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Schengen 90/180 Day Calculator
EES-era edition · July 2026Enter your stays, get your exact day count. Since the EU's biometric Entry/Exit System switched on, overstays are caught automatically — guessing is no longer a strategy.
Your stays in the Schengen area
Add past and planned stays. Entry and exit days both count as full days of presence.
How the rule actually works
The 90/180 rule is a rolling window, which is why mental arithmetic fails: on each day you're inside Schengen, look back exactly 180 days and count every day of presence in that window — across all Schengen countries combined. That running total may never exceed 90. There is no reset button; old days simply age out once they fall more than 180 days behind.
Two details catch people out. First, arrival and departure days each count as a full day, so a Friday-to-Sunday city trip costs three days, not one. Second, the allowance is shared across the whole area — days in Spain and days in Estonia draw from the same budget.
Frequently asked questions
How does the Schengen 90/180 day rule work?
Non-EU visitors without a residence permit may spend at most 90 days within any rolling 180-day period in the whole Schengen area combined. It's not a calendar reset: on every single day of presence, you look back 180 days and count — the total must never exceed 90. Entry and exit days both count as full days.
Does the 180-day window reset when I leave Schengen?
No. The window rolls continuously. Days only stop counting against you once they're more than 180 days in the past — leaving briefly doesn't wipe anything.
What changed with the EU Entry/Exit System (EES)?
Since the EES went live in October 2025, entries and exits are recorded biometrically, so overstays are detected automatically at the border rather than depending on passport stamps. The ETIAS pre-travel authorisation for visa-free travellers is being phased in on top of it. Counting your days correctly matters more than it ever has.
Do days on a digital nomad visa count toward my 90 days?
Time spent in a country where you hold a national visa or residence permit doesn't consume your Schengen 90/180 allowance — but travel to other Schengen countries during that period does. Track those side-trips with this calculator.
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