When your Schengen days run out: where to go in Europe

Out of Schengen days? These 10 European destinations aren't in the Schengen Area, so the days you spend there don't count towards its 90 days in any 180. They're where nomads base themselves while older Schengen days drop out of the window. Each has its own stay limit, shown here for every passport we check.

Updated 1 October 2026

With EU, EEA and Swiss passports, you have free movement in the Schengen Area, so its 90/180 limit doesn't apply to you. This page is for everyone else.

How it works

The Schengen limit looks back over the last 180 days, and only days inside the Schengen Area count. So each day you spend outside it, an older Schengen day can drop out of the window, and your days left there build back up. Work out exactly when you can return, and for how long, with the Schengen 90/180 calculator.

The Schengen Area is 29 countries that count as one: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. Days in any of them add up together. Cyprus and Ireland are in the EU but not in the Schengen Area, so each has its own count.

The destinations

Ordered by the longest stay without a visa, using the most common answer among the passports we check. The days are maximums. Open a destination for the notes and official sources.

By passport

What you need for the Schengen Area, and your longest stays in these destinations without a visa in advance (no visa, or just an eTA). "Up to" means the officer at the border sets your stay.

PassportSchengen AreaLongest outside Schengen
Argentine passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Australian passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Brazilian passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Canadian passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Indian passportVisa needed · 90 days in any 180 daysNone without a visa in our data
Japanese passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Mexican passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 6 more of 90 days
New Zealand passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
Singaporean passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
South African passportVisa needed · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit
South Korean passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; and 7 more of 90 days
British passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; Albania: 90 days in any 180 days; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 90 days in any 184 days; and 5 more of 90 days
US passportNo visa · 90 days in any 180 daysGeorgia: 365 days per visit; United Kingdom: up to 180 days per visit; Bosnia and Herzegovina: 90 days in any 184 days; and 6 more of 90 days

Planning the switch

Juggling two counts at once is where nomads slip up: the Schengen window behind you, and the new country's limit ahead. Visa365 tracks both side by side, each with its own days left and leave-by date, and logs your days automatically in the background. It's also worth knowing what Europe's Entry/Exit System records. More: Schengen Area stay limits by passport, the longest visa-free stays anywhere and digital nomad visas for a longer base.

Questions

Which European countries are not in the Schengen Area?

Of the European destinations Visa365 checks: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye (Turkey) and the United Kingdom. Cyprus and Ireland are members of the EU but not of the Schengen Area. These are only the ones Visa365 checks: there are other European countries outside the Schengen Area too, such as Moldova and Ukraine. The Schengen Area itself is 29 countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland.

Do days outside the Schengen Area count towards the 90/180 rule?

No. Only days in the Schengen Area's 29 member states count towards its 90 days in any 180. Days in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cyprus, Georgia, Ireland, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye (Turkey) and the United Kingdom don't, but each has its own stay limit, which depends on your passport.

Where in Europe can you stay longest outside the Schengen Area?

Of the destinations we check, Georgia: 365 days per visit for 43 of the 44 passports we check. Next: the United Kingdom (up to 180 days per visit), Montenegro (90 days in any 180 days), North Macedonia (90 days in any 180 days), and 6 more of 90 days. Where it says "up to", the officer at the border sets your stay and can give you fewer days.

This page is general information to help you plan, not legal, immigration or tax advice. Rules change and depend on your passport and circumstances: always check the official sources linked here before you travel.