Schengen Entry Checklist 2026

During the stay

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DO-CONFIRM: check once a week and before any change of plan.

- [ ] Entry and exit dates: written down for every external-border crossing
- [ ] Exit proof (boarding passes, crossing receipts): kept
- [ ] Day count: re-run before extending the trip or adding another
- [ ] Side trips to Cyprus, Ireland or the UK: logged as exits and re-entries
- [ ] Illness, cancelled flight or other emergency near day 90: local immigration contacted before the limit
- [ ] Wrong EES record spotted later: correction requested from the national EES authority, with evidence