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1.  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) ( OJ L 243, 15.9.2009, p. 1 ) in ENGLISH 

2Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas


3. Handbook for the processing of visa applications and the modification of issued visas


4. Handbook for the organisation of visa sections and local Schengen cooperation


ANNEXES

 

ANNEX 1

List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and of those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (See more)

ANNEX 2

List of residence permits issued by Member States (See more)

ANNEX 3

List of school pupils travelling in the framework of a school excursion within the European Union (See more)

ANNEX 4

List of agreements on local border traffic and specimen of permits issued by Member States for that purpose (See more)

ANNEX 5

Information on national derogations from the visa requirements (See more)

ANNEX 6

Guidelines on the movement of Turkish nationals across the external borders of EU Member States in order to provide services there (See more)

ANNEX 7a

Common list of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the internaional transit area of airports situated on the territory of the Member States (See more)

ANNEX 7b

List of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the internaional transit area of airports situated on the territory of one/some Member States (See more)

ANNEX 7c

List of residence permits entitling their holders to transit through the airports of member states without being required to hold an airport transit visa (See more)

ANNEX 8

Visa facilication agreements and implementing Guidelines

·          Albania

·          Bosnia & Herzegovina

·          Moldova

·          Russia

·          Ukraine

ANNEX 9

Uniform application form (See more)

ANNEX 10

Table of travel documents entitling the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa (See more)

·          Part I

·          Parts II-III and V

ANNEX 11

Information on the photographic specifications for the photograph to be submitted by applicants (See more)

ANNEX 12

Recommendation No 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research (See more)

ANNEX 13

Uniform format and use of the stamp indicating that a visa application is admissible (See more)

ANNEX 14

Non-exhaustive list of supporting documents (See more)

ANNEX 15

Specimen of Member States' forms providing proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation

(Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands)

ANNEX 16

Third countries whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals who are subject to prior consultation (See more)

ANNEX 17

Third countries for whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals "ex post" information is required (See more)

ANNEX 18

Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border fixed by national authorities (See more)

ANNEX  19

The visa sticker (See more)

ANNEX 20

Filling in the visa sticker (See more)

ANNEX 21

Examples of filled in visa stickers (See more)

ANNEX 22

National entires in the "comments" section of the visa sticker (See more)

ANNEX 23

Affixing the visa sticker (See more)

ANNEX 24

Separate sheet for affixing the visa (See more)

ANNEX 25

Standard form for notifying and motivating refusal, annulment or revocation of a visa (See more)

ANNEX 26

Operational rules for issuing visas at the border to seamen in transit who are subject to visa requirements (See more)

ANNEX 27

List of Member States' authorities competent for extending visas (See more)

ANNEX 28

List of Member States' consular presence, representation arrangements and forms of cooperation for the collection of visa applications, collection by Honorary Consuls or outsourcing of the collection of visa applications (See more)






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