Schengen 90/180 Day Calculator
Check the Schengen rule of 90 days in any 180-day period. Add your trips, then pick a date to check or a planned date of entry. Nothing is uploaded.
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Enter your trips and a date, then press Calculate.
Schengen 90/180 Day Calculator
The Schengen Area uses one simple but easy-to-get-wrong rule: within any rolling 180-day period you may stay a maximum of 90 days. The catch is that the window moves with you — the day you want to enter is the last day of its own 180-day window, so older trips gradually drop out and free up room.
What the rule says
The European Commission states the rule directly: “If you are visiting any country in the Schengen Area, you are usually allowed to stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period… You must count back 180 days from each day of your stay and ensure the total number does not exceed 90.”
Two important exceptions are worth knowing. If you hold an EU residence permit or a long-stay visa (D-type visa), you are not subject to the 90/180-day rule, and those periods should not be counted here. And if your short-stay visa is valid for fewer than 90 days, the period printed on your visa sticker applies instead of this calculator.
How to use this calculator
- Check mode totals the days you have already used in the 180-day window ending on the check date, and tells you how many days remain and whether the stay still complies.
- Plan mode takes a future date of entry and works out the maximum length of stay allowed on that day, given your earlier trips.
- Enter every past stay as an entry date and an exit date. Both the entry day and the exit day count as days of stay.
- Enter each past trip as dd/mm/yy (for example 01/01/26); the date of entry / check is set with the date picker.
- Do not enter periods covered by an EU residence permit or a long-stay (D-type) visa.
Reading the result
- Compliant: the days used in the current 180-day window do not exceed 90.
- Overstay: the window total is above 90 days. The calculator shows the number of days used in the window.
- Possible stay until: in check mode, the last day you could still stay within the rule if you stayed continuously.
Why the window matters
Because the window rolls forward one day at a time, the classic mistake is to assume that leaving resets your allowance. It does not: a long trip earlier in the year keeps occupying part of the window until 180 days have passed. Sightseeing plans, family visits and short business trips all share the same 90-day budget, so it pays to map them out before you book. Cross-check your dates with the requirements on the Schengen 90/180-day rule guide and the Schengen visa documents checklist.
The Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is composed of 29 countries: 25 EU Member States and 4 non-EU countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein). Cyprus and Ireland are not part of the Schengen Area, so days spent there do not count towards the 90/180 total.
Frequently asked questions
What is the Schengen 90/180-day rule?
If you are visiting any country in the Schengen Area, you are usually allowed to stay for a maximum of 90 days within any 180-day period. You must count back 180 days from each day of your stay and ensure the total does not exceed 90.
How do I count the days?
For every day of your stay, count back 180 days and add up all the days you spent in the Schengen Area in that window. Both the day you enter and the day you leave count as days of stay.
Does a long-stay visa or residence permit count?
No. If you hold an EU residence permit or a long-stay visa (a D-type visa), you are not subject to the 90/180-day rule, because those documents allow you to stay longer than 90 days. Do not enter those periods in the calculator.
What if my short-stay visa is for fewer than 90 days?
Check the period of authorised stay printed on the visa sticker. If it is shorter than 90 days, the 90/180-day calculator does not apply to you.
Which countries are in the Schengen Area?
The Schengen Area is composed of 29 countries: 25 EU Member States and 4 non-EU countries (Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Liechtenstein). Cyprus and Ireland are not part of the Schengen Area.
Is this the official calculator?
No. This is an independent browser tool that applies the same 90/180-day rule. The European Commission publishes the official short-stay calculator, and the official tool remains the reference for border decisions.
Official reference: European Commission — Short-stay calculator (Migration and Home Affairs). See also the Schengen 90/180-day rule guide and Schengen visa photo requirements.
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