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From memory I think it's 90days in any 180 rather than by half years, quarters or what have you. You will probably need to be able to prove when you got into the EU and when you exited it should you be asked. It always used to be the case on entry into the EU from 3rd party nations; the onus on the person to explain where they've been.
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I had assumed we would be getting at least stamped with dates in our passports. Stamped in, in The Netherlands stamped out at Croatian border with Serbia for instance. 21 days logged out of your possible 90, please come back soon sir. rushes upstairs Upon looking at my old passport, I have stamps in and out of countries like Bosnia, Albania, Montenegro etc which I got on a road trip in 2015 so...
That would seem the most basic way, then anyone with a brain/calculator could work it out. I just don't have that much confidence in any governing body of anything.
I guess, if you are questioned, if you make sure you always get stamped you have the evidence right there and you can use your own calculator/brain to prove you are innocent.
Stoo61
With the new visa free 90 days out of 180 days for UK citizen fun I have been looking at ways to navigate this as a future long term bike tourer.
Fairly simple question that I've been unable to fully ascertain an answer to....
When the 90 days run out, is it ok to goto EU Candidate countries to wait it out until the 180 days is up and I'm allowed back in?
I assume yes as candidacy to the EU isn't being in the EU...
Also, to complicate matters...If you enter the EU say on May 1st and leave on June 1st and come back 2 months later on September 1st until the end of October...will the next 180 days start roughly at the start of November? If so how do they keep up with this? Electronic passport tagging at borders, with an accumulative number of days you have spent in the EU? A few days here...a week there...is any border agency really going to be competent enough for that?