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Staying in Shengen Zone for 90 days after residency card expires?
Hello everyone,
I'm sure this question has been brought up before, so I apologize if it is a re-post, but my situation is a bit different and I am really attempting to find a final answer regarding this as it is an urgent issue.
I was granted a long-stay visa (4 month student visa) to Portugal which expired on December 18, 2014. I then applied and received a temporary 1-year residency card which is valid from February 2, 2015 - February 2, 2016.
I am from the USA and now that this card is expiring, I am wondering how this affects my potential 90-day visa-free tourist stay within a 180 day period. From what I've researched, I can stay in the Shengen Zone for another 3 months after my residency card expires? However,
1) Do I need to leave the Shengen Zone as my card expires in order to have officially left and re-entered the zone to start up the 90-day tourist stay?
2) If yes, do I need a return ticket back to the United states within the 90 days to prove that I will be leaving? Or is just leaving within the 90 days fine, as they will check it on my way out?
3) Finally, probably most important, does the time that I was waiting for my residency card to be processed (December 19 - Feb 1) count under the 90-day usage?
Any information from you great people would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.
Best regards,
Joseph Passanisi
I'm sure this question has been brought up before, so I apologize if it is a re-post, but my situation is a bit different and I am really attempting to find a final answer regarding this as it is an urgent issue.
I was granted a long-stay visa (4 month student visa) to Portugal which expired on December 18, 2014. I then applied and received a temporary 1-year residency card which is valid from February 2, 2015 - February 2, 2016.
I am from the USA and now that this card is expiring, I am wondering how this affects my potential 90-day visa-free tourist stay within a 180 day period. From what I've researched, I can stay in the Shengen Zone for another 3 months after my residency card expires? However,
1) Do I need to leave the Shengen Zone as my card expires in order to have officially left and re-entered the zone to start up the 90-day tourist stay?
2) If yes, do I need a return ticket back to the United states within the 90 days to prove that I will be leaving? Or is just leaving within the 90 days fine, as they will check it on my way out?
3) Finally, probably most important, does the time that I was waiting for my residency card to be processed (December 19 - Feb 1) count under the 90-day usage?
Any information from you great people would be incredibly appreciated. Thanks so much in advance.
Best regards,
Joseph Passanisi
