Student visa -- Restrictions in the EU

[renemp 16]

Hi all,

I am a non-EU student and have a student residence permit in Germany for the entirety of my studies. I will be starting my master thesis in August and am curious of the restrictions/possibilities of doing my master thesis in another EU country (Spain in my case). Would it be possible to use the student residence permit from Germany or would I need to apply for a different permit in Spain? The master thesis would be for one year.

Thanks in advance.

[solomongrundy 62]

Hi,

Saw this only now, so the late reply. I was in a similar situation during my PhD. I got an exchange at one of the most prestigious universities in France, and my German permit was enough to study there. Don't dereigster and don t take a break of more than six months. In my case my German student permit was enough to study in France. I kept my German residence and visited occasionally.

If you just want to go and write your Masters thesis in Spain that s fine. You are allowed free movement in the Schengen zone.