Posted: Sat Sep 5, 2020 11:17am
HI,
I've done some work on the 90/180 day rule and its not as straight forward as you think because it moves through
the year. Its not just a case of blocking two 180 days together and putting the last and the first back to back. There is a calculator to
help you work out your stays and here my thoughts on how to work out your stays.
SO WHEN Planning a TRIP!
1) You need to keep in mind that you need to count back 180 days from the day you leave Spain (trip you are planning).
2) when counting back note all the days you have been in the Shengen area - not just Spain!
3) add the total and that will tell you if you've over stayed or have enough days left.
for example
I'm staying 5/1/21 to 16/01/21 so I count back 180 days from 16/01/21 so my 180 day is 20/7/20
I haven't been traveling in shengen area so I've got 90 -12 days = 78 days left.
now I'm staying 9/2/21 to 20/2/21 again I have to count back 180 days from 20/2/21 which is 24/8/20
so now I count back 12 days plus the previous 12 days - so now I've 78 days -12 days = 66 days
now I'm up for a big stay
I'm gonna stay from 16/3/21 to 20/5/21 this is for 66 days so again count 180 days back from 20/5/21 to 21/11/20 noting you days in Shengen.
so unto 21/11/20 I have 66+12+12 = 90 days!
Now my next stay is 4/7/21 to 15/07/22 another 12 days BUT the 180 day count back is 16/1/2021 the last day of the first trip
so now the count is 12+66+12 = 90 - this shows how the 180 slides my first 12 days are no longer counted.
So its all clear now... Yes ?? lol
the hope is the count will set to 0 on 1st jan 2021 when things change - so the count would just go back to the 1/1/2021 (however the actual 90/180 rules has always been there just not enforced so they could be 'jobs worth' and count the full 180 days back)
have a read of this conversation trail which is based on one of Jims guides talking about the 90/180 rule
https://www.costablancaforum.com/area/mudamiento-spain-77813/eu-brexit-living-holidaying-moving-to-mudamiento-215/jims-guide-visiting-the-eu-post-brexit-part-1-the-90-day-rule-109473/
this is the calculator link
https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/content/visa-calculator_en
Stu.