How is Schengen area revisited at end of six months? [duplicate]

As you may be aware, the Schengen visa area of Europe allows for Canadians to visit all of the countries under the Schengen treaty, without need for a visa, and for a period of 90 days out of any six month period.

I am a Canadian citizen currently visiting Spain. In 2014, I entered the Schengen area in Paris, France, on October 25th.

As of April 25th 2015, it will be six months since my initial entry into the Schengen area.

As of April 25th 2015, my stay in the Schengen area will come to a total of approximately 70 days.

It is my intention to stay in the Schengen area beyond April 25th, if I am allowed to initiate a new six month period per the Schengen agreement.

My question is: am I allowed to initiate a new six month period without need to exit and re-enter the Schengen area?

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Best Answer

The Schengen visa or the visa-free stay you get on entry as Canadian do not reset. But at any day you can count back and should have been in the Schengen zone less than 90 days in the last 180 days. If I counted right, you can stay on after April 25th, how many days depends on the distribution of the days in those first 180 days. And do not forget that each part of a day counts, so if you leave 0:15 AM it counts as a full day and if you arrive just before midnight, that day counts as well.

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How can I stay in Schengen Area longer than 90 days?

What you can do though is to get a Schengen Tourist Visa for 90 days (3 months) and then get another 180 days (6 months) tourist visa for the UK or through other European countries and that would technically enable you to stay in the European area for a long time.

What is the 90 180 rule?

The 90/180-day rule refers to not spending more than '90 days in any 180-day period' in the Schengen area. This concerns those people entering the area as visitors from third countries whose nationals are exempt from visitor visas (nationals of certain countries may not even visit France without a visa).

Can I leaving Schengen Area and returning?

Once you leave, you cannot return to Spain (or Schengen) without a visa until a further 90 days have gone by. For example, if you have spent 90 days in total in Spain and leave on June 29th, you cannot go back without a visa until at least September 28th.

What happens if you stay more than 90 days in Europe?

A non-EU national who stays in the Schengen area beyond 90 days (without a residence permit or long-stay visa) is illegally present, which can result in a re-entry ban to the Schengen area.

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