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I'm a student on my university year abroad. I was in Germany, where I got a residence permit valid until 31st March 2024, but I got that issued on the 10th January. I had to complete the second part of my year abroad in Spain, so when I left Germany on 10th February to go to the UK, I assumed I had to wait 90 days to re-enter Spain.

However I didn't realise that the German Residence Permit could help here. My question is, if my residence permit is valid until 31st March in Germany, what does my 90/180-day period legally need to look like to complete my year abroad? BTW, I'm only going to Spain for less than 90 days.

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The schengen calculator that I used said that If i re entered the Schengen area (in my case spain) on 17th March I would have until the 7th June free.

This looks correct. The time spent inside Germany with a residence permit does not count for the 90 days rule.

As an UK citizen, you may apply for a residence from inside Germany. The day you made the initial application (not when in was granted) is what counts.

Is this changed by my residence permit in germany expiring [2024-03-31] at all?

No, since the German residence permit allows you only to reside in Germany.

So your time between 2024-03-17 to 2024-03-31 in Spain will count as part of the 90 days allowed. (I assume this is what you are asking)

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