Schengen 90/180-day rule: how to count multiple trips
For a short stay under the 90/180-day rule, look back 180 days from each day of your planned stay. The total days in the Schengen area in that window must not exceed 90. Leaving and re-entering does not start a new fixed 90-day allowance.
Three examples
These examples count both entry and exit days and assume no other relevant visits. For your own check, collect all relevant travel dates and follow the calculator's instructions on which stays to enter.
- Visit from 1 to 30 January 2026: on 1 March, those 30 days are still within the preceding 180-day window.
- Visit from 1 January to 31 March 2026: on 1 April, all 90 days still fall inside the window. Leaving on 31 March does not immediately restore the allowance. With no other stays, the Commission calculator's planning mode gives 0 days for entry on 1 April.
- For that same 90-day visit, on 1 July 2026 the window begins on 3 January. The days from 3 January to 31 March account for 88 previous days; entry on 1 July itself also counts. Older days then leave the rolling window. For this exact history and no other stays, the Commission calculator's planning mode gives up to 90 days from 1 July—not simply 90 minus the 88 days visible on that one date.
The examples were checked with the Commission calculator on 14 November 2026. Its result is a planning aid, not a right to enter or stay; your visa and individual circumstances can impose other limits.
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Check the dates printed on your visa
A short-stay visa can authorise fewer than 90 days or limit entries. The European Commission says not to use its calculator when the authorised stay on a short-stay visa is shorter than 90 days, and not to enter periods covered by an EU residence permit or long-stay visa.
The Commission's calculator manual also says the tool is not recommended for ordinary Brazilian passport holders and cannot account for certain bilateral visa-waiver agreements. These exceptions depend on the traveller and country; ask the relevant authorities which rules apply rather than assuming extra days are available. Read the Commission's calculator manual.
European Commission short-stay calculator and instructions
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