Guide

Passport control and your days

At a Schengen border, the officer can see when you entered and left. You should be able to see the same thing, and show it if your count differs.

What the border sees

The EU's Entry/Exit System (EES) records each entry and exit of non-EU travellers at Schengen borders, with your passport details, a facial image and fingerprints, and works out how many of your 90 days you've used. It replaces passport stamps.

What RezTally's passport-control screen shows

One screen, made to hand across a desk or read out: your Schengen days used in the 180 days to today, the days left, and every stay in that period with its dates and countries, newest first. It comes from the same sealed day log as everything else in the app.

What to carry

• Your passport, valid for at least three months after the day you plan to leave the Schengen area and issued within the last ten years.
• Proof of where you are going and when you'll leave, such as a return ticket.
• Your own record of your recent stays, on your phone or printed.

If the counts disagree

Systems can miss an exit, for example when you leave by land or by ferry. If the officer's count is higher than yours, stay calm, show your record and any boarding passes, receipts or bookings for the days in question, and ask how to have the record corrected. The EES website explains how to ask for your data to be corrected.