than this, because old days drop out of the window while you stay; the calculator works this out day by day.
• Latest day to leave is the last day you can be in the area without going over 90 on any day, including your planned trips.
• Earliest next entry is the first day a new visit is allowed after you leave, and a full 90-day stay can start on is the first day from which you could stay the whole 90 days.
• Over the limit lists every period in your stays, past or planned, where the count passes 90.

The Entry/Exit System (EES): your days are counted at the border

Since April 10, 2026, the EES has been fully running at the external borders of all 29 Schengen countries (it started step by step on October 12, 2025). It replaces passport stamps for non-EU visitors on a short stay: each entry and exit is recorded electronically with your passport data and a photo of your face, plus four fingerprints if you travel visa-free (children under 12 give no fingerprints). The 90/180 count is kept as one period for all 29 countries, and overstays are recorded.

The EU offers an official Check how long you can stay tool that reads your EES record. Use it before you travel. Two limits apply: it does not include time spent in the Schengen area before April 10, 2026, and until October 6, 2026 its answer may be unreliable for holders of a single- or double-entry visa who used an entry between October 12, 2025 and April 9, 2026. This calculator helps with what the official tool does not do: older stays, several planned trips and a whole family at once. If the two ever disagree, the official record counts: ask the authorities of the country where you last entered or left the area. The European Commission also publishes its own short-stay calculator.

When your limit is different

• Short-stay visa: your visa sticker shows the duration of stay. If it is less than 90 days, that shorter limit applies, and you must also leave before the visa expires.
• Residence permit or long-stay (D) visa: days covered by them do not count towards the 90.
• Citizens of Brazil: the EU–Brazil visa waiver keeps the older rule of 3 months during the 6 months following the date of first entry. The border guards’ handbook names the same exception for the Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Mauritius and the Seychelles. Check with the embassy of the country you will visit.
• EU citizens and citizens of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are not limited by the 90/180 rule.

Which countries count: the 29 Schengen countries

Days in any of these countries add up to one count. There are 25 EU members and 4 countries outside the EU (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland).

• Austria
• Belgium
• Bulgaria
• Croatia
• Czechia
• Denmark
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Greece
• Hungary
• Iceland
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Malta
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Poland
• Portugal
• Romania
• Slovakia
• Slovenia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland

EU countries that are not in the Schengen area

• Cyprus: EU member outside the Schengen area; stamps passports by hand and counts its own 90/180 days separately.
• Ireland: EU member outside the Schengen area with its own visa and entry rules.

Frequently asked questions

Do the day I arrive and the day I leave both count?

Yes. The border guards' handbook says the day of entry is the first day of stay and the day of exit is the last, even if you land late at night or leave early in the morning. A one-day trip counts as one day, and if you leave and come back on the same day, that day counts once.

Is the 180-day period fixed, or does it move?

It moves. For every day you spend in the Schengen area, look back at the 180 days ending that day, including it. At most 90 of those days may be spent in the area. There is no fixed start date and no reset on January 1, which is why a calculator is easier than counting by hand.

I have used all 90 days. When can I come back?

When enough old days have left the 180-day window. After a full 90-day stay from January 1 to March 31, 2026, the first day you may enter again is June 30, 2026. An unbroken absence of 90 days always allows a new stay of up to 90 days. Add your stays above to get your own date.

Do days in the UK, Ireland or Cyprus count?

No. The UK and Ireland are not in the Schengen area, and days there do not count towards your 90. Cyprus is in the EU but not in Schengen; it applies its own 90/180 count separately. Days in all 29 Schengen countries, such as France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland and Norway, add up to one count.

Can I check my remaining days with the EES?

Yes. The EU's Entry/Exit System has an official "Check how long you can stay" tool on travel-europe.europa.eu, and passport control officers can also tell you. It does not count time you spent in the Schengen area before April 10, 2026, so for older trips and for planning several future trips, add them to this calculator too.

Does a Schengen visa change the calculation?

The 90/180 count still applies, but read your visa sticker. It shows the dates the visa is valid, the number of entries and the duration of stay in days. If that duration is shorter than 90 days, the sticker is your limit, and you must also leave before the visa's end date.

Do days on a residence permit or long-stay visa count?

No. Time spent in a Schengen country with a residence permit or a national long-stay (type D) visa is not part of the 90/180 count, so do not enter it here. A short stay can start right after a residence permit ends; ask the local authorities to record the start of your short stay.

What happens if I stay longer than allowed?

The Entry/Exit System now records every entry and exit of non-EU visitors electronically, and it identifies and records an overstay. Plan to leave by the latest day the calculator gives, with a day or two to spare for delayed or cancelled flights, and check the result with the official EES tool before you travel.

Do I need ETIAS to travel to Europe?

Not yet. On September 30, 2026, the EU's official site says ETIAS is not in operation and no applications are collected; the EU will announce the start date several months ahead. Be careful with websites that ask you to pay for an ETIAS application now.

Are my dates saved or sent anywhere?

No. The calculator runs in your browser. The dates and names you enter are kept only while the page is open, and nothing is saved on your device or sent to our server. Reloading or closing the page clears them.

Sources

1. EU Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, Annex VII (filling in the visa sticker) (opened September 30, 2026)
2. European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Schengen area (opened September 30, 2026)
3. European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Short-stay calculator (updated October 27, 2025) (opened September 30, 2026)
4. European Commission, Migration and Home Affairs — Border crossing (updated November 13, 2025) (opened September 30, 2026)
5. Travel to Europe (EU) — What is the EES? (opened September 30, 2026)
6. Travel to Europe (EU) — EES: Check how long you can stay (opened September 30, 2026)
7. Travel to Europe (EU) — FAQs about EES (opened September 30, 2026)
8. Schengen Borders Code, Regulation (EU) 2016/399, Article 6 (consolidated text of 10 July 2024) (opened September 30, 2026)
9. European Commission — Practical Handbook for Border Guards (2022 update), calculation of the length of stay (opened September 30, 2026)
10. Travel to Europe (EU) — EES and ETIAS (ETIAS not in operation) (opened September 30, 2026)

Last checked: September 30, 2026

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