SCHENGEN
Schengen Area tax residency rules
Threshold: 90 days in any 180-day window · Rolling Window · Rolling window
The Schengen Area is a 29-country passport-free zone in Europe. Non-EU citizens (Americans, Brits, Canadians, Australians, etc.) are limited to 90 days in any 180-day rolling window — not a fixed annual quota. Overstays trigger immigration consequences and can create tax-residency risk in EU countries.
- Rolling window: every day, look back 180 days; if more than 90 were spent in Schengen, you've overstayed.
- Days in non-Schengen EU countries (Ireland, Cyprus until joined) and the UK don't count.
- National long-stay visas (Spain digital nomad, Portugal D7, France passeport talent) extend stay beyond 90 days in that country.
Rules tracked by Tax Days
Schengen 90/180 Rule
- Type
- Rolling Window
- Threshold
- 90 days / 180
- Period
- Rolling window
Days are counted within a rolling window (e.g., 90 days within any 180-day period for Schengen). The window moves forward each day.
Non-EU citizens may stay up to 90 days in any 180-day rolling window. This is an immigration rule, not a tax rule.
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