Schengen visa computation for 7-day duration
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- Aparna Patel
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- 25 Jul, 2023
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The day you enter the country is counted as the first day. If you have a visa for 7 days, you must leave on November 17th (your 7th day). Overstaying (even for a day) is considered violation and you may be asked to pay a fine along with a negative stamp on your passport. I had overstayed for a day in Taiwan and my passport was stamped “not allowed within 1 year”. I didn’t care since I wasn’t going to travel anyway. Suggest you reapply with a longer duration visa. All the best!
The airline is incorrect. Any part of a calendar day counts as one day. If you enter on the 11th, you must leave on or before the 17th.
This is unfortunately not explicit in the Schengen Visa Code, but the Schengen Borders Code describes how days of presence are counted for the 90/180 rule, and it is safe to assume that the same principle is applied to counting days for the “duration of stay” limitation of a Schengen visa:
the date of entry shall be considered as the first day of stay on the territory of the Member States and the date of exit shall be considered as the last day of stay on the territory of the Member States.
Credit:stackoverflow.com‘
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