1. Where a decision has been taken to extend a visa, the visa authority which extended the visa shall add the following data to the application file:
(a)
status information indicating that the visa has been extended;
(b)
the authority that extended the visa, including its location;
(c)
place and date of the decision;
(d)
the number of the visa sticker, if the extension of the visa takes the form of a new visa;
(e)
the commencement and expiry dates of the extended period;
(f)
period of the extension of the authorised duration of the stay;
(g)
the territory in which the visa holder is entitled to travel, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Common Consular Instructions;
(h)
the type of the visa extended.
2. The application file shall also indicate the grounds for extending the visa, which shall be one or more of the following:
(a)
force majeure;
(b)
humanitarian reasons;
(c)
serious occupational reasons;
(d)
serious personal reasons.