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The European Union Visa Information System (VIS) is a database containing information, including biometrics, on visa applications by Third Country Nationals requiring a visa to enter the Schengen area. The system was established in June 2004 by the Council decision 2004/512/EC. [1]
The new biometric passports are one of the conditions placed on Ukraine by the European Union on the path to easing its visa requirements and eventually moving towards a visa-free regime with the EU. These national ID cards will be valid for 10 years and issued at the age of 14, instead of at the age of 16, as previous Ukrainian passports were.
The front side shows the symbol for biometric travel documents, the German Eagle, the European bull, and the words "AUFENTHALTSTITEL" and "RESIDENCE PERMIT". It contains the following information: Photo of ID card holder (biometric photo Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine) Document number: 9 alphanumeric digits
Local immigration officials will decide the appropriate number of travellers required to register their biometrics, on a range from 10 to 100 per cent as a “relief valve” as the process is ...
Visa requirements for European Union citizens. As of 7 April 2023, passport rankings (Germany, Italy and Spain tied with most in the EU, and Japan in the world with 193 destinations) by the number of countries and territories their holders could visit without a visa or by obtaining visa on arrival in April 2023 were as follows: [73]
Visa requirement is waived for multiple-entry, 1 year valid USA, Australia, Canada or UK visa holders. Schengen visa holders are also included in this category. [200] Papua New Guinea: Easy Visitor Permit [201] [202] 60 days Available at Gurney Airport, Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport. Paraguay: Visa required [203] Peru
The two eastern European nations made a breakthrough in their bid to join the Area in late 2023
EU Regulations from April 2017 revising the Schengen Borders Code, introduced systematic checks of travel documents of EU, EEA and Swiss citizens against relevant databases when entering and leaving the Schengen Area, and states that all member states should phase out national identity cards which are not machine-readable. [61]