Residency
Residency Visa-free stays Japanese Schengen area
Do Japanese citizens need a visa for Schengen area?
No visa, up to 90 days
No. Japanese citizens can stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days in any 180-day period without a visa.
Residency counts your days
and warns before you run out.
How the days are counted
This is a rolling limit: for any date, look back 180 days and count the days you were in the Schengen area. The total must stay at or under 90. The day you arrive and the day you leave both count. Count your Schengen days.
Staying longer than a holiday?
Visa days are one count. Long stays can also start a tax residency clock. See how Residency tracks tax residency.
Entry rules change, and border officers have the final say. Confirm with the Schengen area's official immigration site before you travel.
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Residency is on the App Store, for iPhone.