{
  "id": "visa/schengene-reset-trip-myth",
  "signature": "AI tells a visa-free traveler (US, UK, CA) that leaving the Schengen area for a day (e.g., to London or Morocco) resets their 90-day clock",
  "signature_zh": "AI告诉免签旅行者（美国、英国、加拿大）离开申根区一天（例如去伦敦或摩洛哥）会重置他们的90天计时",
  "regex": "(?i)(Schengen|90 day|180 day).*(reset|exit|trip|London|Morocco|UK)",
  "domain": "visa",
  "category": "immigration_risk",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The Schengen 90/180 rule counts all days spent in the Schengen area within a rolling 180-day window; a short exit does not reset the clock—only a continuous absence of 90+ days can restart the count.",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "申根90/180天规则计算在180天滚动窗口内在申根区停留的所有天数；短期离开不会重置计时——只有连续离开90天以上才能重新开始计数。",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "Schengen Borders Code 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "EU Regulation 2018/1806",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Assuming that a day trip to London resets the 90-day counter; the days spent in Schengen before and after the trip are still counted in the 180-day window.",
      "fail_rate": 0.75,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Believing that leaving to a non-Schengen country (e.g., Morocco, Switzerland) for a weekend resets the clock; Switzerland is part of Schengen, and any non-Schengen exit only pauses the count, does not reset.",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Thinking that the 90-day limit applies per country; it applies to the entire Schengen area collectively.",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Use the EU's Short-Stay Visa Calculator (https://ec.europa.eu/assets/home/visa-calculator/calculator.html) to track your days. Ensure total days in Schengen within any 180-day window do not exceed 90.",
      "success_rate": 0.9,
      "how": "Use the EU's Short-Stay Visa Calculator (https://ec.europa.eu/assets/home/visa-calculator/calculator.html) to track your days. Ensure total days in Schengen within any 180-day window do not exceed 90.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If you need to stay longer, apply for a national long-stay visa (D visa) from a Schengen country before traveling, which allows stays beyond 90 days.",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If you need to stay longer, apply for a national long-stay visa (D visa) from a Schengen country before traveling, which allows stays beyond 90 days.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Plan your travel so that you spend at least 90 consecutive days outside Schengen before re-entering for a fresh 90-day period.",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Plan your travel so that you spend at least 90 consecutive days outside Schengen before re-entering for a fresh 90-day period.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "Use the EU's Short-Stay Visa Calculator (https://ec.europa.eu/assets/home/visa-calculator/calculator.html) to track your days. Ensure total days in Schengen within any 180-day window do not exceed 90.",
    "If you need to stay longer, apply for a national long-stay visa (D visa) from a Schengen country before traveling, which allows stays beyond 90 days.",
    "Plan your travel so that you spend at least 90 consecutive days outside Schengen before re-entering for a fresh 90-day period."
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/schengen-area_en",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "SCHENGEN-90-180",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.9,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "partial",
  "first_seen": "2025-03-01",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}