Are visits to UK and Ireland included in the Schengen 90/180 days rule?

Upvote:7

While Michael Hampton's answer is correct, I think a simpler approach is indicated.

Your question is based on the incorrect premise that your stay is limited to 90 days out of 180 in the EU. It isn't. That rule applies to the Schengen countries. Ireland and the UK have separate limits. Therefore:

I want to go to France next. Would I have still 60 days left to do so?

Yes.

Upvote:10

Schengen and the EU have some countries in common, but are not exactly the same set of countries. While they mostly overlap, there are Schengen countries which are not in the EU (namely, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland), and EU countries which are not in Schengen (namely, the UK, Ireland, Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus).

The 90/180 rule applies only to time spent in Schengen area countries, even if not in the EU. It does not apply to time spent outside Schengen, even if it is in an EU member state.

Schengen members can always be confirmed at the Migration and Home Affairs site.

The official Schengen Calculator of travel days remaining under a Schengen short-stay visa can be used reliably in cases of 90/180 doubt.

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