The Schengen 90/180 rule, counted properly
Ninety days in any rolling 180-day period, across all 29 Schengen countries combined. The window moves with you: every day, the question is how many of the previous 180 days you spent inside the area. There is no annual reset and no per-country allowance.
121 of 90 days used in the current 180-day window, 0 remaining today.
A rolling 180-day window, not an annual reset — leaving does not clear the clock. Both the entry day and the exit day count as full days.
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What goes wrong, in order of how often
Leaving does not reset the clock
Days leave the window only by ageing past 180 days. A weekend in Serbia or Morocco stops you accruing new days, but it returns none of the ones you already used. The 'border run' that works for other visa regimes does nothing here.
Both the entry day and the exit day count in full
Land at 23:50 and that is a whole day gone. Leave at 06:00 and that is another. A four-night trip costs five days, and people routinely under-count by two days per trip.
The rule is tested every single day, not just at the border
A stay that is legal when you arrive can become illegal halfway through, because the window keeps moving. Being waved through on arrival is not a ruling that your whole stay is lawful.
It is one allowance across 29 countries
Days in Portugal, Germany and Greece all come from the same 90. Overstaying risks a fine, a removal order and an entry ban of up to three years, recorded against you across the whole area.
Questions people ask
Does a national long-stay visa or residence permit use up my 90 days?
No. Days spent under a national D visa or a residence permit issued by a Schengen state are counted separately from the 90/180 short-stay allowance. This app tracks them separately for that reason.
When does my allowance return to a full 90 days?
Only once 180 days have passed since your earliest counted days. The calculator shows that exact date rather than making you work backwards through a calendar.
Do Ireland, Romania or Bulgaria count?
Ireland is not in the Schengen area and has its own rules. Bulgaria and Romania joined, so their days now count toward the same allowance. That change catches out people relying on older advice.
This rule is not the only one counting your days
The same trips are measured by every other rule you are subject to, and the counting conventions contradict each other — Schengen counts your arrival day, the US 330-day test does not. Driftly runs them all against one trip history.
- The 330-day physical presence test, counted from your real trips
- The 183-day rule, on each country's own calendar
- The UK Statutory Residence Test, one step at a time
Driftly reports your recorded day counts against published thresholds. It does not determine your visa or tax status — confirm both with official sources or a qualified adviser.