Do I need to leave the Schengen area between two 180-day periods? [duplicate]

I just can't find the answer I am looking for so I hope you can help me!

I am a bit confused because of the new rules from October 2013.

So we are Australian, and were in Schengen between 23/07/14 and 26/09/14 (66 days) and came back in 27/12/14 and the end of the 180 day period is 18/01/15 (23 days) ... so my question is... do we need to leave schengen for the new 180 day period to begin? And then we would get 90 days within the 180 day period?

We are in France, so thinking we could go to the UK or Andorra for a day (I just found out that Andorra is not Schengen, is this true?!)

Or is it that you can spend a maximum of 90 days in any 180 day period, so we couldn't spend 90 days from 20th january because we spent 23 days already (so could only spend 67 days until we need to leave).

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Best Answer

It is a rolling period. Within any 180 days, you may only be in the Schengen area for 90 days.

So your question is not actually applicable. You will not need to leave Schengen unless there is some 180 day period such that within that period, you were in the Schengen are for 91 days.

In your example, if you were in the Schengen area from 23/07/14 to 26/09/14 and then return on the 1st of January 2015, you can stay for 90 days starting with the 1st of January.

On the other hand, 23/07/14 to 26/09/14 in Schengen and then 27/12/14 to the 10th of April 2015 would not be allowed, as in the 180 day window starting from the 27th of December, you would be in the area for more than 90 day.

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How long do you have to leave the Schengen zone before returning?

Under the terms of Schengen, non-EEA nationals cannot spend more than a total of 90 days within a total period of 180 days without a visa. Furthermore, once you've used up your quota of 90 days, you cannot return to Schengen until 90 more days have passed.

What happens if you stay in the Schengen area longer than 90 days?

Under the Schengen Area rules of stay for third-country citizens, non-EU citizens entering the territory under the visa-free regime can stay for a maximum of 90 days, for every 180 days. Those who overstay this period \u2013 intentionally or unintentionally \u2013 may face penalties, including deportation and entry bans.

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.

Can I leave the Schengen zone and come back?

If you leave the Schengen Zone, your time doesn't reset so it is really important that you keep track of how long you're in the Schengen Zone. If you're in the Schengen Zone for 90 days consecutively, you must leave after 90 days and can't return for another 90 days!

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