SCHENGEN Rules | How to Stay in Europe Longer than 90 Days (Avoid the 90/180 Schengen Rule)

You can also just apply for a Golden Visa or Nomad Visa and be able to travel, work and live in any Schengen Zone. Then you don't have to leave the SZ. Just simply return to the country you have the visa in for at least 90 days every 180 days and travel back to the USA (or wherever your passport is from) for 1 week and for the other 178 days travel through the rest of the SZ.

How about acquiring a self employed or freelancer visa?? 😊

in and out of andora they dont stamp out going only in

Don't go to their countries and do the same to eu nationals coming here

Bummer!?

We also travel constantly but we do it by Cruise Ship, we just got back from Europe as we did 4 Transatlantic cruises with in 102 days and in between spent time in Spain, Portugal, Italy and Poland. I became aware of the Schengen rule before we left in March on the first TA cruise (12 days) from Miami to Barcelona, then we did 9 days in Spain, 4 days in Portugal and back on a Cruise to Florida (19 days), then 3 days in Miami, then back again on a Cruise to Italy (16 days), then10 days in Italy and 10 in Poland, flew back to Spain for 4 Days and Finally last Cruise from Barcelona to NYC (16 days), so it was a total of only 33 days on ground, we are planning on leaving in September for at least 6 months also by land and sea and need to figure this one more carefully.

I just found your You Tube channel and this fabulous episode a year later. I'm so glad I did! My family and I are planning to go to Europe with the intention of possibly living there. My husband is American, while I have dual citizenship ( US & Germany ). It has been years since I have been in Europe- long before the SCHENGEN came into being. The information that you have provided here has been invaluable, so I thank you!

What was the easiest way of doing currency while changing countries?

Why haven’t your taken advantage of the Bilateral agreement with different countries that let you stay an extra 90 days once the 90 days is over ? For instance Denmark

Hi, I am from the UK. What if I'm travelling travelling back to Norway having used 88 of my 90 days travel days, and stay over the 90 limit due to visiting dying family member in Norway? As long as I inform the passport control upon arrival of my intentions would they allow me to stay for 2 weeks over the 90 days if I already have a return date booked. What are the consequences if I do that even though I've informed them

Best solution 90 days Morocco say Tanger 🇲🇦 next to europe then back 90 EU ! It’s like europe higher quality of food and luxury tourism but not expensive and complicated.

So what if a person were to stay out of Schengen altogether. I'm considering going to Romania for 90 days, then either Bosnia or Serbia for 90 days before trying to return to Romania. Your best guess, do you think that is possible?

Which Schengen calculator do you use?

Found the answer! 💕

Hi, thanks for adding extra clarity...my wife and I are planning 16 months in Europe/Mediterranean.
Curious, as American citizens, about applying for Visas to continue in the S. zone. e.g. we do a month in each: Portugal, Spain, and France, and apply for a visa in Italy.
Do you know if you can apply for a country’s visa while out of the U.S...such as Italy?
I know there are some countries that allow visa applications as you enter or even online...but for other countries that don’t..can you get a visa as a U.S citizen out of the U.S?

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If you have a U.S. based online job, can you still go to Europe for months and work? Do you need a visa?

Did you use some type of mail service? A company that reads your mail and informs you of anything important???

Another great video. Thank you

Do yo think its worth it to get the the visa for retirees or just leave after three months and go back?

Im planning to be in Spain for a year so Im thinking of getting the retirement visa

Looks like Cyprus is not in Schengen , please visit cyprus, you gonna love it

I have questions I am holding Canadian passport if I go to Europe for 90 days the first country I enter in did they stamps my passport and each country need to stamps my passport or only the first one

Can I go out of Germany for one day after 90 days and come back? as I have Canada citizenship
Thank you

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Thank you so much for sharing. So would you know for example as a Canadian Citizen, what can I do to be able to spend more than 90 days in Spain? My fiance is a legal resident and worker in Spain because he was one of the first waves of Ukrainian refugees so he doesn't have a Spanish citizenship. I wanted more than 90 days because I want us to get married, we were supposed to get married in Ukraine but the war broke the same week I was supposed to travel.

Im wondering if you do 90 days in Spain if you can just take a boat over to Morocco and do 90 days there and the return to Spain for another 90 days?

are you saying if i leave the S Zone to a non S Zone you dont have to fly back to then USA after the 90 days ?

Can you clear something up for me please? If you stay in a country in Europe and after that 90days is over , can you go to another European country to wait until you can return, like the country right next door, or do you have to leave Europe entirely, then come back after the 90dyas wait is over?

Great Video :) I have researched and both Andorra (Spanish/France border) and San Marino (Italy) are not part of the EU. They have their own microstate. Do you know if I can stay here after my 90 days in Europe are over?

are you guys EU citizens?

Thanks!

Thanks so much for this video. We're planning a two part trip to Europe in 3 years. The first with a base in Ireland for a year (with jumps to different spots via cheap flights) and then last 6 months traveling through Southern Europe. We never learned about this rule until watching your videos. This rule impacts our plans for the last 6 months. Time to replan! Balkans, here we come.

Hi! This video was so helpful - thank you! Quick question, can I exit the Schengen area and come back 2/3 times in the 90 day period? Is there a cap on how many times entry will be allowed? I went to and from the UK, want to do it again and then go home to the US all within the 90 day period.

Turkey and Georgia are good for hopping out of the S zone.

i got covid last year year while in france and my flight got cancelled. i over stayed my tourist visa some days and got an entry ban for schegen zone. i wanted to know if i could still visit non schegen european countries like romania, serbia, croatia, albania, montenegro? thank you! im an american citizen. thank you!

Hello mam sir, i need help in my next visa application. Because my last visit we did a mistake my boyfriend book the ticket and we over forseen the duration of my stay. My visa validity is 1 month but my duration is 15 days but my boyfriend though that the day i leave which is the 16th day was not counted on the duration. Then i found out i was over stay. 😔 i need help on how can i explain it in a nice way to the IO the next time i will apply for visit visa again? It was an unintentionally and honest mistake 😔

I’m going to Spain if I’m getting close to my 90 days if I leave and then come back in a week does that clock reset?

Croatia just entered Schengen

This is exactly what I needed to hear about. Thanks for this video

Hey!
I had a quick question. Am I allowed to spend my 90th day, on the 180th day in the Schengen Zone?
So for example if I entered on the 1st of January and stayed for 60 days then left for 90 days and re-entered for the final 30 days to June 30th, am I then able to stay in the zone because on July 1st my 180 days restarts? so I essentially don't leave the Schengen zone on the 90th day (June 30th) because the new 180 day period re-starts the next day on
July 1st.
Sorry if that was a bit confusing!
Thanks!

Haha, Croatia will be in Schengen as of January 1, 2023 :)

Hey! Thanks for sharing that valuable information! I entered Croatia in October and stayed there for a week, I wonder if that affects the 90 days rule since I’ve been in Switzerland and I’m staying here until early January, by the time I leave the Schengen area it’s gonna be 87 days. Thank you in advance!

We’ve been going in and out of the Schengen for 1 year while waiting for a citizenship by descent appointment in Italy. We both retired from US in January 2022, sold everything and bought a sight unseen apartment in Italy. We have a small dog with us, which makes travel more complicated. We can travel to the Balkans but not to the British isles with the dog, at least not by plane. In 2022: we arrived in Italy and saw our purchased apartment for the first time, we travelled to Croatia and Montenegro from February to April for 90 days, back to Italy for 2 months, then to Cyprus for 3 months. Our citizenship appointment changed, so we couldn’t return to Italy until End of January. We went to Croatia from November 1 until December 15, but had to leave because Croatia enters the Schengen on January 1, 2023. Now we are in Sarajevo, Bosnia and will re-enter Italy with 90 days on our visas (because Italian bureaucracy requires 90 days for citizenship processing). We are excited to start short trips to Schengen Locations!

Nice channel! Subscribed! I don't understand why these countries in the EU but outside of Schengen are so eager to join. Their uniqueness and the ability for travelers to use them as a way to get out of Schengen is a big part of their appeal especially for tourism. However, I guess many countries do see the value in longer term travelers, especially with the whole remote/digital nomad movement, that they're now coming out with these digital nomad visas more and more. Well, I guess I just answered my own question))))Thanks, looking forward to more of your videos as well as binge watching many of your previous ones)))

Croatia becoming a member Jan 2023.

I love your channel. You do a great job explaining complex topics in simple terms. Keep it up Brian and Carrie. I have a quick question. What is the average monthly income necessary to live out a lifestyle such as yours in Europe?

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So if you have two passports, say us and uk , can you use the other passport to re-enter without waiting 90 days?

Great video, thank you for sharing the Schengen rules including the 90/180 day rule. I know that ETIAS operational date has been pushed out to November of 2023 currently, thinking things might change again in the future.

You do such a great job with your channel. As my husband and I ready ourselves for a similar journey beginning in the spring of 2023... I find myself coming back to your channel for resources. Thanks so much!! And CHEERS! 🍻