A year long Schengen visa but I have passed the three months maximum stay [duplicate]

I have been granted a Schengen visa for one year with the condition of staying a maximum of 90 days in Spain back in April, now, I have exceeded that period without calculating. I flew out of Spain for work but then returned, I got held in the airport because the police did calculate how long I stayed and did not allow me in.

I hold a Saudi passport and my visa is still valid until April next year, can I "refresh" my visa to enter Spain again? As I have another work trip before the date that I will be allowed to enter Spain again.

Best Answer

If you stay in the Schengen zone for 90 days, the only way you can qualify for an additional 90-day stay is by leaving and remaining outside the zone for 90 days. You can't be in the Schengen zone for more than 90 days in any 180-day period.

This answer discusses the recently-revised rule: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/21461/19400. Another answer to the same question links to a calculator: https://travel.stackexchange.com/a/27123/19400

However, now that you've been refused entry, you may have bigger problems. What did they stamp in your passport when they refused you?

In theory, if your work requires you to be in the Schengen zone for more than 90 days in a 180-day period, you should have applied for a different kind of visa. You may be able to make such an application now, though I would suspect that your recent overstay will make it more difficult for your application to succeed.

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Can you stay in Europe for more than 3 months after Brexit?

Now that the UK is outside the EU, British passport holders can stay for a maximum of 90 days per 180-day period. UK passport holders can cross an external EU border using just a valid passport and stay anywhere in the Schengen Area for up to 3 months.

How many times can I apply for a Schengen visa in a year?

The 1-year MEV visa gives you the right to enter in the Schengen Zone as many times as you want, as long as you do not remain more than 90 days within this period.

What happens if you exceed 90 days in Schengen?

The Schengen law states that you can't stay in the Area for more than 90 days. If you do, you're subject to a fine and possibly deportation and being banned from re-entering the Schengen Area.

What happens if you stay longer than your Schengen visa?

Overstaying the Schengen Visa allowance of 90 days within 180 days is not without consequences. Remaining after the expiry period may constitute a stay without a corresponding residence permit and will be prosecuted in Germany as a criminal or administrative offence.

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