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Visa Code In force since 5 April 2010

Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)
32009R0810 · official text on EUR-Lex

Articles

• Article 1 — Objective and scope
• Article 2 — Definitions
• Article 3 — Third-country nationals required to hold an airport transit visa

Chapter I Authorities taking part in the procedures relating to applications

• Article 4 — Authorities competent for taking part in the procedures relating to applications
• Article 5 — Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application
• Article 6 — Consular territorial competence
• Article 7 — Competence to issue visas to third-country nationals legally present within the territory of a Member State
• Article 8 — Representation arrangements

Chapter II Application

• Article 9 — Practical modalities for lodging an application
• Article 10 — General rules for lodging an application
• Article 11 — Application form
• Article 12 — Travel document
• Article 13 — Biometric identifiers
• Article 14 — Supporting documents
• Article 15 — Travel medical insurance
• Article 16 — Visa fee
• Article 17 — Service fee

Chapter III Examination of and decision on an application

• Article 18 — Verification of consular competence
• Article 19 — Admissibility
• Article 21 — Verification of entry conditions and risk assessment
• Article 22 — Prior consultation of central authorities of other Member States
• Article 23 — Decision on the application

Chapter IV Issuing of the visa

• Article 24 — Issuing of a uniform visa
• Article 25 — Issuing of a visa with limited territorial validity
• Article 25a — Cooperation on readmission
• Article 26 — Issuing of an airport transit visa
• Article 27 — Filling in the visa sticker
• Article 28 — Invalidation of a completed visa sticker
• Article 29 — Affixing a visa sticker
• Article 30 — Rights derived from an issued visa
• Article 31 — Information of central authorities of other Member States
• Article 32 — Refusal of a visa

Chapter V Modification of an issued visa

• Article 33 — Extension
• Article 34 — Annulment and revocation

Chapter VI Visas issued at the external borders

• Article 35 — Visas applied for at the external border
• Article 36 — Visas issued to seafarers in transit at the external border
• Article 37 — Organisation of visa sections
• Article 38 — Resources for examining applications and monitoring visa procedures
• Article 39 — Conduct of staff
• Article 40 — Consular organisation and cooperation
• Article 43 — Cooperation with external service providers
• Article 44 — Encryption and secure transfer of data
• Article 45 — Member States’ cooperation with commercial intermediaries
• Article 46 — Compilation of statistics
• Article 47 — Information to the general public
• Article 48 — Local Schengen cooperation between Member States’ consulates
• Article 49 — Arrangements in relation to the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games
• Article 51 — Instructions on the practical application of this Regulation
• Article 51a — Exercise of the delegation
• Article 52 — Committee procedure
• Article 53 — Notification
• Article 54 — Amendments to Regulation (EC) No 767/2008
• Article 56 — Repeals
• Article 57 — Monitoring and evaluation
• Article 58 — Entry into force