British Nationals Abroad: EU Countries

(asked on 3rd September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number of British citizens returned to the UK for exceeding the Schengen limit of 90 days in any 180-day period in each calendar year since 2020.


Answered by
Jo White Portrait
Jo White
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Home Office)
This question was answered on 11th September 2026

The Home Office does not hold information on the number of British citizens returned to the United Kingdom for exceeding the Schengen Area limit of 90 days in any 180-day period. Information relating to enforcement action taken by Schengen States is not routinely shared with or held by the Home Office.

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