*NOTE - THIS VIDEO IS NOW OUT OF DATE DUE TO SOME OF THE COUNTRIES JOINING SCHENGEN. BUT THE PRINCIPLE REMAINS THE SAME, JUST CHECK THAT THE COUNTRIES YOU USE TO LEAVE THE SCHENGEN ZONE ARE STILL OUTSIDE OF IT.
Hello. I wonder how you were treated as a lesbian couple in the non-Shengen countries you mentioned. My wife & I are also a lesbian couple and feel unsafe in some areas. Thank you.
I wouldn't take this lass as an authority on travelling around the EU, she clearly hasn't done her research well, there are a lot of mistakes in this video.
@@safetyladysilver8988 The people who run this country who wrote up the proposals on what life after Brexit will be, could've asked politely the EU leaders to allow freedom of travel! I dont follow politics so my choice of words will be off
@@TheVanderfulLife The EU did offer this. It was the UK government that decided not just to leave the EU ( following the brexit vote ) but also the Customs Union and Single Market ( neither of which was asked or voted upon in the referendum ). Freedom of movement was refused by the UK government, not the EU.
@@Crusty_Camper Well that's stupid! If you ask anyone would they like a slice of cake most would say yes. But if you tell them it's a carrot cake made of cockroach flour a good portion would say no. That's basically this referendum thing, most liked the idea based on one or two reasons but lay the Brexit we got and combining the 48% out voters and unhappy percentage on the Brexit we got...most wouldn't have wanted it to go ahead 😔
Fun fact for Americans, France has a separate treaty with America so "technically" you can stay in France for 90 more days after your initial 90 days in the schengen area, but this is a gray area that I personally did not want to test. This applies for Germany too. German Immigration and customs informed me that I just need to leave the schengen area for 1 day (after my inital 90 days) and I can come back for 90 more days in Germany. Again, this is for American citizens and their separate treaties with France and Germany.
Hey do you by any chance know any places where I can find more information about this? I am planning to be in Germany for about 4.5 months and need to either apply for visa, but would rather use only tourist visa, however I am stuck, any help you can offer?
I do not believe this post is true. From the US state department website: "As a U.S. citizen, how long can I stay in the Schengen area without a visa? With a valid U.S. passport, you can stay up to 90 days for tourism or business during any 180-day period. Do not overstay! You must wait an additional 90 days before applying to re-enter the Schengen area. To stay longer than 90 days, you must have a visa. Apply for a visa through the embassy of the country where you will spend most of your time." Found the same information on the French government's site.
But the infos you got are wrong . - The UK never left the Schengen zone because you never been a member ! - The blue map is wrong too because some country s like Belarus and Ukraine are not members of the Schengen Zone - and i am not sure if you are right in doing one month "In" and one month "out" and so you can stay for a whole year in mainland Europe because the time is always counted by 180 days or 6 months . But in your case i am not sure i only know that if you travel with a visa to the Schengen zone and you leave after 30 or 90 days you have to stay out for 90 days minimum , so better you go clarify this at an immigration before facing problems .
@@chatteyj I suspect Gibraltar is too small to spend any significant time in, whereas there are lots of options for travel around Eastern Europe and Turkey.
This is such a great explanation, and perfect for long term travellers. So many other explanations are based around trips to and from the UK, and do not make sense for anyone who wants to spend 12 months away from the UK. Thanks for sharing this!
I use Morocco as well. 90 day visa on arrival. You can pop back to Spain for 1 night and go back to Morocco for another 90 days. Lovely and warm in the winter. Happy travels.
Brilliant explanation Lou!, excellent graphics by the way, all incredibly helpful and interesting, even for people like us who will just use the 90 day period for a return trip to Europe.Thank you for putting so much thought and effort in to the whole subject. Looking forward to following the exciting journey as you guys travel the continent. Keep safe and have a fantastic time.
to be totaly honest , i understood ALL THAT shocking I know , but the pictures where fine and explained it simple to understand , . so well done there you taught me something , great vid and something a lot of us needed ,
Wow. I can not believe how well you exsplained that. You are incredibly talented and down to earth at the same time. Wow. What a gift you have. Thank you so much for the information. Enjoy your trip. X
Britain was never in the Schengen area hence we always have had passport control, but once in Schengen we used to be able to roam at will. Thanks for the detailed info though.
@@susanmulvaney1195 Immigration controls always were down to the UK govt to set and enforce, we always had control of our borders. Leaving the EU has only adversely impacted British passport holders - we've lost our right to travel freely in Schengen countries and it's badly affected my retirement plans as well as working and study opportunities for many others.
@@susanmulvaney1195 The EU freedom of movement rules meant that any EU citizen could work / live / travel anywhere in the EU (hence our masters wanted the East EU countries to join) Those citizens did though have to go through passport control on arrival at the UK, but that for EU citizens was just a formality the same as when Brits traveled to the EU when we were members. Now the rules have changed so France has set up a people trafficking operation along their coast to punish the UK for leaving as nasty people are inclined to do.
@@gegwen7440 brexiteers ignorance of eu immigration rules is bliss. europeans can only go to live in another country for 90 days looking for a job, if they don't get one they can be asked to leave unless they can show they have money to live and health insurance... the rule is mostly not enforced but it's there. france isn't sending immigrants across, policing the beaches 24 / 7 costs money, it's hardly their problem, i bet you would do the same if you were in their shoes.
clear as mud!!! .......only joking....THE best explanation ive seen yet, didn't know you could roll over like you said, quite obvious when I saw your graphics, spot on, you know your onions, well done and have a great time 👍👍👍
Great explanation. I rewound only once (@ the beginning of the 180 day lines). At that, I understood on only the second rewind, is a testament at how well you’ve made this understandable.
Thank you so much for making this video, it is extremely helpful! 😊 The visual with the blue and red lines made the rolling concept very clear. This is the first video of many that I've watched on this topic that actually makes sense to me ✨
No problem, glad it helped! Just check the countries you intend to go to to get out of the Schengen zone, since I made this video some countries are now inside the zone, Croatia for example and possibly a few others. Happy travelling 😃
You are fantastic. Here you have covered a topic that I am trying to sort out for 2022, when I have to start battling with all these rules and regulations just to be "free"! I have saved this video for future reference and recommending to other "freedom" seeking souls. Thanks for all your research work and clear and confident conveyance of it, for our use. Stay safe and greets, Steve.
Hi there, so glad it’s helped. Just remember to check the countries that are in and out of schengen before you leave. My maps aren’t perfect and some of them will almost certainly change soon as at least croatia I think will be coming in. Just worth bearing in mind. Many thanks for watching.
What a great explanation, ironically I was trying to explain the exact same thing to the wife this morning. We love to travel as well and have lived in both Bulgaria and Turkey. I am a mechanic so I know my way round most vehicles so I never worry about breakdowns. My own experience of Turkey is they are terrible mechanic's but very very helpful. This of course is a double edged sword. A Turk will rarely say no, or can't, they always try to help and find a way. We had a situation once which in my experience is typical in as much as things can just spiral out of control. We were approaching the Turk boarder at Ipsala and it was late so we just pulled off the road up a track and parked up. The temperature dropped overnight and froze the water pipes which burst. So I said we will drive on to warm things up. The battery was flat because of the cold -15 c. So I got the generator out but it wouldn't start. So I rolled the van down the track to bump start it and the clutch cable snapped! Yes really. So you may think well that's that, your dead in the water!! No I rolled down to the road, flag a guy down and he charged up my battery so I could start the van, what about the clutch I hear you say? Well once the engine was warm I stopped it and then started it in gear and off we went. The guy led us into the next town, and gave us Cay and rang his mate. An hour later we were sat in his garage while he repaired the clutch cable for me. It cost less than the clutch cable i bought to replace it back in the uk. I have even had aluminum welded on a motorbike at half seven in the evening. So I would never worry about breaking down in Turkey. But I would always get the job done again properly asap. Beside you won't travel far in Turkey the petrol is the most expensive in the world. I shall follow your explotes with interest.
Eventhough petrol is expensive for Turks in terms of purchasing power, it's not that expensive for Europeans. Petrol costs less than 1 euro in Turkey, which is one of the cheapest in europe...
It's difficult I know finding out you can't just go and plonk yourself anywhere you please without any consideration of whether you are actually wanted or not. You are not the centre of the world. Have some respect, follow other people's rules if you want to visit them.
@@skadiwarrior2053 Well said. There is never any thought for those countries stripped a valuable human respurces, so much so that there were 3 offering tax incentives for people to return or at least that was the case a year ago.
Bravo Lou, have you got gills hidden under those plats?? I don't think you took a breath 🥵 Fab job of simplifying something that's purposely complicated 👏👏👏
Excellent video and explanation of travel rules. Just to add a little bit of flavour to your subject, the rules for UK nationals travelling to Rep of Ireland are a lot simpler. You can arrive from the UK and stay as long as you like without worrying about the 90 day rule. It's all down to traditional links between the two countries and the Good Friday Agreement back in the nineties helped to redefine and bring up to date the relationship between the two countries. So all you UK'ers come on over to Ireland and holiday here
Fun fact. It's nothing to do with the good Friday agreement, it's to do with the 1928 free travel area which was in place before Eire and the UK joined the EU. I love Eire in its own right, however it is a route to becoming a passport holder, which takes 5 years to my best recollection. It's alarming how many people I meet who feel a sense of entitlement that voted to leave the EU. The results of that decision can be seen at every turn now. Winston Churchill was in this matter long sighted and knew the likely outcome of a dividend Europe, and his foundation of a European Union has crumbled by the efforts of the very founding country .
Great video, thanks for explaining, it is confusing the whole 90 day rule, so thanks for making it clear. I’m a graphic designer and thought your graphics were very clear, so no need to apologise at all.
Such a good explainer Lou - the graphics weren't all that bad ;) haha. Just don't forget your day crossing the Schengen/Non-Schengen border into whichever EU country you decide, that day counts as both your last day in AND your first day out, so maybe the last little blue line should be half blue half red and then only 89 red ones following it? Another confusing point to add to the mix!
Fantastically well explained, the graphic helped to visualise the 181st day of one day off one day on, well done I might even get my van out and try it,,
Brexit changed nothing, you can still travel just as ever and yes even before Brexit you had to declare yourself present if over a 90 day stay. That’s the international status of domicile, so this is about tax avoidance, simple as that you pay tax to the country of residence, less in some more in others. And if you have a car it has to be metriculated within a few months to be compliant so check just how long you can be out of the U.K. with insurance, not long. Tax dodgers plain and simple.
@@tomtd You must be a Brexiter: cos you are wrong; before Brexit FU we had freedom to go anywhere and stay anywhere in the Union: freedom that Brexiters have taken away.
@@lerouretan1937 You still can, provising - as before if you are outside Schengen - as before you have 3 months validity post expected leave date. You can - as before have 90 days in any 183 day period before you have to declare domicile and pay tax. If you can point me to link outlinging the law as you see it I'd be grateful here's an offering for you ruclips.net/video/mwWGzmEtrxQ/видео.html As far as Brexit goes its' a false assumption as is your proposal the the EU is now "out of bounds"
@@tomtd Come on, you know exactly what I mean: before it was easy; we had freedom of movement, and it was our right. Post Brexit we (the English) are foreigners, and it is a horrible feeling. Yes of course you can get around the rules and apply for visas and pay for health insurance, and all the other stuff that we didn't need to do before Brexit.
@@lerouretan1937 you’re misguided. You always have been etranger Always will be, there is no none nada restrictions on your travels in Europe, these are vested in the Vienna treaty, even before we left as we and Ireland were not in Schengen you had limited right not to travel but to stay UNLESS you could prove you would be no burden on the visited State. To this day, even within Schengen you have no right to stay without visible support in ant State you chose. I lived in France for years, while we were in the EU and I had to have a carte de sejoure otherwise I would be declared an alien. In Italy a work permit was and is required pre Brexit, I won’t bother listing the other countries where that was a prerequisite. Schengen is in fact more about goods than people. Even our still resident influx of 3000000 needed documentation before Brexit, and that did change a little post 1/6/21. Freedom of movement, freedom of domicile and freedom of residency are different things, simpletons conflate them, as we can see in Spain at present that is common and potentially expensive, but amazingly Brexit actually changed nothing in the rules , but it did give the authorities a less contentious route to taxation or eviction.
Thanks for that Lou, I had no idea just how complicated it was, now I have a greater understanding. I found that very informative cheers, hope the travels are going well 👍
There is also an app for tracking the days one spends in Schengen. Just remember that on minute of a day counts as a full day. The info is exchanged automatically between all Schengen countries.
Well explained, this is something we have to be aware of as we own a house in France... the hardest part for most people is the 180 day count back.... thanks for sharing... take care
Thanks. That made more sense than any other explanation I have heard or seen. Good luck with your travels. Looking forward to seeing where you go and what you get up to
I'm voting for Scotland to become independent and like Ireland Scots can have that connection to the EU again at all levels... Makes so much sense to follow this path now! 🇪🇺🏴👉
Hopefully Cymru 🏴will follow Scotland 🇪🇺 I'm voting Plaid Cymru! Annibyniaeth & pro rejoining the EU✊ Then back to the EU asap, BTW Great Video ! Excellent graphics👍
😂😂 how deluded you are. The EU have already said Scotland will not automatically be allowed into the EU, it will take years as we do not meet the criteria!
@@jockm6952 Your a deluded rangers fan We will get in as you say eventually, however Scotland WILL GET A DEAL similar to Norway, Iceland or Switzerland (all non EU states) and have full access to their market and travel for people, whilst Scotland meets the criteria and pending it's application. This may be better in the interim than immediate full membership because this would allow Scotland and England to do their own border deals, something republica of Ireland cannot do as they are full EU members, 🏴🇪🇺
@@susanmulvaney1195 I'd love to live with my family in the paradise of the Canary Islands, but as a disabled British citizen, needing a lot of regular treatment (huge thanks to our NHS for keeping me alive), surrendering my passport and relocating is now more than a little complicated. But I certainly haven't given up on the idea.
Blimey ! You clever stsr..thanks must get head round this..Hope catch you en route again when we get next ectended trip after our first..Do take care JIM'N'SUE
The UK was NEVER in Schengen and it still isn't. The rest of what you say is perfect. You can always be in the UK and Ireland (Common Travel Area) by virtue of your British passport. The rule if you don't fancy UK or Ireland is: 90 days blue countries then 90 days red countries and repeat. Good video 👍.
Lou you nailed it, best explanation I have seen. In Turkey if you break down, you will have 20 people come to your aid, pushing pulling towing, and more importantly, calling for a recovery truck to take you to a garage. Mechanical work in Turkey is so much cheaper than the UK, and a very good quality.
Yep.. every man and his dog will come to help if you breakdown. I live in Turkey and you need to know that from now, tonight included it is bloody freezing after 8pm and snows in the north plus enormous winds in coastal regions. Bring your thermals. Today the exchange rate is 13 lira to the pound. Happy travels x
Well done Lou, I think I got about 95% of that but that's an improvement of 90% before the vid as I knew nothing 😂👍. P.S did u take the guitar with you? 🎸🕺
Blimey! You've fried my brain! 🤣 Seriously good info tho Lou and well done on breaking it down. The Overlanding Sophia guys are in Turkey now and I guess they'll have breakdown insurance? Might be able to help. I assume the number of days starts with a passport stamp? What if they don't stamp it?
Yeah we got our stamped at the boarder into France not crossed any other countries yet so can't comment on what they do, we will keep you posted though
@@davidwebb4904 - Not true. The first thing they look at is the stamp. If you don’t have one or if it’s more than three months old, then they will start to look on their computer. Even then, the systems across Europe let alone with a single country don’t appear to be fully integrated.
@@sirrathersplendid4825 Also, if it were just a stamp that was needed, of course everyone would just make their own at the local copy store. Long gone are those days…..
@@birdinthesky4025 what's wrong with me? What's wrong with you. Are you happy to have inflicted a level of austerity on Greece that was evil? A level of austerity imposed by the eu, which was above and beyond what any tory would dare impose on the UK. A level of austerity, that when the Greeks had a referendum to accept it, under threat that if they said no, they would likely be kicked out of the euro, and possibly even the eu itself... And they still voted NO. But then the eu told them that their vote, their democracy changes nothing! You should be ashamed of yourself. For the record, that austerity was inflicted upon members of my family. And you have the nerve to whinge about things being made more difficult! I don't give a damn about your convenience. And i say that as someone who before covid, would visit the eu on average 10 times per year!! You should be embarrassed that you want democracy to be eroded to the point it serves no purpose. What kind of totalitarian are you? Oh, yeah. A pro eu extremist it seems!!
Thanks for this,very well explained and clears up some of the confusion, how people think this can be a better system than we had when we were in the EU beggars belief,but we wont go into that LOL 😉😉😂😂
As an aside, whilst there was free travel within the schengen zone pre Brexit, the local law of EU countries takes priority over Schengen. Most Schengen countries have a requirement that if you spend more than 90 days in their country you are supposed to formally start the residency process.
@@Deepthought-42 No. We are legally resident in France (we spend 250 plus days a year there with a CdS) but are tax resident in the UK. Tax residence is *not* as simple as 183 days out of 365. (I'm a chartered tax advisor and expert on international tax).
Many thanks for the explanation. I guess it is really important to ensure that they stamp your passport when leaving Schengen. Some borders are not too bothered about people going out, and focus on those coming in. Especially if you have an old EU passport (burgundy coloured) and the border staff are tired or it is an out-of-the-way crossing point.
Yes ti's is important or else you look like you have not left and keep racking op the days .I have read about people missing there exit or entry stamp and getting into difficulties later on .
Good on ya Lou...thanks for going to all the trouble of doing charts and colour maps etc...give ya self a pat on the back and help yourself to a snack ! ( If you're brave enough 🤣 )
@@campervibe When we crossed from Slovenia they asked if we had vaccine passports but didn't take the time to look at them. No questions about tests or anything. No stamps in our passports either which seems to be normal. When we crossed back in from Bosnia they just wanted passports didn't mention anything else and again no stamp. All very relaxed.
Can confirm no problems at border we were waived through, and we have a dog on board. Did insist on getting passport stamps which was no problem. Ensuring out of Schengen area! Great Vlog 👍
It's a shame that Croatia will be moving into the Schengen area, this could be as soon as next year, but more likely another couple of years. When you google for info the reports are a bit confusing. Our taxi driver who took us back to Split airport on Sunday reckons they will be using the Euro next year. Worth keeping an eye on.
@@kat7777 If you don’t want to live in the U.K. you can apply for a job anywhere in the world including Europe. The problem is, that most people prefer to moan rather than just do it. 😀👍🇪🇸
@Tom Foolery Yes there are border checks, but these are not too strict and often you get waived through. You just need to ensure your passport get stamped, so ask for that.
@Tom Foolery I don't have any issues finding spots as I don't stay at the obvious places like i.e. the Portugese coast. Also only the left side of the van looks like a camper van, the right side looks like an ordinary van. This increases the number of possible spots.
Well explained. But just a quick update on this that may or may not interest travellers. Recently, Cyprus has announced a resumption of ferry services from Greece to the island. It's EU of course but outside Schengen. Long ferry crossing (around 16 hours I think!) but if you're spending 3 months there it may be worth it. It's a beautiful island and the weather is decent even in winter so you could easily lose yourself there for 90 days. Just a thought for those wanting to avoid Turkey or other options.
Cleverly and easy to understand..kev was trying to explain it to me with a tape measure 😳🤣 thing is I understand it better than he knows so I just played dumb so I could hear him talk... (A man of few words ) You were very patient too. Well done ✅ 🙏
Brilliant, so informative you have the skill of condensing 10 hours of blurb into a 10 minute summary that covers all you need to know. Keep up the good work we love this type of content hugs Mr & Mrs B x
*NOTE - THIS VIDEO IS NOW OUT OF DATE DUE TO SOME OF THE COUNTRIES JOINING SCHENGEN. BUT THE PRINCIPLE REMAINS THE SAME, JUST CHECK THAT THE COUNTRIES YOU USE TO LEAVE THE SCHENGEN ZONE ARE STILL OUTSIDE OF IT.
Hello. I wonder how you were treated as a lesbian couple in the non-Shengen countries you mentioned. My wife & I are also a lesbian couple and feel unsafe in some areas. Thank you.
I’ve decided after watching this I’m staying in Tesco car park! Mind blown 🤯
Dude you managed to wire your solar system, you have got the eu well covered. 🤟
hahahha me too!!
ROFL
I wouldn't take this lass as an authority on travelling around the EU, she clearly hasn't done her research well, there are a lot of mistakes in this video.
@@cplcabs that’s a bit of a harsh comment like 😅 What were the mistakes? I’m getting tired of Tesco car parks so wanna get my facts straight.
Pedantic note: the U.K was never a member of the Schengen Area, we had to show a passport to enter but were otherwise unrestricted.
Why couldn't they keep it that way for tourism and just say not to work if abroad or something
Who's 'they'?
@@safetyladysilver8988 The people who run this country who wrote up the proposals on what life after Brexit will be, could've asked politely the EU leaders to allow freedom of travel!
I dont follow politics so my choice of words will be off
@@TheVanderfulLife The EU did offer this. It was the UK government that decided not just to leave the EU ( following the brexit vote ) but also the Customs Union and Single Market ( neither of which was asked or voted upon in the referendum ). Freedom of movement was refused by the UK government, not the EU.
@@Crusty_Camper Well that's stupid! If you ask anyone would they like a slice of cake most would say yes. But if you tell them it's a carrot cake made of cockroach flour a good portion would say no. That's basically this referendum thing, most liked the idea based on one or two reasons but lay the Brexit we got and combining the 48% out voters and unhappy percentage on the Brexit we got...most wouldn't have wanted it to go ahead 😔
Fun fact for Americans, France has a separate treaty with America so "technically" you can stay in France for 90 more days after your initial 90 days in the schengen area, but this is a gray area that I personally did not want to test. This applies for Germany too. German Immigration and customs informed me that I just need to leave the schengen area for 1 day (after my inital 90 days) and I can come back for 90 more days in Germany. Again, this is for American citizens and their separate treaties with France and Germany.
Hey do you by any chance know any places where I can find more information about this? I am planning to be in Germany for about 4.5 months and need to either apply for visa, but would rather use only tourist visa, however I am stuck, any help you can offer?
@@strivemore Did you ever find more information?
@@strivemore search for "List of Member States' bilateral visa waiver agreements with third countries".
That sounds something like the Bilateral Visa-free Waiver that applies for us Australians in many EU nations.
I do not believe this post is true. From the US state department website: "As a U.S. citizen, how long can I stay in the Schengen area without a visa? With a valid U.S. passport, you can stay up to 90 days for tourism or business during any 180-day period. Do not overstay! You must wait an additional 90 days before applying to re-enter the Schengen area. To stay longer than 90 days, you must have a visa. Apply for a visa through the embassy of the country where you will spend most of your time." Found the same information on the French government's site.
This was the best “crap visual” aids I’ve ever seen! So so helpful!
Well done trying to explain that . It’s so complicated but you did a brilliant job 😊
But the infos you got are wrong .
- The UK never left the Schengen zone because you never been a member !
- The blue map is wrong too because some country s like Belarus and Ukraine are not members of the Schengen Zone
- and i am not sure if you are right in doing one month "In" and one month "out" and so you can stay for a whole year in mainland Europe because the time is always counted by 180 days or 6 months . But in your case i am not sure i only know that if you travel with a visa to the Schengen zone and you leave after 30 or 90 days you have to stay out for 90 days minimum , so better you go clarify this at an immigration before facing problems .
Well done, Lou - explaining the in and out rules of Schengen. 💪👍🙂
You nailed it Lou. Thanks for the info. Had no idea about the small “European” part of Turkey, that’s now a real option. Keep enjoying the trip
Eurocross a Dutch provider claim to do breakdown insurance for the whole of Turkey, but I don't know how much it costs?
What about Gibraltar? Thats a UK territory. Does that not help on the western side of europe for leaving the schengen area?
@@chatteyj I suspect Gibraltar is too small to spend any significant time in, whereas there are lots of options for travel around Eastern Europe and Turkey.
@@chatteyj hi - i suspect it does but given it’s size, maybe for a short stay rather than a couple of months
This is such a great explanation, and perfect for long term travellers. So many other explanations are based around trips to and from the UK, and do not make sense for anyone who wants to spend 12 months away from the UK. Thanks for sharing this!
Thats the best explanation so far Lou.
Cheers me dears. 💕
I use Morocco as well. 90 day visa on arrival. You can pop back to Spain for 1 night and go back to Morocco for another 90 days. Lovely and warm in the winter.
Happy travels.
I always understood this 90 day rule, but it's so difficult to explain...you did a great job.
Brilliant explanation Lou!, excellent graphics by the way, all incredibly helpful and interesting, even for people like us who will just use the 90 day period for a return trip to Europe.Thank you for putting so much thought and effort in to the whole subject. Looking forward to following the exciting journey as you guys travel the continent. Keep safe and have a fantastic time.
to be totaly honest , i understood ALL THAT shocking I know , but the pictures where fine and explained it simple to understand , . so well done there you taught me something , great vid and something a lot of us needed ,
Wow, Lou, we have finally understood the 90 day rule, so brilliantly explained .
Appreciate your message and your graphics on how you’re dealing with it.
Few people have the freedom to escape for 90 days.
Currently spending my time between Bulgaria and Greece. Thanks for clarifying this.
Wow. I can not believe how well you exsplained that. You are incredibly talented and down to earth at the same time. Wow. What a gift you have. Thank you so much for the information. Enjoy your trip. X
Brilliant, explains it all very simply
Thank you so much for your visuals and great explanation of how the Schengen Agreement works. 😊
Awesome Schengen explanation. Thank you.
Britain was never in the Schengen area hence we always have had passport control, but once in Schengen we used to be able to roam at will.
Thanks for the detailed info though.
So, if the UK was not in the schengen area , how come we ended up being swamped with half the population of eastern Europe?
@@susanmulvaney1195 Immigration controls always were down to the UK govt to set and enforce, we always had control of our borders. Leaving the EU has only adversely impacted British passport holders - we've lost our right to travel freely in Schengen countries and it's badly affected my retirement plans as well as working and study opportunities for many others.
@@susanmulvaney1195 The EU freedom of movement rules meant that any EU citizen could work / live / travel anywhere in the EU (hence our masters wanted the East EU countries to join)
Those citizens did though have to go through passport control on arrival at the UK, but that for EU citizens was just a formality the same as when Brits traveled to the EU when we were members.
Now the rules have changed so France has set up a people trafficking operation along their coast to punish the UK for leaving as nasty people are inclined to do.
@@gegwen7440
Preaching to the ignorant isn't really worth doing
@@gegwen7440
brexiteers ignorance of eu immigration rules is bliss.
europeans can only go to live in another country for 90 days looking for a job, if they don't get one they can be asked to leave unless they can show they have money to live and health insurance... the rule is mostly not enforced but it's there.
france isn't sending immigrants across, policing the beaches 24 / 7 costs money, it's hardly their problem, i bet you would do the same if you were in their shoes.
clear as mud!!! .......only joking....THE best explanation ive seen yet, didn't know you could roll over like you said, quite obvious when I saw your graphics, spot on, you know your onions, well done and have a great time 👍👍👍
Absolutely nailed it Lou. Really well explained and the graphics worked for me!
Excellent graphics & explanation. 👍🏽
You made this clearer to me after innumerable folks trying to before you. Thank you so much!!! You did wonderfully!!
My goodness that was hard work for you, well done I think it's the clearest explanation yet. Keep enjoying your travels x😎🚐
Great explanation. I rewound only once (@ the beginning of the 180 day lines). At that, I understood on only the second rewind, is a testament at how well you’ve made this understandable.
Thank you so much for making this video, it is extremely helpful! 😊 The visual with the blue and red lines made the rolling concept very clear. This is the first video of many that I've watched on this topic that actually makes sense to me ✨
No problem, glad it helped! Just check the countries you intend to go to to get out of the Schengen zone, since I made this video some countries are now inside the zone, Croatia for example and possibly a few others. Happy travelling 😃
You are fantastic.
Here you have covered a topic that I am trying to sort out for 2022, when I have to start battling with all these rules and regulations just to be "free"!
I have saved this video for future reference and recommending to other "freedom" seeking souls.
Thanks for all your research work and clear and confident conveyance of it, for our use. Stay safe and greets, Steve.
Hi there, so glad it’s helped. Just remember to check the countries that are in and out of schengen before you leave. My maps aren’t perfect and some of them will almost certainly change soon as at least croatia I think will be coming in. Just worth bearing in mind. Many thanks for watching.
I have listened to others who tried to explain and with your simple graphic explanation it now makes sense! Thanks
What a great explanation, ironically I was trying to explain the exact same thing to the wife this morning. We love to travel as well and have lived in both Bulgaria and Turkey. I am a mechanic so I know my way round most vehicles so I never worry about breakdowns. My own experience of Turkey is they are terrible mechanic's but very very helpful. This of course is a double edged sword. A Turk will rarely say no, or can't, they always try to help and find a way. We had a situation once which in my experience is typical in as much as things can just spiral out of control. We were approaching the Turk boarder at Ipsala and it was late so we just pulled off the road up a track and parked up. The temperature dropped overnight and froze the water pipes which burst. So I said we will drive on to warm things up. The battery was flat because of the cold -15 c. So I got the generator out but it wouldn't start. So I rolled the van down the track to bump start it and the clutch cable snapped! Yes really. So you may think well that's that, your dead in the water!! No I rolled down to the road, flag a guy down and he charged up my battery so I could start the van, what about the clutch I hear you say? Well once the engine was warm I stopped it and then started it in gear and off we went. The guy led us into the next town, and gave us Cay and rang his mate. An hour later we were sat in his garage while he repaired the clutch cable for me. It cost less than the clutch cable i bought to replace it back in the uk. I have even had aluminum welded on a motorbike at half seven in the evening. So I would never worry about breaking down in Turkey. But I would always get the job done again properly asap. Beside you won't travel far in Turkey the petrol is the most expensive in the world. I shall follow your explotes with interest.
Eventhough petrol is expensive for Turks in terms of purchasing power, it's not that expensive for Europeans. Petrol costs less than 1 euro in Turkey, which is one of the cheapest in europe...
@@ParaTeknik It maybe now, but it wasn't then.
Very imformative and well presented ! Thank you..!
oh to be in the EU
Great video as always. Just making a comment because every little bit helps to boost your channel.
This is the perfect complicated description of what a clusterfuck Brexit is……….
It's difficult I know finding out you can't just go and plonk yourself anywhere you please without any consideration of whether you are actually wanted or not. You are not the centre of the world. Have some respect, follow other people's rules if you want to visit them.
@@skadiwarrior2053 Well said. There is never any thought for those countries stripped a valuable human respurces, so much so that there were 3 offering tax incentives for people to return or at least that was the case a year ago.
You’re my favorite channel!
Bravo Lou, have you got gills hidden under those plats?? I don't think you took a breath 🥵 Fab job of simplifying something that's purposely complicated 👏👏👏
This is an excellent explanation - well done - and I love the graphics, really easy to understand.
Absolutely clear and concise and very well done. Many thanks. Great stuff lass as we say in the Republic of Yorkshire (non Schengen sadly)…….
Wouldn't it be great if Yorkshire could join Schengen 😃
If only right
Nothing wrong with that nice simple easy to understand graphics. Thanks for highlighting both the issue and the solution.
Wel done Lou, clear and concise. Thanks for doing all the hard work.
This visual layout was so very helpful. Best explanation I’ve seen. Thank you so much!
Excellent video and explanation of travel rules. Just to add a little bit of flavour to your subject, the rules for UK nationals travelling to Rep of Ireland are a lot simpler. You can arrive from the UK and stay as long as you like without worrying about the 90 day rule. It's all down to traditional links between the two countries and the Good Friday Agreement back in the nineties helped to redefine and bring up to date the relationship between the two countries. So all you UK'ers come on over to Ireland and holiday here
Fun fact. It's nothing to do with the good Friday agreement, it's to do with the 1928 free travel area which was in place before Eire and the UK joined the EU.
I love Eire in its own right, however it is a route to becoming a passport holder, which takes 5 years to my best recollection.
It's alarming how many people I meet who feel a sense of entitlement that voted to leave the EU.
The results of that decision can be seen at every turn now.
Winston Churchill was in this matter long sighted and knew the likely outcome of a dividend Europe, and his foundation of a European Union has crumbled by the efforts of the very founding country .
Great video, thanks for explaining, it is confusing the whole 90 day rule, so thanks for making it clear. I’m a graphic designer and thought your graphics were very clear, so no need to apologise at all.
Such a good explainer Lou - the graphics weren't all that bad ;) haha. Just don't forget your day crossing the Schengen/Non-Schengen border into whichever EU country you decide, that day counts as both your last day in AND your first day out, so maybe the last little blue line should be half blue half red and then only 89 red ones following it? Another confusing point to add to the mix!
Fantastically well explained, the graphic helped to visualise the 181st day of one day off one day on, well done I might even get my van out and try it,,
Great explanation backs up what we hoped for, having freely travelled before Brexit it’s very frustrating but it’s all still possible.
Brexit changed nothing, you can still travel just as ever and yes even before Brexit you had to declare yourself present if over a 90 day stay. That’s the international status of domicile, so this is about tax avoidance, simple as that you pay tax to the country of residence, less in some more in others. And if you have a car it has to be metriculated within a few months to be compliant so check just how long you can be out of the U.K. with insurance, not long. Tax dodgers plain and simple.
@@tomtd You must be a Brexiter: cos you are wrong; before Brexit FU we had freedom to go anywhere and stay anywhere in the Union: freedom that Brexiters have taken away.
@@lerouretan1937 You still can, provising - as before if you are outside Schengen - as before you have 3 months validity post expected leave date. You can - as before have 90 days in any 183 day period before you have to declare domicile and pay tax.
If you can point me to link outlinging the law as you see it I'd be grateful here's an offering for you ruclips.net/video/mwWGzmEtrxQ/видео.html
As far as Brexit goes its' a false assumption as is your proposal the the EU is now "out of bounds"
@@tomtd Come on, you know exactly what I mean: before it was easy; we had freedom of movement, and it was our right. Post Brexit we (the English) are foreigners, and it is a horrible feeling.
Yes of course you can get around the rules and apply for visas and pay for health insurance, and all the other stuff that we didn't need to do before Brexit.
@@lerouretan1937 you’re misguided. You always have been etranger Always will be, there is no none nada restrictions on your travels in Europe, these are vested in the Vienna treaty, even before we left as we and Ireland were not in Schengen you had limited right not to travel but to stay UNLESS you could prove you would be no burden on the visited State. To this day, even within Schengen you have no right to stay without visible support in ant State you chose. I lived in France for years, while we were in the EU and I had to have a carte de sejoure otherwise I would be declared an alien. In Italy a work permit was and is required pre Brexit, I won’t bother listing the other countries where that was a prerequisite. Schengen is in fact more about goods than people. Even our still resident influx of 3000000 needed documentation before Brexit, and that did change a little post 1/6/21. Freedom of movement, freedom of domicile and freedom of residency are different things, simpletons conflate them, as we can see in Spain at present that is common and potentially expensive, but amazingly Brexit actually changed nothing in the rules , but it did give the authorities a less contentious route to taxation or eviction.
Brilliant. Now I know what all you van people are on about! Thanks Lou.
Thanks for that Lou, I had no idea just how complicated it was, now I have a greater understanding. I found that very informative cheers, hope the travels are going well 👍
There is also an app for tracking the days one spends in Schengen. Just remember that on minute of a day counts as a full day. The info is exchanged automatically between all Schengen countries.
I have looked at and read so many explanations and yours is by far the best, really well and simply explained, big thank-you.
Well explained, this is something we have to be aware of as we own a house in France... the hardest part for most people is the 180 day count back.... thanks for sharing... take care
You explain this so well !!! I was really confused about this !!
Thanks.
That made more sense than any other explanation I have heard or seen.
Good luck with your travels.
Looking forward to seeing where you go and what you get up to
Think you did a good job explaining a complicated issue.Bon Voyage.
I'm voting for Scotland to become independent and like Ireland Scots can have that connection to the EU again at all levels... Makes so much sense to follow this path now! 🇪🇺🏴👉
Hopefully Cymru 🏴will follow Scotland 🇪🇺 I'm voting Plaid Cymru! Annibyniaeth & pro rejoining the EU✊ Then back to the EU asap, BTW Great Video ! Excellent graphics👍
😂😂 how deluded you are. The EU have already said Scotland will not automatically be allowed into the EU, it will take years as we do not meet the criteria!
@@jockm6952
Your a deluded rangers fan
We will get in as you say eventually, however Scotland WILL GET A DEAL similar to Norway, Iceland or Switzerland (all non EU states) and have full access to their market and travel for people, whilst Scotland meets the criteria and pending it's application.
This may be better in the interim than immediate full membership because this would allow Scotland and England to do their own border deals, something republica of Ireland cannot do as they are full EU members, 🏴🇪🇺
This will more than likely end up being your most popular video ever. Clear and concise.Thanks.
Thanks for that, your explanation made a lot of sense ... unlike leaving the EU in the first place ...
If you don,t like the UK being out of the EU, surrender your UK passport, and live in your paradise of Europe.
@@susanmulvaney1195 I'd love to live with my family in the paradise of the Canary Islands, but as a disabled British citizen, needing a lot of regular treatment (huge thanks to our NHS for keeping me alive), surrendering my passport and relocating is now more than a little complicated. But I certainly haven't given up on the idea.
Blimey ! You clever stsr..thanks must get head round this..Hope catch you en route again when we get next ectended trip after our first..Do take care JIM'N'SUE
The UK was NEVER in Schengen and it still isn't. The rest of what you say is perfect.
You can always be in the UK and Ireland (Common Travel Area) by virtue of your British passport.
The rule if you don't fancy UK or Ireland is:
90 days blue countries
then
90 days red countries
and repeat.
Good video 👍.
I'm a retired ex Customs officer. Your explanation is excellent. The best and clearest I have seen.
Lou you nailed it, best explanation I have seen.
In Turkey if you break down, you will have 20 people come to your aid, pushing pulling towing, and more importantly, calling for a recovery truck to take you to a garage.
Mechanical work in Turkey is so much cheaper than the UK, and a very good quality.
We have heard this 👍🙂
And with the Lira down by 50% against the pound in the last two years, they will be thrilled to be of the best service.
Yep.. every man and his dog will come to help if you breakdown.
I live in Turkey and you need to know that from now, tonight included it is bloody freezing after 8pm and snows in the north plus enormous winds in coastal regions. Bring your thermals.
Today the exchange rate is 13 lira to the pound.
Happy travels x
@@rosn55 I was getting 7 lira just 20 months ago. And yes, there was snow in Istanbul.
@@rosn55 London tonight….4 degrees….
Not even got a long term plan to travel to Europe, knew about 90/180, but that was fab information. 👍
Great explanation, thank you👍 and that EU thingy sounds like a great idea, wouldn't it be great if we could join that 🤔.
This has always been so confusing. Your explanation was fantastic and so much easier to understand. The visuals were great!
Ask the guys on Tread the globe about breakdown cover in Turkey, they had an issue there 👍😉
Well done Lou, I think I got about 95% of that but that's an improvement of 90% before the vid as I knew nothing 😂👍. P.S did u take the guitar with you? 🎸🕺
Superbly explained and illustrated Lou 👊👍👍
Blimey! You've fried my brain! 🤣 Seriously good info tho Lou and well done on breaking it down. The Overlanding Sophia guys are in Turkey now and I guess they'll have breakdown insurance? Might be able to help. I assume the number of days starts with a passport stamp? What if they don't stamp it?
Yeah we got our stamped at the boarder into France not crossed any other countries yet so can't comment on what they do, we will keep you posted though
They you are in shitstreet. Kidding. Its all on their computer. The passport stamp is nothing but a souvenir these days.
@@davidwebb4904 - Not true. The first thing they look at is the stamp. If you don’t have one or if it’s more than three months old, then they will start to look on their computer. Even then, the systems across Europe let alone with a single country don’t appear to be fully integrated.
@@sirrathersplendid4825 I have never crossed a Schengen border when they DIDNT run me thru the computer, and that was when we were EU members.
@@sirrathersplendid4825 Also, if it were just a stamp that was needed, of course everyone would just make their own at the local copy store. Long gone are those days…..
This is the information I have wanted..thank you so very much indeed..well done you
appreciate your taking the time to explain that. What have we gained from ending the ability of UK citizens to move freely in Europe?
Sod all.
What have we gained? My happiness, and democracy.
@@amateurcameraman How odd that you are happy at seeing people's lives spolied and made more difficult. gee thanks. What's wrong with you?
@@birdinthesky4025 what's wrong with me? What's wrong with you. Are you happy to have inflicted a level of austerity on Greece that was evil? A level of austerity imposed by the eu, which was above and beyond what any tory would dare impose on the UK. A level of austerity, that when the Greeks had a referendum to accept it, under threat that if they said no, they would likely be kicked out of the euro, and possibly even the eu itself... And they still voted NO. But then the eu told them that their vote, their democracy changes nothing! You should be ashamed of yourself. For the record, that austerity was inflicted upon members of my family. And you have the nerve to whinge about things being made more difficult! I don't give a damn about your convenience. And i say that as someone who before covid, would visit the eu on average 10 times per year!! You should be embarrassed that you want democracy to be eroded to the point it serves no purpose. What kind of totalitarian are you? Oh, yeah. A pro eu extremist it seems!!
Thank you for sharing all this great information, this will help when I’m ready to go aboard and love the way you presented it as well… 😘💪❤️🚐🌍
The graphics were fine. Good explanation!
Thanks for this,very well explained and clears up some of the confusion, how people think this can be a better system than we had when we were in the EU beggars belief,but we wont go into that LOL 😉😉😂😂
Great explanation Lou, I'm sure alot of people will benefit from your informative explanation 👍
As an aside, whilst there was free travel within the schengen zone pre Brexit, the local law of EU countries takes priority over Schengen. Most Schengen countries have a requirement that if you spend more than 90 days in their country you are supposed to formally start the residency process.
Possibly. Because when you get to 180 you are deemed resident for tax purposes. However that is a different kettle of fish from residency.
@@Deepthought-42 No. We are legally resident in France (we spend 250 plus days a year there with a CdS) but are tax resident in the UK. Tax residence is *not* as simple as 183 days out of 365. (I'm a chartered tax advisor and expert on international tax).
@@Deepthought-42 Tax residence and legal residence are totally different concepts.
@@Hide_and_silk Agreed
Best video seen so far on 90/180 rule. thanks
Many thanks for the explanation. I guess it is really important to ensure that they stamp your passport when leaving Schengen. Some borders are not too bothered about people going out, and focus on those coming in. Especially if you have an old EU passport (burgundy coloured) and the border staff are tired or it is an out-of-the-way crossing point.
Yes ti's is important or else you look like you have not left and keep racking op the days .I have read about people missing there exit or entry stamp and getting into difficulties later on .
We moved to France last year so we are in the opposite position and have to present our CdS so that our (UK) passport is *not* stamped.
Very Very WELL DONE. Explained at such a pace. Clearly you have got a grip on this. Thanks.
Good on ya Lou...thanks for going to all the trouble of doing charts and colour maps etc...give ya self a pat on the back and help yourself to a snack ! ( If you're brave enough 🤣 )
She is not brave enough 🤣
Thank you for the information, very practical and helpful.
We are in Croatia now doing the old Schengen Shuffle. Good times.
What was crossing the boarder like into Croatia, we have read you need to do a test?
@@campervibe When we crossed from Slovenia they asked if we had vaccine passports but didn't take the time to look at them. No questions about tests or anything. No stamps in our passports either which seems to be normal. When we crossed back in from Bosnia they just wanted passports didn't mention anything else and again no stamp. All very relaxed.
Can confirm no problems at border we were waived through, and we have a dog on board. Did insist on getting passport stamps which was no problem. Ensuring out of Schengen area! Great Vlog 👍
It's a shame that Croatia will be moving into the Schengen area, this could be as soon as next year, but more likely another couple of years. When you google for info the reports are a bit confusing. Our taxi driver who took us back to Split airport on Sunday reckons they will be using the Euro next year. Worth keeping an eye on.
Thank you for this, I was under the impression that Gibraltar was not in the Schengen area. Thank you for the video. Stay Safe.
Gibraltar recently signed the Schengen treaty to avoid any problems on their border.
And we can thank those that voted to leave the EU for this!!!!
Good
Why would someone with a normal working life want to be out of the U.K. for more than 90 day’s. 🤔🇪🇸
@@robertmoreland6156 people who want to live and work abroad
@@robertmoreland6156 I'd rather be out of the UK as long as dam possible!! Restrictions don't allow..... Prison life these days
@@kat7777 If you don’t want to live in the U.K. you can apply for a job anywhere in the world including Europe. The problem is, that most people prefer to moan rather than just do it. 😀👍🇪🇸
I think you ladies might be our fave YT! Always so informative and amazing shots, wow just wow!
Also known as "The Schengen shuffle"
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Good explanation, very clear. Thanks! All I'd perhaps add is that Andorra is useful if you're in the Spain area - I think it's out of Shengen..
Oh how I wish it was Emily trying to explain this....🤔🙄😉🤣🤣
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Oh now come on, I could easily have explained that 🤣🤣🤣
And Jane, thanks for the support 🤣🤣
@@campervibe You’re welcome, Honeybunch! 😇
Thankyou for explaining that Lou
Sovereignty and Happy Fish makes this all worth it 👌
Great to hear your intelligent over view of this headache of bürokratic bullsh1t 👌🇬🇧
Be careful - the day you pass from one zone to the other counts as a day in each!
That’s a very good point 😀👍
@Tom Foolery Yes there are border checks, but these are not too strict and often you get waived through. You just need to ensure your passport get stamped, so ask for that.
@Tom Foolery I don't have any issues finding spots as I don't stay at the obvious places like i.e. the Portugese coast. Also only the left side of the van looks like a camper van, the right side looks like an ordinary van. This increases the number of possible spots.
How about spending time in Spain and Gibraltar during the winter months?
Well as a visual learner I finally understand! Thank you Lou, I found your graphics totally easy to understand 👍
Well explained. But just a quick update on this that may or may not interest travellers. Recently, Cyprus has announced a resumption of ferry services from Greece to the island. It's EU of course but outside Schengen. Long ferry crossing (around 16 hours I think!) but if you're spending 3 months there it may be worth it. It's a beautiful island and the weather is decent even in winter so you could easily lose yourself there for 90 days. Just a thought for those wanting to avoid Turkey or other options.
That was fab, even a numpty like me was able to follow your explanation Lou, great job👏
Will be following your travels with with interest 👍😀
Cleverly and easy to understand..kev was trying to explain it to me with a tape measure 😳🤣 thing is I understand it better than he knows so I just played dumb so I could hear him talk... (A man of few words )
You were very patient too. Well done ✅ 🙏
Brilliant, so informative you have the skill of condensing 10 hours of blurb into a 10 minute summary that covers all you need to know. Keep up the good work we love this type of content hugs Mr & Mrs B x
Wow!! Never knew that. Thanks so much. Brilliant as always👍
You made me very glad I'm in US and Not planning a visit to any part of Europe.......I will let you take me on a guided tour. ...be safe....Peace
Well done,we had no idea how it worked,very well explained.🙂
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