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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]
Schengen visa issued by Germany. Schengen visas can be issued by any member state of the Schengen Area. Travellers must apply to the embassy or consulate of the country which they intend to visit. In cases of travellers visiting multiple countries in the Schengen Area, travellers must apply to their main destination's embassy or consulate. [86]
Old style passport stamps from Nazi Germany and Romania, issued in a Hungarian passport in 1940 Nagorno Karabakh: old style visa Nepal: visa on arrival, issued for free, granted to nationals of certain states
The common visa policy allows nationals of certain countries to enter the Schengen Area via air, land or sea without a visa for stays of up to 90 days within a 180-day period. Nationals of certain other countries are required to have a visa either upon arrival or in transit.
ETIAS is required for entry by land, air and sea to 30 European countries, including the 29 member states of the Schengen Area, as well as Cyprus. Ireland, which is part of the Common Travel Area, is the only member state of the European Union that continues to have its own visa policy and does not plan to join the Schengen Area or to require ETIAS.
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]
The German residence permit (German: Aufenthaltstitel) is a document issued to non-EU citizens living in Germany.. Prior to 1 September 2011, residence permits and additional provisions were affixed to pages inside the passport in sticker form.
As part of the Schengen Area, reciprocity is required when it comes to visa free access. Since 2001, the European Union has issued two lists regarding visas for the Schengen Area : a white list of countries whose nationals do not require visas ( Annex II ) [ 36 ] and a black list of countries whose nationals do require visas ( Annex I ). [ 37 ]