SCHENGEN Rules | How to Stay in Europe Longer than 90 Days (Avoid the 90/180 Schengen Rule)

SCHENGEN Rules | How to Stay in Europe Longer than 90 Days (Avoid the 90/180 Schengen Rule)! We have traveled Europe for the last year, and have managed to avoid/stay within the Schengen 90/180 day rule. How do we manage this and where do we go when we've reached our 90 days? The first step is understanding the Schengen zone in Europe, which consists of 26 countries. Knowing which countries are in the Schengen area is the first step in planning any long-term European travel. We will explain to you the next/new step in the Schengen Rules coming in May of 2023. Will the new rules affect you and your travel to Europe? Join us as we explain in detail the rules behind the Schengen zone, one of our most asked questions.

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[davesmith]

France and Sweden will issue you with a 1 year tourist Visa. This will enable you to travel with in the EU for 1 year, - There is a cost, but that cost maybe cheaper than booking flights to a non Schengen country for 90 days. Just thought I would let you know.

[delsiag.]

Thanks guys! We’ve been wondering about this for awhile! Never got around to asking you. Love your video’s, they’re always entertaining and informative!

[lancehood]

Thanks so much for this video. We're planning a two part trip to Europe in 3 years. The first with a base in Ireland for a year (with jumps to different spots via cheap flights) and then last 6 months traveling through Southern Europe. We never learned about this rule until watching your videos. This rule impacts our plans for the last 6 months. Time to replan! Balkans, here we come.

[OrganicFreedom]

Very informative! I look up to both of you as my mentors! Thank you very much :)

[TheStoryOfNara]

Thank you so much for sharing this info!! Looking forward to your next video. Be safe. :-)

[BE-More]

You do such a great job with your channel. As my husband and I ready ourselves for a similar journey beginning in the spring of 2023... I find myself coming back to your channel for resources. Thanks so much!! And CHEERS! 🍻

[loriday]

Thanks for the info. Nice to have a lot of info in one place. We are looking to escape the winter in Nova Scotia and have Portugal on our list for 3 months. Never thought about Romania but it’s on the list now! Great videos 😀

[kimberlylalley]

Another great video! Thanks for sharing.

[martina]

I just found your You Tube channel and this fabulous episode a year later. I'm so glad I did! My family and I are planning to go to Europe with the intention of possibly living there. My husband is American, while I have dual citizenship ( US & Germany ). It has been years since I have been in Europe- long before the SCHENGEN came into being. The information that you have provided here has been invaluable, so I thank you!

[cgriffball]

Thank you, great advice, much appreciated. We enjoy your vlogs a lot!

[JuneK]

I’m so happy I stumbled upon your channel. I’m an American who’s been traveling around on and off in the last 5 years. You guys are now one of my go to couple for some travel tips. I appreciate your contents and thanks for sharing. I hope to cross path with you guys one of these days. 🥰

[elricko]

Great info, saved into my retirement folder! Thanks again, cheers 🍻

[dream.lifestyle]

Those 3 links in your bio are really good, keep up the great work guys

[Telluwide]

Nice channel! Subscribed! I don't understand why these countries in the EU but outside of Schengen are so eager to join. Their uniqueness and the ability for travelers to use them as a way to get out of Schengen is a big part of their appeal especially for tourism. However, I guess many countries do see the value in longer term travelers, especially with the whole remote/digital nomad movement, that they're now coming out with these digital nomad visas more and more. Well, I guess I just answered my own question))))Thanks, looking forward to more of your videos as well as binge watching many of your previous ones)))

[retired_in_portugal]

Another very informative video, Keep them coming :D

[changingscripts]

Exactly My husband and I were in Germany job hunting when the pandemic hit. We didnt want to leave Europe so we accidentally turned into digital nomads and have spent time in Albania, Croatia and now Romania (how we found your videos) between W. European countries. Back and forth, 90, 90, 90. Hoping in 2023 we find a way to settle in one of these places The digital nomad visas have a rsther high income level but we're trying. Thanks for your videos, they are delightful and informative

[kaycosti]

That was informative even for me (and I’m living in Romania), thank you. That is not ignorance from my side, it is just that I am more of a “home” type person and if I’m thinking about travel I have a huge tendency towards the east – I love winter and snow (luckily, this summer was not so hot as in previous years, so I don’t suffer that much from the heat) … as a matter of fact, the most wonderful time of all my life were 30 days spent in Russia, at the edge of Siberia – I very much miss Russia, there I felt much more at home than here where I live, I felt much more free than anywhere in the world. In a huge contrast, when I visited Germany, I could hardly wait for those 10 days to pass so I can come back home.
I love your videos. Take care, stay safe and have a wonderful time.

[danlouisesrideacrossameric]

Informative video, thanks! In case it hasn't been commented, Croatia joins Schengen on Jan 1, 2023. We are in Croatia now and it is spectacular:) Part of our 5 month tour of Europe

[DANIELJRAINEY]

We’ve been going in and out of the Schengen for 1 year while waiting for a citizenship by descent appointment in Italy. We both retired from US in January 2022, sold everything and bought a sight unseen apartment in Italy. We have a small dog with us, which makes travel more complicated. We can travel to the Balkans but not to the British isles with the dog, at least not by plane. In 2022: we arrived in Italy and saw our purchased apartment for the first time, we travelled to Croatia and Montenegro from February to April for 90 days, back to Italy for 2 months, then to Cyprus for 3 months. Our citizenship appointment changed, so we couldn’t return to Italy until End of January. We went to Croatia from November 1 until December 15, but had to leave because Croatia enters the Schengen on January 1, 2023. Now we are in Sarajevo, Bosnia and will re-enter Italy with 90 days on our visas (because Italian bureaucracy requires 90 days for citizenship processing). We are excited to start short trips to Schengen Locations!

[jamiewojciechowski]

Great video, thank you for sharing the Schengen rules including the 90/180 day rule. I know that ETIAS operational date has been pushed out to November of 2023 currently, thinking things might change again in the future.