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I am a non-EU citizen living in Germany on a residence permit (Aufenhaltstitel). My passport expires in February 2024, which is also when my residence permit expires. I need to make a business trip outside the Schengen zone sometime in October or November 2023. The trip would last less than one week.

Will I be allowed to re‐enter Germany after my business trip? My residence card and passport will be valid, but if I am subject to any minimum passport validity time rules, I fear that I won’t satisfy them? As a resident of Germany, am I exempt from this rule?

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As this was now about one year ago, in order not to waste anyone's time I'll record that Mark Johnson's comment was correct: there was no problem re-entering. As also pointed out, it was necessary to be sure for the outbound journey that the destination did not enforce their own six-month rule.

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