Schengen visa calculator: how many days do you have left?
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How does the Schengen 90/180-day rule work?
Without a visa or a residence permit of the country you are in, a non-EU visitor can spend at most 90 days in any 180-day period in the Schengen area. The 180 days are not a fixed half-year: on each day of your stay, look back over the last 180 days, including that day, and count the days you spent in the area. That count can never pass 90.
- The days you enter and leave both count as days of stay.
- The 180 days roll: a day of stay drops off 180 days after it.
- All 29 Schengen countries count together, not one by one.
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How is the Schengen 90/180-day rule calculated?
The Schengen Borders Code allows a short stay of “no more than 90 days in any 180-day period”. Border guards count it the same way for every traveller, and so does this calculator:
- Every day counts, even a partial one. The day you enter and the day you leave are both days of stay, even after a late arrival or before an early flight.
- The window rolls. On each day you are in the area, look back at that day and the 179 days before it. Older days no longer count.
- The countries count together. A week in Spain and a week in France make two weeks.
An example, date by date
You spend 1 June to 15 July in Portugal: 45 days. You come back on 1 September. The 45 days of June and July are all inside the window, so 45 days are left: you must leave by 15 October. Your first day of June only drops out of the window on 28 November, too late to help.
When do you get a full 90 days again?
After 90 days in a row outside the Schengen area, all your earlier days have left the window: a full 90-day stay is possible again. Before that, days come back one by one, 180 days after each day you spent in the area.
Which countries are in the Schengen area in 2026?
29 countries: 25 members of the EU, plus Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. Your days in all of them add up.
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 and Switzerland.
Days that don't count: Cyprus, Ireland and the UK
Cyprus is in the EU but not yet a full Schengen member: its days are counted separately. Ireland and the United Kingdom are outside the area. Bulgaria and Romania are full members: their days count.
Monaco, Andorra and San Marino
Monaco is part of the Schengen territory through France. Andorra and San Marino are not members, but there are no systematic checks at their borders: going there doesn't record an exit from the area.
Who does the 90/180 rule apply to?
To non-EU nationals who need no visa for a short stay, such as Americans, Britons, Canadians, Australians or Brazilians, and to holders of a short-stay Schengen visa. Citizens of the EU, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are not concerned, nor are their family members covered by EU free movement.
With a short-stay visa
Your visa sticker shows how many days you may stay. If it says fewer than 90, that number is your limit.
With a residence permit or a long-stay visa
The days you spend in the country that issued it don't count. In the other Schengen countries, you can stay 90 days in any 180: a D7 holder living in Portugal counts their days in Spain or France, not those in Portugal.
Brazilians: 90 days in any 180 since March 2026
Since 1 March 2026, an agreement between the EU and Brazil applies the same rule to Brazilian citizens, instead of the old three months in six from the first entry.
What is the EES, and what does it change for your 90 days?
The Entry/Exit System (EES) records each entry and exit of non-EU travellers at the Schengen area's external borders, with a facial image and fingerprints. It started on 12 October 2025 and has been fully running at every border since 10 April 2026, when passport stamps stopped.
It counts your days by itself and puts anyone who stays too long on a list of overstayers. The rule hasn't changed: 90 days in any 180.
Check your official count
The EU's own EES tool shows the days you have left, from your passport. It ignores any stay that began before 10 April 2026, and it doesn't plan trips: this calculator counts every trip you enter, past and planned.
Do you need ETIAS?
Not yet. ETIAS, the €20 travel authorisation that visa-exempt travellers will need, has not started, and no start date has been announced. It won't change the 90/180 rule.
What happens if you overstay in the Schengen area?
An overstay is recorded at the border. It can bring a fine, a removal order and an entry ban that covers the whole Schengen area.
In Portugal
A fine of €80 to €700, by the length of the overstay: €80 to €160 up to 30 days, €160 to €320 up to 90 days, €320 to €500 up to 180 days, €500 to €700 beyond. Both amounts are halved if you pay voluntarily. A removal comes with an entry ban of up to five years.
In Spain
A fine of €501 to €10,000, or expulsion instead, with an entry ban of up to five years.
Sources: Lei n.º 23/2007, articles 144.º, 192.º and 204.º; Ley Orgánica 4/2000, articles 53, 55, 57 and 58. Checked on 21 October 2026.
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Can you extend a Schengen stay?
Sometimes, in one country only.
In Portugal
AIMA can extend a short stay by up to 90 days, renewable once, for personal or professional reasons that came up after you arrived, or for humanitarian reasons. Beyond your 90 days, the extension is valid in Portugal only.
In Spain
A visitor without a visa can ask for up to three more months, for exceptional reasons. The extension is valid in Spain only.
Bilateral agreements
Under agreements older than Schengen, some countries let certain nationalities stay longer, in that country only: Portugal has them with Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United States, among others, and Spain with Canada, New Zealand and the United States. You ask for it before your 90 days end. This calculator doesn't count them.
How to stay longer than 90 days in Portugal or Spain
To live there, you need a long-stay visa, then a residence permit. The days you spend in that country stop counting.
| Visa | For | Income needed |
|---|---|---|
| Portugal D7 | Retirees and passive income: pensions, rents, investments | €920 a month, +50% for a partner, +30% per child |
| Portugal D8 | Remote workers and freelancers with clients abroad | €3,680 a month, on average over the last 3 months |
| Spain digital nomad visa | Remote workers for a company or clients outside Spain | Twice Spain's minimum wage |
| Spain non-lucrative visa | Living on savings or passive income, without working in Spain | €2,400 a month, +€600 per family member |
Sources: Portaria n.º 1563/2007; Decreto Regulamentar n.º 84/2007; Decreto-Lei n.º 139/2025 (minimum wage, €920); Real Decreto 1155/2024, article 62. Checked on 21 October 2026.
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What this calculator doesn't cover
- Stays under a residence permit or a long-stay visa, in the country that issued it: don't enter them.
- Extra time under a bilateral agreement.
- A short-stay visa that allows fewer than 90 days: the number on your sticker applies.
It is an estimate, not legal advice: the border guards decide. It follows the rule as the European Commission's short-stay calculator applies it, and gives the same answers on the Commission's worked examples.
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How do I calculate my 90 days in the Schengen area?
How do I calculate my 90 days in the Schengen area?
Do the days of entry and exit count?
Do the days of entry and exit count?
Does the 180-day period reset?
Does the 180-day period reset?
Can I stay 90 days in Portugal, then 90 days in Spain?
Can I stay 90 days in Portugal, then 90 days in Spain?
Do days in the UK, Ireland or Cyprus count?
Do days in the UK, Ireland or Cyprus count?
What happens if I overstay in Portugal?
What happens if I overstay in Portugal?
Do I need ETIAS to travel to Europe?
Do I need ETIAS to travel to Europe?
Does the 90/180 rule apply with a D7 or D8 visa?
Does the 90/180 rule apply with a D7 or D8 visa?
Is this calculator official?
Is this calculator official?
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