EU Schengen Countries' Visa Questions
 

Americans can go to the Schengen Zone countries without a visa.

Using http://www.delta.com/planning_reserv...tion/index.jsp some Schengen countries seem to have, for Americans, a maximum stay without a visa of 3 months. Other countries seem to not require a visa for a stay of max. 3 months in any 6 months' period. Others have it as "Visa not required for a stay of max. 90 days per half year."

So are these all meant to be exactly the same thing or is there really some minor country-to-country difference?

Conceivably someone could travel back and forth enough that they are in a particular EU country for more than 3 months in a 6-month period but not have stayed in country/zone for a single 3-month stretch. Under such circumstances one could possibly be in compliance with one country's apparent visa rules but be out of compliane with another's. Is that right?

TIMATIC is inaccurate in this case.

You are permitted to spend a maximum of 90 days in each rolling 180 day period cumulatively with physical presence in any of the Schengen states.

This is a standard policy for all member states as per the Schengen acquis. There are no exceptions.

That is what I thought it was originally too. Glad to see that it's TIMATIC.

Thanks again. :)