For residents in the Schengen area, what happens with the 90-days liberty of movement rule during lockdown?

I’m a citizen of a non-Schengen country who holds a student resident permit. I was on leisure travel in the Schengen Area when borders were closed. By the time borders are reopened in late April/early May (if they are, as the situation is still uncertain and travel restriction may be extended), I would have stayed more than 90-days outside my country of residence.

I know force majeure applies to tourist stranded now in Europe, but I haven’t found anything about residence permit holders in my situation. What provisions and procedures apply in this situation to stay legally in a different country?

This is in line with other question asked previously and I know the sensible thing to do is to contact the local authorities (I'm already doing this) and register with the consulate of my country to be informed about repatriation flights (I already did), but still I’d like to know.

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Can I come back to Europe after 90 days?

Most visitors (including Americans) are allowed to spend 90 days in the Schengen Area in every 180-day period. The easiest way to think of it is that you can visit for 3 months and then you have to leave for 3 months before you can return.

How does the 90-day Schengen rule work?

You can stay 90 days in any 180-day period within the Schengen area. calculated individually for each of these states. For instance, after a 90-day stay in the Schengen area, the person can immediately travel to Croatia and stay for another 90 days there. The 180-day reference period is not fixed.

How do you get around the 90-day rule Schengen?

Well, you can tour around different Schengen member states like France, Spain, or Germany and by the time you hit your 90-day limit, go and hop over to a non-Schengen European country like Croatia, UK, North Macedonia, or Turkey to wait until you hit the 181st day so that you can come back to the Schengen Area again.

What happens if you stay more than 90 days in Europe?

Under the Schengen Area rules of stay for third-country citizens, non-EU citizens entering the territory under the visa-free regime can stay for a maximum of 90 days, for every 180 days. Those who overstay this period \u2013 intentionally or unintentionally \u2013 may face penalties, including deportation and entry bans.

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