Does Portugal effectively count as non-Schengen when it comes to the 90/180 rule?

[PTbound (A L)]

@larrypagina

probably it’ll all be fine since there are no border checks within Schengen

Oh there sometimes is - especially going into Germany. See other threads like:

Moving to Portugal right after pre-approval

My intra-Schengen travel experience from last Sunday, fwiw Taking a scheduled bus from Strasbourg (France) to Freiburg (Germany)… German border control spent half an hour scrutinizing everyone’s passport. We’re still on British passports as don’t even have PT pre-approval yet. Two border agents wanted to see all exit/entry stamps. They also gave a few other passengers similar hassle. We originally planned to make this journey by train, but Sundays = track maintenance, hence the bus. I’m told …