NON-EEA CITIZENS: SCHENGEN ANNEX II COUNTRIES . Citizens of Schengen Annex II countries do not need a visa to travel to EEA countries. They can spend a total of 90 days of a 180-day period in the Schengen Zone without a visa. Tip: Multiple entries can make matters difficult. The 180 days are not calculated from your first arrival but from the current date. You have to calculate backward over the last 180 days and make sure that you haven’t been in a Schengen country for more than 90 days in this period. With this handy Schengen Visa Calculator , you can determine how long you can stay within the Schengen Zone. NON-EEA CITIZENS: SCHENGEN ANNEX I COUNTRIES . If you are not an EEA or Annex II citizen, you will need a short-stay visa to enter the Schengen Zone. You can find more information on this Schengen Visa Help page. ➜ Short-stay Schengen visas are valid for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. ➜ Travelers should apply for this short-stay visa before departure. ➜ Travelers should apply to the country where they plan to stay the longest. ➜ There are various kinds of short-stay visas, including single-entry, double-entry and multiple-entry. © Wikimedia Commons. Alinor → Schengen Member States → Other countries with affiliations to the EU (e.g., Denmark can issue a Schengen visa with validity for Greenland) → EU countries with an independent visa policy → Schengen Annex II countries with a visa waiver for 90 out of 180 days → Schengen Annex I countries that need a visa to enter the Schengen Zone → Schengen Annex IV countries that need a visa for transit through the Schengen Zone Tip: Although the U.K. is not in the Schengen Zone, British citizens “with the right of abode in the U.K.” and British Overseas Territories citizens connected to Gibraltar currently have unlimited access to the Schengen Zone. 38
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