With the UK’s exit from the EU, UK nationals’ freedom of movement within the European Union came to an end as well.With the UK’s exit from the EU, UK nationals’ freedom of movement within the European Union came to an end as well.With the UK’s exit from the EU, UK nationals’ freedom of movement within the European Union came to an end as well.

The Foreign Office has warned UK tourists risk being “banned” from European holidays for THREE YEARS. With the UK’s exit from the EU, UK nationals’ freedom of movement within the European Union came to an end as well.

However, they are still able to travel within the Schengen Area without a visa. As such, UK citizens are now subject to the Schengen Area’s visa-waiver stay limitation of 90 days within any 180 days throughout the entire zone. The count begins as soon as a traveller enters the Schengen Area until the day they depart.

If a traveller entered the Schengen Area from the UK (not in the Schengen Area) and spent 10 days there, then took a train to elsewhere in the Schengen Area for a stay of 7 days, and then flew back to the UK, they would have stayed 17 total days in the Schengen Area.

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Even if the traveller briefly departed the Schengen Area, their stay calculation would still be based on the time spent in the zone.

For example, if the traveller were to enter the Scengen Area from the UK and spend 10 days in it, departed back to the UK for 5 days, flew to the zone for a 7-day stay, and then returned to the UK again, they would still have stayed 17 total days in the Schengen Area.

The Foreign Office advises travellers to such nations: “If you’re travelling to other Schengen countries as well, make sure your whole visit is within the 90-day visa-free limit.

“Visits to Schengen countries within the previous 180 days before you travel count towards your 90 days.”

“If you overstay the 90-day visa-free limit, you may be banned from entering Schengen countries for up to 3 years.”

The EU comprises Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

The Schengen Area comprises Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.