Splitting my 90 days in a Schengen country
I know I can only stay 90 days within a 6 month period without a visa in a Schengen country.
If I arrive on Jan 25 and leave on Apr 7, I would have 18 days left on a 90-day stay.
Can I go back to the USA, and then come back within those 180 days, say the last 18 days in that 180 day period, and stay the remaining 18 days that I did not use in the first trip to a Schengen country?
Best Answer
Yes, you can do that. If you don't need a visa, leaving and entering repeatedly is not a problem at all, as long as you don't exceed the 90 days in any 180-day period maximum (if you would need a visa, it would be possible as well but would be contingent on the number of entries allowed on your visa).
Note that it's a rolling 180-day period, you cannot come back for the last 18 days and then start another 90-day stay, it's more complicated than that. The EU commission provides a calculator to help you figure out how it works in practice and how many days are left.
The only thing is that if you only have a couple of days left, you might want be prepared to explain your plans to show the border guard you understand the rules and you are not planning on overstaying (only if they ask of course, which they might very well not do!).
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