1.
Where an application has been deemed admissible in accordance with Article 19, the Member State to which the third-country national concerned intends to travel may exceptionally issue a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity when that Member State considers it necessary on humanitarian grounds in accordance with its national law, for reasons of national interest or because of international obligations, notwithstanding the fact that:
(a)
the manual processing pursuant to Article 26 is not yet completed; or
(b)
a travel authorisation has been refused, annulled or revoked.
Such authorisations will generally be valid only in the territory of the issuing Member State. However, they may also exceptionally be issued with a territorial validity covering more than one Member State, subject to the consent of each such Member State through their ETIAS National Units. Where an ETIAS National Unit is considering issuing a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity covering several Member States, that ETIAS National Unit of the Member State responsible shall consult those Member States.
Where a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity has been requested or issued in the circumstances referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph of this paragraph, this shall not interrupt the manual processing of the application allowing issue of a travel authorisation without limited territorial validity.
2. For the purposes of paragraph 1, and as referred to in the public website and the app for mobile devices, the applicant may contact the ETIAS Central Unit indicating his or her application number, the Member State to which he or she intends to travel and that the purpose of his or her travel is based on humanitarian grounds or is linked to international obligations. Where such contact has been made, the ETIAS Central Unit shall inform the ETIAS National Unit of the Member State to which the third-country national intends to travel and shall record the information in the application file.
3. The ETIAS National Unit of the Member State to which the third-country national intends to travel may request additional information or documentation from the applicant and may set the deadline within which such additional information or documentation is to be submitted. Such requests shall be notified through the email service referred to in point (f) of Article 6(2) to the contact email address recorded in the application file, and shall indicate a list of the languages in which the information or documentation may be submitted. That list shall include at least English or French or German unless it includes an official language of the third country of which the applicant has declared to be a national. The applicant shall not be required to provide an official translation into those languages. The applicant shall provide the additional information or documentation directly to the ETIAS National Unit through the secure account service referred to in point (g) of Article 6(2). Upon submission of the additional information or documentation, the ETIAS Central System shall record and store that information or documentation in the application file. The additional information or documentation recorded in the application file shall be consulted only for the purpose of assessing and deciding on the application, for the purpose of managing an appeal procedure or for the purpose of processing a new application by the same applicant.
4. A travel authorisation with limited territorial validity shall be valid for a maximum of 90 days from the date of first entry on the basis of that authorisation.
5. Travel authorisations issued under this Article may be the subject of a flag under Article 36(2) or (3).
6.
Where a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity is issued, the following data shall be added to the application file by the ETIAS National Unit which issued that authorisation:
(a)
status information indicating that a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity has been issued;
(b)
the Member State(s) to which the travel authorisation holder is entitled to travel and the validity period of that travel authorisation;
(c)
the ETIAS National Unit of the Member State that issued the travel authorisation with limited territorial validity and its address;
(d)
date of the decision to issue the travel authorisation with limited territorial validity;
(e)
a reference to the humanitarian grounds, reasons of national interest or international obligations invoked;
(f)
any flags attached to the travel authorisation, as laid down in Article 36(2) and (3), together with an indication of the reasons for such flag(s) and additional information relevant to second line checks in the case of Article 36(2), and additional information relevant to border authorities in the case of Article 36(3).
Where an ETIAS National Unit issues a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity with no information or documentation having been submitted by the applicant, that ETIAS National Unit shall record and store appropriate information or documentation in the application file justifying that decision.
7.
Where a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity has been issued, the applicant shall receive a notification via the email service, including:
(a)
a clear statement that a travel authorisation with limited territorial validity has been issued and the travel authorisation application number;
(b)
the commencement and expiry dates of the travel authorisation with limited territorial validity;
(c)
a clear statement of the Member States to which the holder of the authorisation is entitled to travel and that he or she can only travel within the territory of those Member States;
(d)
a reminder that the possession of a valid travel authorisation is a condition for stay that has to be fulfilled during the entire duration of a short stay on the territory of the Member State for which the travel authorisation with limited territorial validity has been issued;
(e)
a link to the web service referred to in Article 13 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 enabling third-country nationals to verify at any moment their remaining authorised stay.