Visa calculator for counting days of stay in Schengen. How does the Schengen visa calculator work?

Important: in the cover letter it is highlighted in bold and it is emphasized that the calculator is solely an aid and the calculations made on it do not provide additional rights to stay in the Schengen area during the billing period. ( The calculator is a supporting tool only; it does not constitute a right to stay for a period resulting from its calculation.)

It was not possible to translate more precisely, but the meaning should be clear: using a calculator does not guarantee that you will not be picked on at the border. Thanks for warning.

We can only hope that in reality everything will not be so harsh, and the border guards will not prevent your entry if you suddenly made a mistake for one day. However, we remind you that tourists themselves must ensure compliance with the 90/180 rule, and your carelessness may cause problems when crossing the border.

Author of the article: SaleTrip

The news that has excited all the Internet travel portals (and not only Internet portals - both travel agents and ordinary tourists are nervous): from October 18, 2013, the EU introduced new rules for staying in the Schengen countries. Now, with a multiple-entry Schengen visa (type “C”), a tourist will be able to stay in the Schengen countries for no more than 90 days during any 180-day period.

Let's decipher: the rule of “floating” 180 days has been introduced. This means that on the day of the trip, the total stay of the tourist in the Schengen area (in any country) for previous six months should not exceed 90 days.

First of all, this applies to frequently traveling tourists and people who live in Europe for a long time (for example, they have real estate there). Tourists who travel 2-3 times a year for a couple of weeks do not have to worry; the new entry rule will not affect them in any way.

What is important

• The tourist himself is responsible for ensuring compliance with the 90/180 rule (as the new regulations are called in short). When going through passport control, a border guard may count the days of your stay in Schengen marked on your passport and simply not let you into the country.
• If the break between your trips to Europe was 3 months, then there is no need to count down 180 days - the countdown is “reset”, and you can again go to any European country for 90 days.
• Stays in Bulgaria, Croatia, Ireland, Romania, Cyprus and the UK not taken into account, since they are not part of the Schengen area.
• Stay in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland taken into account– these countries are not members of the EU, but are part of the Schengen area.

Now let's return to the most important and, as it turned out, the most difficult question: how to correctly count the days of your stay in Schengen.

How to count the days of a Schengen visa

Almost all travel portals provide examples of how to count days in Schengen - some did it better, while others offered options that you can’t figure out without half a liter of a calculator. We will not give any numbers and burden readers with arithmetic...

Dear friends, do you really think that Europeans are so cruel that, leaving the counting process to the travelers themselves, they will not take care of them? That's right, this couldn't happen.

On the official EU website ec.europa.eu there is also news about changes in the regulations for entry into the Schengen countries. There is also a special one, with which you can easily calculate how many days you can travel to Europe on a multiple-entry visa and whether you will not violate the 90/180 rule.

The calculator has a detailed manual in English with explanations and examples. You can study it in the original, and we offer a short manual in Russian on using the calculator for counting days in Schengen.

Method 1:

1. Go to .
2. In the upper right corner of the window, select the item Planning.
3. In field Date of entry/Control write the date of expected entry into Schengen.
4. In the column with paired fields on the left, enter the date of entry, and on the right - departure. There is no need to fill out small windows.
5. Enter the dates according to the marks in your passport in the format dd/mm/yy. You don’t have to put the “/” icon, the system will add it automatically.
6. Press Calculate.

All. The system will write to you from what date the 180-day period is counted, and how many consecutive days you can stay in Schengen, starting from the date you are interested in. In the example in the picture it is 20 days.

Method 2:

This option for working with a calculator will be convenient if the stamps in your passport are haphazard and you cannot figure out which one belongs to which.

1. Click on the button Passport. Instead of paired windows, you will see one column.
2. Enter in no particular order entry dates with a “+” sign and departure dates with a “-“ sign.
3. Press Calculate.

The system will automatically calculate the days of stay in Schengen and bring the table to the same form as in the first picture.

Despite the fact that the calculator is posted on the official website, the cover letter states that this is only an auxiliary tool, and the result of the calculation does not constitute a document giving the right to stay in the Schengen countries.

Apparently, this phrase can be interpreted as follows: no matter what you calculate with our calculator, we still may not let you in. This is a little depressing, but let’s hope that visa formalities they are called that for a reason, and in practice, no border guard will count your days unless you are a persistent offender.

In October 2013, the European Parliament approved changes to the Regulation on the regime of stay in the Schengen area. These changes apply to citizens who have received residence permits with a corridor of 90 or 180 days for six months and a year, respectively. The European Commission has developed a visa calculator for the new Schengen rules. It allows you to determine the number of days of stay, as well as control entries/exits.

Holders of multiple visas and multiple-entry permits need to calculate the period of travel in a new way. Changes do not apply to persons who have a national visa or a one-time tourist pass (one entry). Let's look at what innovations have been introduced and use an example to calculate the timing of visits.

Old and new rules

What changes have occurred in the counting rules:

• As it was. Until 2013, the “corridor” counted 90 days from the day of the first entry and “moved” forward. After 180 days, it was reset, and you could enter again for 90 days on the first day of the second half of the year for at least three months.
• How it became. Instead of the concept of “three months within six months from the first entry,” the Regulations introduced the concept of “90 days during each period of 180.” How to understand this? The “corridor” of 3 months will be counted at each entry with the main difference - not forward, but backward. The starting point of 180 days has become floating. According to the rules, this is now not the date of the first visit (immediately after receiving the “pass”), but the day of each new entry.

The number of remaining days of stay in the Schengen zone is calculated upon departure. For the calculation, the sum of all visits over the last 6 months is taken. Each visit is taken into account: both on a short-term and on a multi- or long-term visa.

The “corridor rule” remains unchanged. That is, you can stay for no more than 3 months in one half-year. Since not everyone is familiar with these innovations and it is difficult to figure out the quantity, especially for those who enter/exit several times, a visa calculator has been developed. It will help you calculate your stay correctly.

How to calculate the number of days

The first mode makes it possible to control the period of residence using stamps in the passport, while the second mode calculates the remaining number of days allowed for stay.

In “Trip” mode

As an example, let's plan a trip for March 19th. Enter in the top line. We visited the Schengen zone twice before - in January for a week and for another three days in February. Enter the dates indicated in your passport in the fields below. Click “Calculate”. We see that a stay of up to 50 days is permissible.

• Or we entered once for 5 days. In this case, on the 19th we can stop by for 85 days.

In the "Random" mode

Here, deadlines are entered in random order, entry and exit are noted. For example, the trip is planned for the 19th. Before this, we moved in three times - in December, January and March. We spent 21 days traveling. We see that stays of up to 69 days are allowed.

• Now let's change the date. Instead of leaving on March 19 (the planned date), we will celebrate May 12. We do not change previous visits. We see that we can stay in the Schengen zone for 3 months again. That is, with the final trip a new countdown of deadlines began.

• Let's try to calculate differently. Let’s say we have visited the Schengen countries 4 times in the last 4 months. We spent 82 days, according to the stamps in our passport. And we want to go again on March 24th. Enter all dates into the visa calculator. We see that at the moment we do not have the right of entry. From June 13, we will be able to travel again, but not more than 76 days.

This online calculation allows you to control your trips so as not to violate visa rules. A calculator is also available on the European Commission page.

The calculation is carried out in the “Control” and “Planning” modes. In fact, these are the same modes for dates or trips. If you check the “Passport” box, dates are entered arbitrarily, it is not necessary to follow the chronology.

As you can see, the dates include the day of entry and exit. It is worth noting that the requirements for passport validity remain as follows: the document must be valid for at least 3 months from the date of visa expiration. That is, if the 90-day period ends on May 30, then the passport must “survive” at least until August 30.

Another point that concerns countries that have signed the Agreement but are not members of the EU. These are: Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Norway.

When entering these countries, you should follow the rules of the “corridor” and use a calculator. No need to count border crossings when you visit: Republic of Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia, UK and Romania. These are EU countries, but they have not signed the Schengen Agreement. Therefore, the new rules do not apply.

Report a bug

In October 2013, new rules for calculating the permitted period of stay in the Schengen countries came into force. These rules mainly affect holders of multiple visas lasting a year or more. You will learn how to count the days of a Schengen visa from the article.

What now about the new Schengen visa rules?

The number of allowed days of stay in Schengen countries remains the same - 90 days out of 180. Only the calculation of the number of days of stay in Schengen is carried out according to the new rules. If previously the number of days was counted from the date of first entry, now the link is to the date of departure from the Schengen country. And this date itself is recorded during passport control. That is, when leaving Schengen, a simple arithmetic operation is performed each time: 180 days are counted back from the date of departure from Schengen and the total number of days you spent in the Schengen zone during this 180-day period is determined. If this total number of days does not exceed 90 days, then everything is fine. If it exceeds, then you are a violator of Schengen rules. But at the same time, the date of entry into the Schengen zone also matters (more on this below).

For example, you have an annual multiple entry visa. As part of this multiple visa, you have made several trips to the Schengen countries.You are planning your next trip.You need to answer two basic questions for yourself:

• whether you can enter Schengen on a certain date (i.e. whether you have not spent 90 days in the 180-day period preceding the entry date, including the entry date itself);
• for how many days can you enter a Schengen country, keeping in mind that on the date of departure, the total period of stay in the Schengen area (taking into account previous trips) should not exceed 90 days over a period of 180 days counted back from the date of departure, including this very date departure date.

Example of calculating the days of a Schengen visa

Let's look at a relatively simple example of calculating the length of stay in the Schengen zone, as well as determining the dates of entry and exit from it.

1. Your multivisa is valid for one year – from 10/01/2017 to 09/30/2018.
2. You are planning a trip from 04 to 26 March 2018 (for example, to Spain).
3. Dates of your previous trips to Schengen since receiving the multiple visa:01.10.2017–17.11.2017 (47 days) and 12/24/2017–01/15/2018 (23 days).
4. Your daily balance is 20 days (90 – 47 – 23 = 20).
5. You have no restrictions on the date of entry into Schengen, because... on any date after January 15, 2018 (the date of your last departure from Schengen), your total period of stay in Schengen does not exceed 70 days (47 days from the first trip + 23 days from the second trip). Therefore, you can enter Schengen (Spain) on any day in March 2018.
6. But the date of departure from Schengen must be calculated carefully. It is very important that when leaving the Schengen zone, the total stay in it does not exceed 90 days over a period of 180 days, counted back from the date of departure.
7. If you want to enter Spain exactly on March 4, 2018, then you will have to leave no later than March 23, 2018. It is on March 23 that the 20 days that you can stay in the Schengen zone will expire, so that the rule of 90 days in a 180-day period is not violated. Let us remind you that these 20 days remain with you taking into account previous trips.
8. Therefore, you will not be able to travel strictly within the period from March 4 to March 26, 2018, since the specified interval includes 23 days. To avoid violating your stay in the Schengen zone, you will have to adjust your planned travel dates in March - either enter Spain three days later, or leave Spain earlier the same three days.

How to calculate the length of stay on a Schengen visa

Despite the fact that the new Schengen visa rules have been in force for several years, citizens quite often experience difficulties with payments.

• use calculators for calculations, which are easy to find on the Internet (although not all of them work flawlessly);
• you can use the services of embassies or visa centers (especially in cases of difficult situations);
• make the calculations yourself, having at hand only a calendar, a calculator (phone, smartphone) and a passport with marks of entry and exit dates.

The question of counting the number of days spent in the countries that are part of the Schengen zone rests entirely with tourists. Let us remind you that in October last year the calculation procedure was changed for multiple visas. If you have not yet had time to familiarize yourself with the innovation, we will tell you how to correctly count the days of a Schengen multiple-entry visa.

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Official rules and their nuances: what is important to pay attention to

The number of days of stay in Schengen depends on each specific visa

The rule states that a tourist has the right to stay in a Schengen country for exactly 90 days in one half of a 180-day period. In reality, everything is somewhat different - the number of days depends on the specific visa and may vary.

Let's look at a hypothetical example. Conditional, because in 2009-2010 this rule did not yet exist. Imagine that you have been issued a multiple-entry visa for one year. The number “30” on the bottom right is the duration of stay. In other words, you have the right to stay in the Schengen zone for no more than 30 days in a six-month period.

You can already figure out the following example on your own - this is a multiple-entry visa for one year with the opportunity to stay in Schengen for exactly 90 days in a six-month period.

Note! The counting rule applies only to “C” category visas. In addition, do not forget that only visits to those countries that fall under the Schengen Agreement are taken into account. Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Ireland and the UK are not included.

Calculator for counting days of stay in Schengen

The program works only in two modes:

1. The purpose of the mode " Planning» - providing information on the maximum period of stay in the Schengen area possible at any future date. This date is entered as the date of entry in the upper left column - “ Estimated date of entry/Check date:».
2. In " Control» it calculates the total duration of previous and/or current stays, providing information on whether the person's stay in the Schengen area complied with the 90/180-day rule (as of the reference date). The calculator determines whether the maximum stay of 90 days has been exceeded during the corresponding billing period of 180 days.

Note! The calculator automatically puts today's date in the Estimated entry date/Check date line. Therefore, to check whether you will break the rule on a future trip, first switch the mode to "Planning", and then set the date of your planned trip. If you want to check data on past trips, and also find out how many days you can still spend in the Schengen zone, select the mode "Control" set today's date or the date of your last departure from the Schengen area.

Next, you need to enter the dates of previous trips to Europe. Entry dates are entered in the first column, departure dates are entered in the second. The third column displays the length of stay, which is filled in automatically by the calculator when you click the “Calculate” button.

If there are difficulties in finding stamps, or all the stamps are inconsistent in the passport, you should select the “Random” mode. Only one column is displayed on the screen. This mode allows you to enter entry and exit dates in random order; The calculator determines matches automatically. However, in this case, it is necessary to distinguish between the dates of entry (by selecting the “entry” option) and departure dates (by selecting the “exit” option). The advantage of this mode is that the calculator automatically finds matches between entry and exit dates. However, it is important to indicate when the entry date was and when the exit date was.

Example of how the calculator works

So you want to check if you have violated the 90/180 rule at this point.

In the line “Estimated entry date/Check date:” enter today’s date.

Select the “Control” mode and enter travel data for 180 days. For example:

• 12 days in Germany;
• 13 days in the Czech Republic;
• 47 days in Spain;
• and another 7 days again in Germany.

On the calculator it looks like this:

In total, over the past six months you have stayed in the Schengen area for 73 days. This means that the 90/180 rule is not violated. The system will automatically tell you until what date you can stay in the Schengen zone this semester.

Similarly to this example, calculations are carried out for planned trips.

Please note that it is better not to stay in Schengen territory for all 90 days within six months, so that the customs service does not have questions and there are no problems with obtaining subsequent visas.

We hope our tips on how to correctly calculate the days of your stay in Schengen will help you navigate this delicate and very important issue.