How countries count the days of your stay

A maximum stay of 90 days means something different in each country. Where the clock resets when you leave, ninety days is ninety days per visit. Where it runs on a rolling window, the days you spent last month still count against you today. This table gives the counting rule itself, which is the part almost never written down in one place.

36 of 199 destinations researched for this topic.

DestinationCounting basisWindowArrival day countsResets on exitSource
Armenia180 days in any rolling 365-day period365 daysNot statedNomfa.am
Austria90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Article 6(1)–(2): 90 days in any 180-day period; date of entry and date of exit count as days of stay
Belgium90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Bulgaria90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Croatia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNomvep.gov.hr
Czechia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Art. 6(1) (90 days in any 180-day period) and Art. 6(2) (the date of entry is the first day of stay and the date of exit the last)
Denmark90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
EcuadorCounted over the 12 months from your first entry365 daysNot statedNorepositorio.consejodecomunicacion.gob.ecLey Orgánica de Movilidad Humana, Art. 56 (substituted by Art. 35 of the law in R.O. 386-3S, 5 February 2021): tourists may stay up to 90 days in a period of one year from first entry, extendable once by up to 90 continuous days on application and payment of the fee; South American tourists up to 180 days in a period of one year from first entry; specific international agreements prevail
Estonia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Finland90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
France90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Germany90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Greece90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Article 6(1) — no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay; Article 6(2) — date of entry is the first day of stay, date of exit the last
Hungary90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Iceland90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
IsraelPer entry — the clock resets when you leave—Not statedYesisrael-entry.piba.gov.il
Italy90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Art. 6(1) (90 days in any 180-day period) and Art. 6(2) (the date of entry is the first day of stay and the date of exit the last)
Latvia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Liechtenstein90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Lithuania90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Luxembourg90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Malta90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Netherlands90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399, Article 6(1) (90 days in any 180-day period, the 180 days preceding each day of stay) and Article 6(2) (the date of entry is the first day of stay and the date of exit the last)
North Macedonia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysNot statedNoportal.mdt.gov.mkLaw on Foreigners (Official Gazette 97/2018, as amended), Art. 2(9) (short stay: no longer than 90 days in any 180-day period preceding each day of stay), Art. 11(1) and Art. 21 (a foreigner who needs no visa leaves by the end of 90 days in the 180 preceding each day of stay)
Norway90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Poland90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Art. 6(1) (90 days in any 180-day period) and Art. 6(2) (the date of entry is the first day of stay and the date of exit the last)
Portugal90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Romania90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Slovakia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Slovenia90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Art. 6(1) (90 days in any 180-day period) and Art. 6(2) (the date of entry is the first day of stay and the date of exit the last)
Spain90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Article 6(1) — no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, considering the 180-day period preceding each day of stay; Article 6(2) — date of entry is the first day of stay, date of exit the last
Sweden90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2018/1806, Article 4(1) — stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period
Switzerland90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysYesNoeur-lex.europa.euRegulation (EU) 2016/399 (Schengen Borders Code), Art. 6(1)-(2)
Turkey90 days in any rolling 180-day period180 daysNot statedNomfa.gov.tr
United KingdomPer entry — the clock resets when you leave—Not statedYesgov.uk
ZambiaCounted over the 12 months from your first entry365 daysNot statedNozambiaimmigration.gov.zm

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