Entry rules: 90 days method 📅
Let’s understand the Schengen «90 days» rule, according to which you can only stay in the EU for 3 months during each 180-day period. It turns out that you can only stay in the Schengen area for 6 months per year.
However, it is very easy to get confused by the rules. Is it possible to leave the country and if you leave early for 3 days, can they then be used? These are the kinds of questions we’ll answer today.
What counts as a «day»?
Any time spent in the EU/Schengen area counts as one day, even a couple of minutes.
There are special calculators to calculate days. Some spend the limit in one trip, while others enter the country several times. It is better not to reach the limit, better to leave a couple of days «in reserve,» for example, in case of a strike and flight delays.
What if I live in the EU?
If you are not an EU citizen but live in one of the EU countries — with a visa or a residence permit — then obviously the 90-day rule does not apply to your country of residence.
Things change when you go to another EU country. For example, if you live in France and like to go on vacation to Spain, you have to watch your 90 days.
In practice, as a rule, there are virtually no border controls when traveling through EU countries. It is unlikely that your passport will be stamped or even checked. However, the rules do formally apply.
What are the penalties for overstaying?
There are several: you may be fined, deported, and prohibited from re-entering the EU. Different countries apply different measures. Most apply the harshest penalties.
The most likely scenario is a fine. The French authorities fine 198€ and stamp the person for exceeding the period of stay. It can lead to additional complications in the future and can make it difficult to obtain a visa.
What if I am married to an EU citizen?
EU and Schengen citizens enjoy freedom of movement and are not subject to the 90-day rule. However, this does not apply to non-EU spouses.
However, EU citizenship can be obtained through marriage.
What if I get a new passport?
People traveling under the 90-day rule are usually stamped in their passports upon entry and exit. Passports are also scanned at entry and exit, so the record exists on more than just the stamped page of the passport. That’s why blank pages on a new passport don’t give you an extra 90 days.
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Let’s understand the Schengen «90 days» rule, according to which you can only stay in the EU for 3 months during each 180-day period. It turns out that you can only stay in the Schengen area for 6 months per year.
However, it is very easy to get confused by the rules. Is it possible to leave the country and if you leave early for 3 days, can they then be used? These are the kinds of questions we’ll answer today.
What counts as a «day»?
Any time spent in the EU/Schengen area counts as one day, even a couple of minutes.
There are special calculators to calculate days. Some spend the limit in one trip, while others enter the country several times. It is better not to reach the limit, better to leave a couple of days «in reserve,» for example, in case of a strike and flight delays.
What if I live in the EU?
If you are not an EU citizen but live in one of the EU countries — with a visa or a residence permit — then obviously the 90-day rule does not apply to your country of residence.
Things change when you go to another EU country. For example, if you live in France and like to go on vacation to Spain, you have to watch your 90 days.
In practice, as a rule, there are virtually no border controls when traveling through EU countries. It is unlikely that your passport will be stamped or even checked. However, the rules do formally apply.
What are the penalties for overstaying?
There are several: you may be fined, deported, and prohibited from re-entering the EU. Different countries apply different measures. Most apply the harshest penalties.
The most likely scenario is a fine. The French authorities fine 198€ and stamp the person for exceeding the period of stay. It can lead to additional complications in the future and can make it difficult to obtain a visa.
What if I am married to an EU citizen?
EU and Schengen citizens enjoy freedom of movement and are not subject to the 90-day rule. However, this does not apply to non-EU spouses.
However, EU citizenship can be obtained through marriage.
What if I get a new passport?
People traveling under the 90-day rule are usually stamped in their passports upon entry and exit. Passports are also scanned at entry and exit, so the record exists on more than just the stamped page of the passport. That’s why blank pages on a new passport don’t give you an extra 90 days.
@settleitparis @settlebcn
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La Estival is food and cinema in the open air 🥗+📽+ ☀️
The festival will come to Madrid for the second time. Of the films there will be «Mission Impossible», «Barbie», «Gladiator», «Interstellar» the full list can be seen here. There will also be concerts and plays and standup, buy your tickets in advance on the website, there aren’t many seats available. What else. A lounge area and food from Chef Ovillo of Madrid.
Taking place July 15 through September 10 at La Plaza De Espana.
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The festival will come to Madrid for the second time. Of the films there will be «Mission Impossible», «Barbie», «Gladiator», «Interstellar» the full list can be seen here. There will also be concerts and plays and standup, buy your tickets in advance on the website, there aren’t many seats available. What else. A lounge area and food from Chef Ovillo of Madrid.
Taking place July 15 through September 10 at La Plaza De Espana.
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Friday News 🇪🇸
Employees at H&M were able to negotiate a wage increase. Sellers will be paid an extra thousand euros and bonuses. There will be no strikes in early July, at the height of the summer selling season.
A law banning spam calls went into effect yesterday. Under the new rules, you should only receive calls that you agreed to, regardless of where the call center is located, and violators will be sued.
New flight destination! Cubana de Aviación has launched flights between Havana and Barcelona. Flights to Havana and back will be available once a week.
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#news
Employees at H&M were able to negotiate a wage increase. Sellers will be paid an extra thousand euros and bonuses. There will be no strikes in early July, at the height of the summer selling season.
A law banning spam calls went into effect yesterday. Under the new rules, you should only receive calls that you agreed to, regardless of where the call center is located, and violators will be sued.
New flight destination! Cubana de Aviación has launched flights between Havana and Barcelona. Flights to Havana and back will be available once a week.
@settleitbcn
#news
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Do you have fantasies about what kind of renovations you would do if you had 250,000€ to spare?
There is a visual answer to the fantasy. One businessman took and spent that amount to renovate a penthouse. Douglas Lowe bought the house in the Eixample neighborhood in 1999 for 500,000€. In 2017, he decided the house needed renovation. In a year he turned a 2-bedroom penthouse into a 3-bedroom penthouse, the house is now worth between 1.7 and 2 million euros.
What do you think of the result, is it worth the money?
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#housing
There is a visual answer to the fantasy. One businessman took and spent that amount to renovate a penthouse. Douglas Lowe bought the house in the Eixample neighborhood in 1999 for 500,000€. In 2017, he decided the house needed renovation. In a year he turned a 2-bedroom penthouse into a 3-bedroom penthouse, the house is now worth between 1.7 and 2 million euros.
What do you think of the result, is it worth the money?
@settleitbcn
#housing
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We went to the Picasso Museum, to the National Museum of Art of Catalonia, too. Do you want a cultural diversion from the paintings? You can visit the Cannabis Museum
Hash Marihuana&Hemp Museum about the past, future, and present of cannabis in a branch in Amsterdam and in Barcelona.
Tickets are on the official website, cost 9€, cheaper if you come as a group of 10 people. Been there?
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Hash Marihuana&Hemp Museum about the past, future, and present of cannabis in a branch in Amsterdam and in Barcelona.
Tickets are on the official website, cost 9€, cheaper if you come as a group of 10 people. Been there?
@settleitbcn
#places
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Monday News ⚡️
The authorities of Catalonia want to create a «water circle» around it. The drought has forced to think about the optimization of water resources and their preservation. The task of the «circle» will be to collect wastewater from towns and industrial plants, purify it, return it to the rivers and then collect it again to pass it through «filters» of drinking water and use the water again.
An Ikea has opened in Barcelona! It has 2 floors, over 1500 m2 and a meatball restaurant. Before that it was only in Badalona.
The beaches of Badalona have banned «annoying music» and camping. It is also forbidden to fish, street trade without a permit, drawing on the walls. Fines for violations.
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#news
The authorities of Catalonia want to create a «water circle» around it. The drought has forced to think about the optimization of water resources and their preservation. The task of the «circle» will be to collect wastewater from towns and industrial plants, purify it, return it to the rivers and then collect it again to pass it through «filters» of drinking water and use the water again.
An Ikea has opened in Barcelona! It has 2 floors, over 1500 m2 and a meatball restaurant. Before that it was only in Badalona.
The beaches of Badalona have banned «annoying music» and camping. It is also forbidden to fish, street trade without a permit, drawing on the walls. Fines for violations.
@settleitbcn
#news
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Two pieces of news, one a preview and the other a reminder 🇪🇸
The Cruilla Festival starts tomorrow. The lineup is powerful, we wrote about it here.
The Mecal Pro 25 internacional short and animation film festival is in town through July 9. It's the 25th time it's been held, outdoors, and the program includes 350 entries (out of 5,000 submissions) from around the world. View the program here. No tickets, everything is free.
📍Can Framis, Voraport i FX Barcelona Film School
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The Cruilla Festival starts tomorrow. The lineup is powerful, we wrote about it here.
The Mecal Pro 25 internacional short and animation film festival is in town through July 9. It's the 25th time it's been held, outdoors, and the program includes 350 entries (out of 5,000 submissions) from around the world. View the program here. No tickets, everything is free.
📍Can Framis, Voraport i FX Barcelona Film School
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#news
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Now a tourist spot, formerly the main meeting place for Catalan modernists.
4 gats is a bohemian café in the medieval quarter of Barcelona, opened in 1897 in the image and likeness of the Black Cat in Paris. Originally it was a small hotel and cabaret and frequented by Picasso and Gaudi. There is an atmosphere of the past and an interesting interior. You can book a table on the website.
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4 gats is a bohemian café in the medieval quarter of Barcelona, opened in 1897 in the image and likeness of the Black Cat in Paris. Originally it was a small hotel and cabaret and frequented by Picasso and Gaudi. There is an atmosphere of the past and an interesting interior. You can book a table on the website.
@settleit_bcn
#places
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Thursday News ⚡️
This month Spain will have new 2€ coins.
Starting next Tuesday, people over the age of 65 in Málaga will be able to go to the movies for 2€. All to help this age group get back into the pre-pandemic habit of going to the movies. Fourteen cinemas, that is, almost all cinemas in Málaga, will participate in the action.
Spain set a new historical record for foreign tourists in May. The country was visited by 8.2 million foreign tourists.
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#news
This month Spain will have new 2€ coins.
Starting next Tuesday, people over the age of 65 in Málaga will be able to go to the movies for 2€. All to help this age group get back into the pre-pandemic habit of going to the movies. Fourteen cinemas, that is, almost all cinemas in Málaga, will participate in the action.
Spain set a new historical record for foreign tourists in May. The country was visited by 8.2 million foreign tourists.
@settleitbcn
#news
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Montjuïc is not only the name of our editor's future indie band
It's a 173-meter hill in Barcelona. There's the MNAC Museum of Catalan Art and the Bernat Picornell Pool. It's a whole sports complex with 3 pools: a 50-meter indoor pool, a 50-meter outdoor pool and a diving pool. They are open all year round.
If you don't want to go to the museum or the pool, there are gardens and parks. And even the Magic Fountain! It's at least nice to wander around, look at the city from above and go into the castle. Here you can see what goes on in the castle. In the evening you can go watch an open-air movie, just take a plaid.
Do you like being here?
@settleitbcn
It's a 173-meter hill in Barcelona. There's the MNAC Museum of Catalan Art and the Bernat Picornell Pool. It's a whole sports complex with 3 pools: a 50-meter indoor pool, a 50-meter outdoor pool and a diving pool. They are open all year round.
If you don't want to go to the museum or the pool, there are gardens and parks. And even the Magic Fountain! It's at least nice to wander around, look at the city from above and go into the castle. Here you can see what goes on in the castle. In the evening you can go watch an open-air movie, just take a plaid.
Do you like being here?
@settleitbcn
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Friday News ⚡️
Málaga has been named Spain's best tourist destination of 2023 by the Condé Nast Traveler Awards.
Wednesday was the hottest day on Earth, the weekend will be no cooler. Meteorologists warn that temperatures this weekend will reach extremes, up to 45°C in the south and eastern half of mainland Spain.
EasyJet suggests going back to long-term planning and scheduling travel for next year. The airline has published a flight schedule for spring 2024, with 100,000 flights already bookable, with prices for some starting at €23.99.
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#news
Málaga has been named Spain's best tourist destination of 2023 by the Condé Nast Traveler Awards.
Wednesday was the hottest day on Earth, the weekend will be no cooler. Meteorologists warn that temperatures this weekend will reach extremes, up to 45°C in the south and eastern half of mainland Spain.
EasyJet suggests going back to long-term planning and scheduling travel for next year. The airline has published a flight schedule for spring 2024, with 100,000 flights already bookable, with prices for some starting at €23.99.
@settleitbcn
#news
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The Social Hub is a cool place and initiative
You may know the place as The Student Hotel, as it used to be called. The guys position themselves as a hub and a community - you can live here (in a hotel or in a student room), come eat, work and socialize, hold an event.
They have Spanish classes, yoga, and other classes. On Mondays they have Monday Morning Coffee — drinking coffee and socializing. Announcements of events the guys are posting on the Instagram.
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#places #events
You may know the place as The Student Hotel, as it used to be called. The guys position themselves as a hub and a community - you can live here (in a hotel or in a student room), come eat, work and socialize, hold an event.
They have Spanish classes, yoga, and other classes. On Mondays they have Monday Morning Coffee — drinking coffee and socializing. Announcements of events the guys are posting on the Instagram.
@settleitbcn
#places #events
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