Definition

Schengen Area

A 29-country passport-free zone in Europe. Non-EU citizens can spend at most 90 days in any 180-day rolling window.

The Schengen Area covers 29 European countries with no internal passport controls. Once you enter any of them, your day count starts. Crossing from France to Italy by train or flying from Spain to Greece happens within the same Schengen window. Not every EU country is in Schengen (Ireland is in the EU but not Schengen) and not every Schengen country is in the EU (Switzerland is in Schengen but not the EU). Non-EU citizens (including Americans, Brits, Canadians, Australians) are limited to 90 days in any 180-day rolling window.

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