THE 90/180-DAY RULE APPLIES TO THE WHOLE SCHENGEN AREA, AS WELL AS SWITZERLAND, ICELAND, NORWAY AND LIECHTENSTEIN READER QUESTION: DOES THE 90-DAY LIMIT FOR VISITS ONLY APPLY IN THE EU OR

ALSO IN SWITZERLAND AND MICROSTATES LIKE MONACO OR ANDORRA? IF NOT, IS YOUR PASSPORT STAMPED AT THEIR BORDERS? The 90/180-day rule applies to the whole Schengen area so that includes all EU

countries apart from Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, Cyprus and Ireland. A few non-EU countries are also part of the area, including Switzerland, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein, which are

also Efta (European Free Trade Association) states and follow many of the EU rules. The rule applies to the whole areas for non-EU citizens visiting from non-EU countries, such as the UK, as

permission to be in the Schengen area. Time there is included in the 90 days and there are no border checks between France and Monaco where a passport could be stamped to interrupt the 90

days if you are a non-EU visitor who came in via France. Similarly with Andorra, on the French-Spanish border, you can only get to it via France or Spain, so need valid permission to travel

through one or the other. According to website Living in Andorra, created by a professional helping people move there, passports are sometimes stamped at the borders but it is hit and miss

so should not be relied on. As a result, therefore, it is safest to assume that time there is also liable to be counted in the 90 days if you are going home through French border checks. It

does not issue visas but to stay longer than 90 days, you need a residency permit from the local authorities. RELATED STORIES The EU's 90/180-day rule – how does it work?