Which Schengen countries have bilateral agreements which ignore the standard 90/180 rule?










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The Schengen rules have certain exemptions for citizens of countries which concluded bilateral visa-free agreements before the Schengen area took effect. For example, a relevant quote from the Czech Ministry of the Interior website:




In practice, it means that, for instance, a citizen of the Korean Republic can travel in the Schengen area (including the CR) for a period of 90 days in any 180-day period. If the citizen of the Korean Republic stayed in the Schengen area for the entire period, he/she can move to the CR before the 3 months are up and then stay for a further 90 days in the CR without a visa. During these 90 days in the CR, he/she can no longer travel to other Schengen states without a visa. In the event of departing and returning to the CR during this period, it is necessary to take a direct flight.




The provision above applies to citizens of:




Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Korea, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Uruguay




What other countries have similar provisions and to citizens of which countries do they apply? And does the Schengen clock "count back" while the tourist is using his rights as part of a bilateral agreement?



Note that since the rule still precludes staying for more than 90 days in any single country, this is on topic for Travel.SE.










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  • Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

    – JonathanReez
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    Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 12:55











  • Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

    – phoog
    May 30 '16 at 14:51







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    The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:39












  • In sort, it's a bit mess.

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:42















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The Schengen rules have certain exemptions for citizens of countries which concluded bilateral visa-free agreements before the Schengen area took effect. For example, a relevant quote from the Czech Ministry of the Interior website:




In practice, it means that, for instance, a citizen of the Korean Republic can travel in the Schengen area (including the CR) for a period of 90 days in any 180-day period. If the citizen of the Korean Republic stayed in the Schengen area for the entire period, he/she can move to the CR before the 3 months are up and then stay for a further 90 days in the CR without a visa. During these 90 days in the CR, he/she can no longer travel to other Schengen states without a visa. In the event of departing and returning to the CR during this period, it is necessary to take a direct flight.




The provision above applies to citizens of:




Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Korea, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Uruguay




What other countries have similar provisions and to citizens of which countries do they apply? And does the Schengen clock "count back" while the tourist is using his rights as part of a bilateral agreement?



Note that since the rule still precludes staying for more than 90 days in any single country, this is on topic for Travel.SE.










share|improve this question
























  • Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 11:55






  • 1





    Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 12:55











  • Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

    – phoog
    May 30 '16 at 14:51







  • 2





    The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:39












  • In sort, it's a bit mess.

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:42













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The Schengen rules have certain exemptions for citizens of countries which concluded bilateral visa-free agreements before the Schengen area took effect. For example, a relevant quote from the Czech Ministry of the Interior website:




In practice, it means that, for instance, a citizen of the Korean Republic can travel in the Schengen area (including the CR) for a period of 90 days in any 180-day period. If the citizen of the Korean Republic stayed in the Schengen area for the entire period, he/she can move to the CR before the 3 months are up and then stay for a further 90 days in the CR without a visa. During these 90 days in the CR, he/she can no longer travel to other Schengen states without a visa. In the event of departing and returning to the CR during this period, it is necessary to take a direct flight.




The provision above applies to citizens of:




Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Korea, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Uruguay




What other countries have similar provisions and to citizens of which countries do they apply? And does the Schengen clock "count back" while the tourist is using his rights as part of a bilateral agreement?



Note that since the rule still precludes staying for more than 90 days in any single country, this is on topic for Travel.SE.










share|improve this question
















The Schengen rules have certain exemptions for citizens of countries which concluded bilateral visa-free agreements before the Schengen area took effect. For example, a relevant quote from the Czech Ministry of the Interior website:




In practice, it means that, for instance, a citizen of the Korean Republic can travel in the Schengen area (including the CR) for a period of 90 days in any 180-day period. If the citizen of the Korean Republic stayed in the Schengen area for the entire period, he/she can move to the CR before the 3 months are up and then stay for a further 90 days in the CR without a visa. During these 90 days in the CR, he/she can no longer travel to other Schengen states without a visa. In the event of departing and returning to the CR during this period, it is necessary to take a direct flight.




The provision above applies to citizens of:




Argentina, Chile, Croatia, Israel, Korea, Costa Rica, Malaysia, Uruguay




What other countries have similar provisions and to citizens of which countries do they apply? And does the Schengen clock "count back" while the tourist is using his rights as part of a bilateral agreement?



Note that since the rule still precludes staying for more than 90 days in any single country, this is on topic for Travel.SE.







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  • Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 11:55






  • 1





    Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 12:55











  • Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

    – phoog
    May 30 '16 at 14:51







  • 2





    The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:39












  • In sort, it's a bit mess.

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:42

















  • Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 11:55






  • 1





    Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

    – JonathanReez
    May 30 '16 at 12:55











  • Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

    – phoog
    May 30 '16 at 14:51







  • 2





    The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:39












  • In sort, it's a bit mess.

    – Relaxed
    Jun 3 '16 at 9:42
















Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

– JonathanReez
May 30 '16 at 11:55





Related meta: meta.travel.stackexchange.com/questions/3654/…

– JonathanReez
May 30 '16 at 11:55




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1





Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

– JonathanReez
May 30 '16 at 12:55





Ping to @GayotFow, as this is a rarely explored topic which needs an expert in Schengen law.

– JonathanReez
May 30 '16 at 12:55













Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

– phoog
May 30 '16 at 14:51






Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/39649/…, travel.stackexchange.com/questions/48390/…

– phoog
May 30 '16 at 14:51





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The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

– Relaxed
Jun 3 '16 at 9:39






The problem is that this is not defined in the Schengen regulations (or EU law itself) but in a bunch of pre-existing agreements. I would not expect to find a centralized consolidated list of these anywhere. Even the fact that these agreements are still valid wasn't explicitely provided for in the original Schengen convention, I think it took some court case to establish that. But usually you can find a list for a given country (e.g. I recall some website from the Australian government listing all Schengen countries where Australian citizens could benefit from such agreements).

– Relaxed
Jun 3 '16 at 9:39














In sort, it's a bit mess.

– Relaxed
Jun 3 '16 at 9:42





In sort, it's a bit mess.

– Relaxed
Jun 3 '16 at 9:42










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  • List of exemptions



Austria



Belgium



Czech Republic - Source



  • Argentina

  • Chile

  • Croatia

  • Israel

  • Korea

  • Costa Rica

  • Malaysia

  • Uruguay

  • Singapore (only 30 days)

Denmark - Source



(time spent in other Nordic countries is considered as time spent in Denmark)



  • Australia

  • Canada

  • Chile

  • Israel

  • Japan

  • Malaysia

  • New Zealand

  • Singapore

  • South Korea

  • United States

Estonia



Finland



France



Germany



Greece



Hungary



Iceland



Italy



Latvia



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Luxembourg



Malta



Netherlands



Norway



Poland



Portugal



Slovakia



Slovenia



Spain



Sweden



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      countries. Please add exempted countries to the list, along with an
      official confirmation.



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      Country name - Link to official source



      • List of exemptions



      Austria



      Belgium



      Czech Republic - Source



      • Argentina

      • Chile

      • Croatia

      • Israel

      • Korea

      • Costa Rica

      • Malaysia

      • Uruguay

      • Singapore (only 30 days)

      Denmark - Source



      (time spent in other Nordic countries is considered as time spent in Denmark)



      • Australia

      • Canada

      • Chile

      • Israel

      • Japan

      • Malaysia

      • New Zealand

      • Singapore

      • South Korea

      • United States

      Estonia



      Finland



      France



      Germany



      Greece



      Hungary



      Iceland



      Italy



      Latvia



      Lithuania



      Luxembourg



      Malta



      Netherlands



      Norway



      Poland



      Portugal



      Slovakia



      Slovenia



      Spain



      Sweden



      Switzerland






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        This is a community wiki answer which covers all of the Schengen
        countries. Please add exempted countries to the list, along with an
        official confirmation.



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        Country name - Link to official source



        • List of exemptions



        Austria



        Belgium



        Czech Republic - Source



        • Argentina

        • Chile

        • Croatia

        • Israel

        • Korea

        • Costa Rica

        • Malaysia

        • Uruguay

        • Singapore (only 30 days)

        Denmark - Source



        (time spent in other Nordic countries is considered as time spent in Denmark)



        • Australia

        • Canada

        • Chile

        • Israel

        • Japan

        • Malaysia

        • New Zealand

        • Singapore

        • South Korea

        • United States

        Estonia



        Finland



        France



        Germany



        Greece



        Hungary



        Iceland



        Italy



        Latvia



        Lithuania



        Luxembourg



        Malta



        Netherlands



        Norway



        Poland



        Portugal



        Slovakia



        Slovenia



        Spain



        Sweden



        Switzerland






        share|improve this answer















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        countries. Please add exempted countries to the list, along with an
        official confirmation.



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        Country name - Link to official source



        • List of exemptions



        Austria



        Belgium



        Czech Republic - Source



        • Argentina

        • Chile

        • Croatia

        • Israel

        • Korea

        • Costa Rica

        • Malaysia

        • Uruguay

        • Singapore (only 30 days)

        Denmark - Source



        (time spent in other Nordic countries is considered as time spent in Denmark)



        • Australia

        • Canada

        • Chile

        • Israel

        • Japan

        • Malaysia

        • New Zealand

        • Singapore

        • South Korea

        • United States

        Estonia



        Finland



        France



        Germany



        Greece



        Hungary



        Iceland



        Italy



        Latvia



        Lithuania



        Luxembourg



        Malta



        Netherlands



        Norway



        Poland



        Portugal



        Slovakia



        Slovenia



        Spain



        Sweden



        Switzerland







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