Purpose of the short stay calculator This short stay calculator helps you check if your short stay complies with the 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. This is known as a “short stay”. You must count back 180 days from each day of your stay and ensure the total number does not exceed 90.If you hold a short-stay visa, check the period of authorised stay which is printed on the visa sticker. If it is shorter than 90 days, don’t use this calculator.If you hold an EU residence permit or long-stay visa, you are not subject to the 90/180-day rule, as these documents allow you to stay longer than 90 days.How to use the calculator?First, choose the type of calculation for your situation: check or planning.Check mode calculates the length of previous and/or on-going stays to check if the stay complies with the 90/180-day rule (on the day of the check).For a compliant stay, the calculator informs you: "No overstay in the registration period". The calculator will also inform you about the last day when the 90/180-day rule would still be valid: "Possible stay until dd/mm/yy".For a non-compliant stay, the calculator informs you of the number of days spent in the 180-day reference period: "Days of stay in the 180-day period dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy: x day(s)". It also mentions the period in which the possible overstay occurred: "Possible overstay in the period from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy (x days)").Planning mode calculates the maximum length of stay allowed on a particular day in the future. Enter this date in the "Date of entry/check" field. Based on the previous entries and exits in the 180-day reference period, the calculator informs you that the stay may be authorised for up to x day(s)", if the planned stay complies with the 90/180-day rule. If the planned stay does not comply with the rule, the calculator tells you: "Possible overstay in the period from dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy (x days)").How to enter the dates?Enter all dates using the date format: dd/mm/yy (e.g. 01/01/25 for 1 January 2025). Use of the slash "/" is optional. If you type "010125" the calculator will register “01/01/25”.Date of entry/check: The current date is entered by the calculator automatically, but the date can be changed. In check mode, this field is taken as "date of check". In planning mode, it is the "date of entry".Enter previous stay(s) in the Schengen area: The first column is used for dates of entry; the second column is for dates of exit. The third column will indicate the length of stay in days, generated automatically by clicking the “Calculate” button.Please note that periods of stay in the Schengen Area using an EU residence permit or long-stay visa (D-type visa) should not be entered. Long stays are not subject to the 90/180-day rule.Entry and exit dates can be entered in random order using the "Passport stamp" button. This function is primarily designed for border guards.Entry dates should be entered using a "+" before the 6-digit entry date.Exit dates must use a "-" before the date , for example +010124 stands for an entry stamp in the passport of 1 January 2024, while -010224 stands for an exit stamp of 1 February 2024. The calculator automatically sorts exit dates to the corresponding entry dates.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.
