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I'm an American in London. After completing a masters degree in the UK, I was offered full-time sponsored employment on a tier 2 visa in London at a trade publication covering commodities. I've worked there for the last two years. But I've determined that my prospects as a journalist are no longer being advanced by trade publication work. I shortly plan to give my one month's notice.

After my tier 2 visa expires, will I be 1) permitted to enter the Schengen area where I could presumably remain for 90 days, and 2) legally allowed to do paid freelance work for media companies or websites?

Thanks.

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  • For clarity, paid freelance work in the Schengen zone or in the UK? The answer is probably ‘No’ travel.stackexchange.com/questions/45092/…
    – Traveller
    Aug 15, 2019 at 8:13
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    Thanks. To clarify, paid freelance journalism in Schengen. I think the key clause in the link you directed me to was -- "V 4.7 The applicant must not receive payment from a UK source for any activities undertaken in the UK, except for the following:" -- which seems to refer only to activities "undertaken in the UK," which of course would not be the case. Aug 15, 2019 at 9:23
  • @ScottFreuda indeed, V 4.7 does not apply to work performed in the Schengen area.
    – phoog
    Aug 16, 2019 at 14:02

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You can certainly enter the Schengen area for up to 90 days (the actual maximum length depends on how many days you've spent there in the 179 days before entering and on the distribution of those days within that period). Whether you can work depends on national law, but in general it is forbidden. There might be exceptions for freelance journalists, but it will depend on which countries you're visiting.

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  • Thank you. I'll try to find out about the relevant national laws. Aug 15, 2019 at 9:26
  • @phoog that should be 'last 180 days' Sep 14, 2019 at 14:07
  • @MarkJohnson actually, days of presence 91 to 180 days in the past do not reduce the allowable duration of stay. If someone has spent none of the previous 90 days in the Schengen area, they can enter for 90 days even if their last stay ended 91 days earlier and was 90 days long.
    – phoog
    Sep 14, 2019 at 14:22
  • @phoog from the exit day minus 180, how may days in the Schengen Area is the Formel. Sep 14, 2019 at 14:28
  • @MarkJohnson at the end of a 90-day stay, counting back from the date of exit as day 1, the date of entry is day 90, the first day before entry is 91, and the 90th day before entry is 180. Any days before 180 are irrelevant. The 90-day period comprising days 91 through 180 is the "last 90 days" before the day of entry. These are the only days that can reduce the allowable period of stay.
    – phoog
    Sep 14, 2019 at 14:37

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