Schengen Calculator 90/180
See how many days you have left in Europe, the last day you can stay and when you can come back, without going over 90 days in any 180.
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- Tested against the European Commission’s official examples
How the Schengen 90/180-day rule works
If you are not an EU citizen, you can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area, with or without a visa. It is not a fixed half-year: every day looks back at the previous 180 days, and if they add up to more than 90, you have overstayed.
That is why “days left” is misleading: while you are inside, days from older trips drop out of the window. In the example, someone who has used 75 of 90 days does not have 15 more days, but 46.
- Entry and exit days count as full days.
- Leaving for a few days does not reset anything: the window keeps moving.
- Only the 29 Schengen States count. Ireland, Cyprus, the UK and Andorra do not.
How to use the Schengen calculator
Choose your passport
So we can tell you whether you need a visa or whether special rules apply. You can calculate without it.
Add your trips
Entry and exit dates of the Schengen area (not of each country). If you are still inside, turn on “I am still in the Schengen area”.
Read your date and plan
You will see the last day you can stay or when you can come back. Try a future trip in “Plan a trip”.
How to calculate your 90 days by hand: 3 examples
Pick a day, count back 180 days including that day, and add up the days you spent in the Schengen area. If the total is 90 or less, that day is fine. You have to check every day of your stay, which is why it’s easy to get wrong by hand.
A 90-day winter in Spain
You arrive in Spain on 1 November 2026 and stay. Your 90th day is 29 January 2027, so that’s the last day you can be in. If you leave that day, you can come back from 30 April 2027 with the full 90 days available again.
Going home for Christmas doesn’t reset the count
You spend 1 November to 15 December 2026 in Spain (45 days), fly home for Christmas and return on 7 January. You can stay until 20 February 2027, not another 90 days, because your autumn days are still inside the 180-day window.
90 days is not 3 months
If you arrive on 1 January 2027, your last day is 31 March. If you arrive on 1 July, it’s 28 September, not 30 September. And 180 days is about 5.9 months: from 1 January 2027, the window ends on 29 June.
After 90 days, when can you come back to the Schengen area?
It depends on how you used your days. After 90 days in a row, you need 90 days outside to get the full 90 back: if your 90th day was 29 January 2027, you can return on 30 April. If your days were spread over several trips, you can come back sooner, but only for the days that have dropped out of your 180-day window.
Time in the UK, Ireland or Morocco doesn’t reset anything. For your own dates, open the “When can I return?” tab in the calculator: it gives you the first day you can enter and how many days in a row you can stay.
Work out my dateWhich countries count towards your 90 days?
Only days in the 29 Schengen countries count, and the 90 days cover the whole area, not each country. You can’t spend 90 days in Spain and then another 90 in Portugal or France.
Count (29 countries)
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. In practice, also Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City. The Canary and Balearic Islands count as Spain; Madeira and the Azores as Portugal.
Don’t count
The UK and Gibraltar, Ireland, Cyprus, Andorra, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Morocco. Nor do France’s overseas regions (Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte).
UK citizens and the 90/180 rule after Brexit
Since 1 January 2021, UK passport holders count as non-EU visitors in the Schengen area: up to 90 days in any 180, without a visa. Owning a home in Spain doesn’t add any days.
To spend longer in Spain you need a visa or residence permit, such as the non-lucrative residence visa or the digital nomad visa. If you lived in Spain before 2021 and hold a TIE under the Withdrawal Agreement, your days in Spain don’t count, but days in other Schengen countries do.
For Spain-specific rules and the latest news, read our guide to the 90-day rule in Spain.
Special cases: who the 90/180 rule applies to differently
Schengen visa (type C)
On top of 90/180, you must respect the validity, number of entries and duration of stay shown on your visa sticker.
Residence permit or D visa holders
Days in the country that issued your permit do not count. In the rest of the Schengen area they do: up to 90 days in 180.
Residence permits →Family members of EU citizens
They have their own regime (Directive 2004/38/EC) and the rule does not strictly apply. Have your case reviewed.
Brazilian citizens
Since 1 March 2026, the amended EU–Brazil agreement uses the standard rule: up to 90 days in any 180-day period. The calculator works for Brazilian passports like any other visa-free nationality.
Dual nationals
If you enter and leave on your EU, EEA or Swiss passport, the 90/180 rule does not apply to you.
EES and ETIAS: do they change the 90-day count?
EES · in operation
Since 10 April 2026 the Entry/Exit System records every crossing of the external borders with biometric data, and passports are no longer stamped. An overstay is recorded automatically.
ETIAS · not yet
It will be a pre-travel authorisation for visa-exempt travellers. Once it starts, it will not change how the 90/180 days are counted.
Is this the official Schengen calculator?
The official tool is the European Commission’s short-stay calculator, and it’s the reference. Ours uses the same method and gives the same results for the worked examples in the Commission’s user manual. On top of that, it shows your last legal day if you’re still in, the first date you can come back, lets you test a future trip and exports your dates to your calendar.
At the border, the EES record and the border guard’s decision prevail. Use the result as guidance and keep your boarding passes.
Need to stay longer than 90 days? Your legal options
Overstaying is a serious offence in Spain and the EES records it automatically. We explain the penalties in what happens if you overstay in Spain. If you want to spend more time here, these are the legal routes:
- Extension of stayTo extend a short stay for justified reasons.
- Digital nomad visaTo work remotely from Spain.
- Non-lucrative residenceTo live in Spain without working, with your own means.
- Student stayTo study in Spain.
Schengen calculator and 90/180 rule FAQ
Indicative result: it does not replace legal advice. The EES record and the border guard’s decision prevail.
How are the 90 days in 180 counted?
For every day you spend in the Schengen area, the previous 180 days are checked, that day included. If they add up to more than 90, you have overstayed. It is not a fixed half-year: the window moves every day and older days drop out.
When do the 90 days start counting?
On the day you enter any Schengen country, even if you travel on to another one. There’s no fixed 6-month period from that date: each day, the previous 180 days are checked.
Do the entry and exit days count?
Yes, both count as full days, even if you arrive at night or leave in the morning. A same-day return trip counts as one day.
If I leave the Schengen area for a few days, do the 90 days reset?
No. Leaving (for example to the UK, Ireland or Morocco) only means those days do not add up. Earlier days keep counting until they drop out of your 180-day window.
Can I spend 90 days in Spain and another 90 in Portugal?
No. The 90 days cover the whole Schengen area. If you spend 60 days in Italy, you have 30 left for Spain or any other Schengen country within the same window.
Do days in the UK, Ireland or Gibraltar count?
No, they’re outside Schengen. They don’t reset your count either: earlier days keep counting until they leave your 180-day window.
How many months is 180 days?
About 5.9 months. From 1 January 2027, 180 days run to 29 June. The rule counts days, not months.
I hold a Spanish residence permit or D visa: do my days in Spain count?
No, as long as your residence permit or D visa is valid (Art. 6(2) Schengen Borders Code). In the other Schengen countries you can stay up to 90 days in any 180-day period (Art. 21 Schengen Convention).
What happens if I stay longer than 90 days?
In Spain it is a serious offence, punishable by a fine or by removal with an entry ban, and the EES records it automatically. If you have overstayed or think you will, get advice from a lawyer before you travel again.
Do the EES or ETIAS change the calculation?
No. The EES has recorded entries and exits since 10 April 2026, which makes overstays easier to detect, but the rule is the same. ETIAS, once running, will be a pre-travel authorisation and will not change the count either.
Is there a Schengen calculator app?
You don’t need to install one. This calculator works in your phone’s browser, you can add it to your home screen and export your dates to your calendar.
Does the calculator store my data?
No. Your dates are calculated in your browser and aren’t sent to any server.