How to Stay in Europe for More Than 90 Days Without a Visa: Navigating the Schengen Area
- Author
- Sarah Mikutel
- Published
- Sun 17 Jun 2018
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Americans, Canadians, Australians, and citizens from quite a few other countries can legally stay in Europe as long as they want without needing a visa. How? By jumping in and out of the Schengen zone, which is made up of 26 member countries. In this episode, we dive deep into how to calculate your days so you’re never breaking any rules or are overstaying your 90 out of 180 continuous days anywhere. You’ll also find a break down of this info on postcardacademy.co This isn’t legal advice, so please contact the embassy of where you want to go if you have specific questions.
Top take-aways from this episode:
- Your passport should be valid for at least 6 months from when you begin traveling.
- Always make sure immigration officials stamp your passport when you go in and out of the Schengen area.
- At the borders, you could be questioned about your travel plans, and border agents have the power to limit your time in a particular country based on their whims. So be nice to them and you might want to have proof of sufficient funds on you, like bank statements, cash, and credit cards.
- Don’t overstay 90 days in a continuous 180 day period in the Schengen Zone. You could be fined, deported, and banned from re-entering a country you love.
- Oh, and one more thing, if you’re border-surfing without a visa like Lannie talks about in this episode, you’re not eligible to apply for work. You’re most likely either earning a living remotely, living off your savings, or retired.
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