Business meeting or work? Checking a visa-free EU trip
A UK employee's trip can move from permitted meetings into work requiring approval. Use these scenarios and checks before booking EU travel.
Straightforward explainers on EES, Schengen 90/180-day rules, and practical compliance steps for UK business travel.
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A UK employee's trip can move from permitted meetings into work requiring approval. Use these scenarios and checks before booking EU travel.

Personal holidays and business trips use the same Schengen allowance. Learn what employers need to know without collecting excessive travel data.

EES records border crossings; ETIAS is a pre-travel authorisation. See who handles each check and what UK employers need to change.

A practical, privacy-conscious employee declaration for combining personal and business Schengen dates without collecting a full holiday itinerary.

Check the official ETIAS application status, €20 fee, passport rules and approval steps before scheduling UK business travel.

Prepare, map, validate and correct an employee or trip spreadsheet before importing it into ComplyEur. Includes templates and error fixes.

A practical employer checklist for passport, Schengen days, ETIAS, work permission, A1 coverage, documents, approval, and trip records.

How to count a team member's Schengen days before scheduling or approving travel, including holidays, arrival dates and practical trip checks.

Schengen days do not reset on one date. See how old travel drops out of the rolling 180-day window and when an employee can return.

How the Schengen 90/180-day rule works, how the rolling window is calculated, and what it means for UK employees travelling to the EU for work.
Where spreadsheet-based Schengen tracking fails as trip volume grows, and what employers need from a reliable compliance record.

What a Schengen overstay can mean for an employee and employer, how EES helps authorities identify it, and how to check a trip before booking.

The 2026 Schengen country list for business travel, including how to handle nearby microstates and EU countries outside the shared allowance.

How EES records UK business travellers, what happens at the border, and what employers should change about Schengen travel tracking.