BETA

Subject "7.10.04 External borders crossing and controls, visas"

Dossiers (387)

Temporary Schengen facility of Croatia. Evaluation
Temporary Schengen facility of Croatia. Executive summary of the evaluation
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2018. Fifteenth report. Accompanying document
Responding to state-sponsored instrumentalisation of migrants at the EU external border
Opening of negotiations on an EU/San Marino agreement on several aspects in the field of border management. Recommendation for a Council decision
Opening of negotiations on an EU/Andorra agreement on several aspects in the field of border management. Recommendation for a Council decision
Repealing Implementing Decision on the application of an increased visa fee with respect to The Gambia. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code): suspension of certain provisions with respect to Ethiopia. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Working Party on customs questions affecting transport and Inland Transport Committee: proposal to amend the Terms of Reference of the Working Party. EU position
EEA Agreement: Liechtenstein sectoral adaptations – Review
European framework to attract and retain research, innovation and entrepreneurial talents in Europe. Proposal for a Council Recommendation
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2022. Nineteenth report
EU's visa free regimes
Multiannual strategic policy for European integrated border management
Implementation of the Western Mediterranean initiative. Report
Opening of negotiations on a status agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Serbia on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of Serbia. Recommendation for a Council Decision
Suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation. Proposal for a Council Decision
Application of an increased visa fee with respect to The Gambia. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code): suspension of certain provisions with respect to Senegal. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the EuropeanUnion and the Republic of Vanuatu on the short-stay visa waiver. Proposal for a Council decision
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2021. Eighteenth report
EU/Vanuatu Agreement on the short-stay visa waiver: partial suspension of the application. Proposal for a Council decision
State of play as regards the situation of reciprocity with the United States in the area of visa policy
EU/Belarus Agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas: partial suspension of the application. Proposal for a Council Decision
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code): suspension of certain provisions with respect to Iraq. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code): suspension of certain provisions with respect to The Gambia. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code): suspension of certain provisions with respect to Bangladesh. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2020. Seventeenth report
Enhancing cooperation on return and readmission as part of a fair, effective and comprehensive EU migration policy
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2019. Sixteenth report
State of play as regards the situation of non-reciprocity in the area of visa policy
Setting out a recommendation on addressing the serious deficiencies identified in the 2017 evaluation of the United Kingdom on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of the Schengen Information System. Proposal for a Council implementing decision
Opening of negotiations with Cape Verde amending the EU/Cape Verde Agreement on facilitating the issue of short-stay visas to citizens of Cape Verde and EU. Recommendation for a Council Decision
Assessment of Norway`s action plan to remedy the deficiencies identified in the 2017 evaluation on the application of the Schengen acquis in the field of return
Implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 866/2004 of 29 April 2004 and the situation resulting from its application covering the period 1 January until 31 December 2018. Fifteenth report
The Schengen evaluation mechanism: establishing the annual evaluation programme for 2023. Commission Implementing Decision
The Schengen evaluation mechanism: establishing the multiannual evaluation programme for 2023-2029. Commission Implementing Decision
The Schengen evaluation mechanism: establishing the multiannual evaluation programme for 2023-2029. Commission Implementing Decision
The Schengen evaluation mechanism: establishing the annual evaluation programme for 2023. Commission Implementing Decision
European citizens’ initiative: ‘Article 4: Stop torture and inhuman treatment at Europe’s borders’. Commission Implementing Decision
Commission Recommendation establishing a common "Practical Handbook for Border Guards (Schengen Handbook)" to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out the border control of persons
Updating guidelines on general visa issuance in relation to Russian applicants following Council Decision on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation; Providing guidelines on controls of Russian citizens at the external borders
Guidelines on general visa issuance in relation to Russian applicants following Council Decision on the suspension in whole of the application of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of the issuance of visas to the citizens of the European Union and the Russian Federation
Operational guidelines for external border management to facilitate border crossings at the EU-Ukraine borders
Evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis: establishing the first section of the annual evaluation programme for 2022. Commission Implementing Decision
Common "Practical Handbook for Border Guards" to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out the border control of persons. Commission recommendation
Amount of the visa fees
Changes to the amounts of funds for certain programmes and funds
Integrated Border Management Fund/Instrument for financial support for border management and visa: financial envelope and the allocation for the thematic facility
Recent developments at the EU’s external border between Finland and Russia and the need to uphold EU law
Corrupt large-scale sale of Schengen visas
Content and format of the questions and additional set of predetermined questions for the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS)
Definition of unit costs, lump sums and flat rates and financing not linked to costs for reimbursement of expenditure by the Commission to Member States
Resolution on Frontex building on the fact-finding investigation of the LIBE Working Group for Frontex Scrutiny
Predetermined list of occupations for the purposes of the Visa Information System
Specifying the conditions for the correspondence between the data present in a record, alert or file of the other EU information systems consulted and an ETIAS application file
Negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Mauritania
Report on the ongoing negotiations on a status agreement on operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) in Senegal
Revision of the Visa Suspension Mechanism
EU/Liechtenstein Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy
EU/Albania Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Albania
EU/Iceland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy
EU/Switzerland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy
EU/Norway Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for border management and visa policy
EU/Montenegro Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro
Temporary suspension of the visa exemption for all nationals of Vanuatu
Decision on the closure of the accounts of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency for the financial year 2020
FRONTEX's responsibility for fundamental rights violations at EU's external borders in light of the OLAF report
Interoperability between EU information systems - borders and visa: determining cases where identity data are considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection
Loss of lives, violence and inhumane treatment of people seeking international protection at the Spanish-Moroccan border
Building of a wall on the Polish – Belarus border in the Białowieża primeval forest
Content and format of the predetermined list of options to be used to request additional information or documentation
Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Republic of Croatia
Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
Collection and transfer of advance passenger information for enhancing and facilitating external border controls
EU/North Macedonia Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the Republic of North Macedonia
Non-recognition of Russian travel documents issued in occupied foreign regions
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kuwait, Qatar
Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure
Schengen area: digitalisation of the visa procedure
Single Permit Directive. Recast
EU/Moldova Agreement: operational activities carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Moldova
Further defining security, illegal immigration or high epidemic risks
Situation in Belarus and at its border with the EU and the security and humanitarian consequences
The escalating humanitarian crisis on the EU/Belarusian border in particular in Poland
Pushbacks at the EU's external border
Detailed rules on the operation of the central repository for reporting and statistics
Determining cases where identity data may be considered as same or similar for the purpose of the multiple identity detection pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/817
Interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa): detailed rules on the operation of the web portal
European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS): predetermined list of job groups used in the application form
Schengen Borders Code
Instrumentalisation of migration
Schengen Information System (SIS): application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Cyprus
The Schengen evaluation mechanism
European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS): flagging
Resolution on obligations of the Commission in the field of visa reciprocity in accordance with Article 7 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806
Strengthening Europol’s mandate: entry of alerts in SIS
EU/Cabo Verde Agreement: amending EU/Cape Verde Agreement on facilitation of the issue of short-stay visas
Screening Regulation
Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Allocation of funding from the general budget of the Union to cover the costs for the development of the European Travel Information and Authorisation System
Definition of the requirements of the secure account service enabling applicants to provide any additional information or documentation required
Tool for applicants to check the status of their applications and to check the period of validity and status of their travel authorisations
Tool enabling applicants to give or withdraw their consent for an additional retention period of their application file
Implementation report on the Return Directive
EU/Belarus Agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas
EU/Belarus Agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EU/Bosnia and Herzegovina agreement: actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Bosnia and Herzegovina
EU/Montenegro status agreement: actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Montenegro
ETIAS consequential amendments: borders and visa
ETIAS consequential amendments: ECRIS-TCN
ETIAS consequential amendments: police and judicial cooperation
Conditions for accessing the other EU information systems
Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa. Amending Annex II to Regulation (EU) No 515/2014
Situation of migrants at the EU border in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Allocation of extra funding from the EU budget to the implementation of the Entry Exit System
Humanitarian visas
Schengen Information System: putting into effect of the remaining provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
EU/Serbia status agreement: actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Serbia
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement, as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
European Border and Coast Guard: false and authentic documents online (FADO) system
European Border and Coast Guard
European Border and Coast Guard
EU/former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia status agreement: actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Arrangement with Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein: participation in the European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice
Integrated Border Management Fund: instrument for financial support for border management and visa 2021–2027
EU/Albania status agreement on actions carried out by the European Border and Coast Guard Agency in Albania
Common provisions on European Regional Development Fund, European Social Fund Plus, Cohesion Fund, and European Maritime and Fisheries Fund and financial rules for those and for Asylum and Migration Fund, Internal Security Fund and Border Management and Visa Instrument 2021–2027
Visa Information System (VIS): conditions for accessing other EU information systems for VIS purposes
Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing
Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing
EU/Brazil Agreement: amending EU/Brazil Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports
EU/Brazil Agreement: amending EU/Brazil Agreement on short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement when crossing the external borders. Codification
Community code on visas (Visa Code): conditions and procedures for issuing visas
EU/Switzerland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/458 on reinforcement of checks at external borders
Humanitarian visas
Visa Information System: putting into effect of certain provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
Interoperability between EU information systems (borders and visa)
Temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders
EU/Barbados Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Saint Kitts and Nevis Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Antigua and Barbuda Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Bahamas Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Seychelles Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Mauritius Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Iceland Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Schengen Information System (SIS): application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Croatia
Obligations in the field of visa reciprocity
Turkey's progress in fulfilling the requirements of the visa liberalisation roadmap
Refugee emergency, external borders control and future of Schengen
Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of police cooperation and judicial cooperation in criminal matters
Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks
Use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the return of illegally staying third country nationals
European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS): Europol tasks
European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS)
European travel information and authorisation system (ETIAS)
EU/Norway Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
EU/Liechtenstein Agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Uniform format for residence permits for third-country nationals
EU Blue Card Directive
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: suspension mechanism
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Turkey
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Kosovo
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Ukraine
Entry/Exit System (EES)
Schengen Borders Code: use of the Entry/Exit System (EES)
EU/Marshall Islands Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Tuvalu Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Micronesia Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Solomon Islands Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Georgia
European border and coast guard package
Smart borders
Smart borders package
Way forward for Frontex and the European Asylum Support Office
Access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol: date of effect of Decision 2008/633/JHA
European Border and Coast Guard
Schengen Borders Code: reinforcement of checks against relevant databases at external borders
European travel document for the return of illegally staying third-country nationals
EU/China Agreement: short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic passports
EU/Colombia Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Kiribati Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Peru Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Tonga Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Palau Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
Uniform format for visas: security
EU/United Arab Emirates Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Saint Lucia Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Timor-Leste Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Grenada Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Samoa Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Trinidad and Tobago Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Vanuatu Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EU/Dominica Agreement: short-stay visa waiver
Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code). Codification
Summary expulsions and proposed legalisation of 'hot returns' in Spain
Resolution on the situation in the Mediterranean and the need for a holistic EU approach to migration
Prolongation of detention by Member States of illegally staying third-country nationals beyond the 18-month time limit in violation of the Return Directive
Resolution on the future of EU visa policy
Special report of the European Ombudsman in own-initiative inquiry OI/5/2012/BEH-MHZ concerning Frontex
Touring visa
Union Code on Visas (Visa Code). Recast
Decision on the opening of, and mandate for, interinstitutional negotiations on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for external borders and visa
Return management: cooperation with third countries, effective implementation of agreements and the practical implementation of the Return Directive
Mid-term review of the Stockholm Programme
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement: Moldova
EU/Azerbaijan Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EU/Azerbaijan Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
EU/Korea Framework Agreement: matters related to readmission
External borders: simplified regime for the control of persons based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for transit through or intended stays on their territories
EC/Indonesia Framework Agreement on Comprehensive Partnership and Cooperation: matters related to readmission
Surveillance of the external sea borders in the context of operational cooperation coordinated by the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Members States
Third-country nationals: conditions of entry and residence for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing. Recast
Schengen Borders Code: use of the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the Registered Traveller Programme (RTP)
Registered Traveller Programme (RTP)
Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data of third country nationals
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement
Biometric passports
Situation of unaccompanied minors in the EU
Establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case. Recommendation to the Council
EU/Armenia Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
EU/Armenia Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
EU/Cape Verde Agreement: facilitation of the issue of short-stay visas
EU/Cape Verde Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
External Borders Fund: increasing the Union co-financing rate
EU/Moldova Visa Facilitation Agreement: amendments and additions
EU/Ukraine Visa Facilitation Agreement: amendments and additions
EU/Turkey Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EU response to the migration flows in North Africa and the Southern Mediterranean, in particular in Lampedusa
Declaration on the restoration of reciprocity in the visa regime - solidarity with the unequal status of Czech citizens following the unilateral introduction of visas by Canada
European Border Surveillance System (Eurosur)
Internal Security Fund: instrument for financial support for external borders and visa 2014-2020
Border control: common rules on temporary reintroduction of border control at internal borders in exceptional circumstances
Community Code on Visas: harmonised application
Local border traffic at external borders: inclusion of the Kaliningrad area and certain Polish administrative districts in the eligible border area
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
External and internal borders: rules on movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
Use of passenger name record (PNR) data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime
Visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and FYROM
Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding
Implementation of the EU-Russia visa faciliation agreement
Transatlantic relations: USA travel fee
Community readmission agreements with third countries
Body scanners
Full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
Schengen Information System: application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in Bulgaria and Romania
External borders: list of travel documents (with or without visa) for crossing the external borders; setting up a mechanism for establishing this list
Evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis
EU/Brazil Agreement: short-stay visa waiver for holders of ordinary passports
EU/Brazil Agreement: short-stay visa waiver for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports
Seasonal employment: conditions of entry and stay of third-country nationals
Intra-corporate transfer: conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
EU/Georgia Agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EU/Georgia Agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
External borders: mandate of the Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (FRONTEX)
Draft Council decision supplementing the Schengen Borders Code as regards the surveillance of the external maritime borders by Frontex
Resolution on progress of Schengen Information System II and Visa Information System
Immigration, role of Frontex and cooperation between the Member States
New visa regulations for Balkan countries (Montenegro, Serbia, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia)
Loss at sea of migrants' boats off the Libyan coast
Situation in the retention centres for immigrants, especially in the islands of Mayotte and Lampedusa
EC/Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Liechtenstein agreement: supplementary rules in relation to the External Borders Fund for the period 2007 to 2013
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
Immigration: liaison officers network
Area of freedom, security and justice: operational management of SIS II and VIS
EC/Switzerland and Liechtenstein Arrangement: participation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein in the activities of Frontex
EC/Pakistan agreement: readmission agreement
Movement of persons with a long-stay visa
Long stay visa and alerts in the Schengen Information System SIS
EC/Bahamas agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EC/Saint Kitts and Nevis agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EC/Seychelles agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EC/Barbados agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EC/Antigua and Barbuda agreement: short-stay visa waiver
EC/Mauritius agreement: short-stay visa waiver
Resolution on the impact of aviation security measures and body scanners on human rights, privacy, personal dignity and data protection
Resolution on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the use of passenger name record (PNR) for law enforcement purposes
Illegal immigration, external action of the EU and Frontex
Cost of obtaining a visa for Belarusian and Ukrainian citizens
Resolution on negotiations between the European Union and the United States with regard to visa exemptions (visa waiver)
Next steps in border management in the European Union and similar experiences in third countries
Evaluation and future development of the FRONTEX Agency and a European Border Surveillance System EUROSUR
Uniform format for visas
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
Visas: numbering of visas
Schengen Borders Code: use of the Visa Information System (VIS) at the external borders
Immigration
Schengen: application of the provisions relating to the Schengen Information System SIS in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and the Slovak Republic
Migration policy: single application procedure for a single permit to reside and work, common set of rights for third-country workers
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment
European passport and travel documents: standards for security features and biometrics
External borders: simplified regime for the control of persons, based on the unilateral recognition by the Member States of certain residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for the purpose of transit through their territory
External borders: simplified regime for the control of persons based on the unilateral recognition by Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania of certain documents as equivalent to their national visas for the purposes of transit through their territories
EC/Moldova agreement: agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EC/Moldova agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
EC/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
EC/Serbia agreement: readmission agreement
EC/Montenegro agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
EC/Albania agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
EC/Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia FYROM agreement: readmission agreement
EC/Montenegro agreement: readmission agreement
EC/Serbia agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
EC/Bosnia and Herzegovina agreement: readmission agreement
EC/Bosnia and Herzegovina agreement: issuance of short-stay visas
Immigration: status of third-country nationals who are long-term residents. Extension to beneficiaries of international protection
EC/Ukraine agreement: readmission agreement
EC/Ukraine agreement: facilitation of the issuance of visas
Fight against illegal immigration of third-country nationals. Policy priorities
Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code): implementing powers conferred on the Commission
Road and inland waterway transport: elimination of controls at the frontiers. Codification
Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)
Rapid Border Intervention Teams
Development of the second-generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)
Visas: collection of biometric identifiers, organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications, organisation of Member States consular offices for the implementation of the Visa Information System VIS
EC/Russia Readmission Agreement
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union: Arrangement of the 18 May 2005 between the European Community, Iceland and Norway on the modalities of those states' participation
Agreement EC/Russian Federation: issuance of short-stay visas
Visas: listing of the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement
Access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol
Visas: procedures for applying for and issuing visas for members of the Olympic family taking part in the 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Torino
Common standards and procedures for returning illegally staying third-country nationals. "Return Directive"
External borders: recognition by new Member States and Schengen States of residence permits issued by Switzerland and Liechtenstein as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit (Regulation (EC) No 539/2001)
External borders: simplified regime for control of persons, unilateral recognition by new Member States of documents issued by Schengen States as equivalent to their national visas for the purpose of transit
Second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II): establishment, operation and use
Second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II): establishment, operation and use
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States (FRONTEX): term of office of Executive Director and Deputy Executive Director
General programme "Solidarity and Management of Migration Flows": External Borders Fund 2007-2013
Free movement of persons: local border traffic at external borders of the Member States and establishment of a special "L" visa, amending the Schengen Conventions and the Common Consular Instructions
Visas, asylum, immigration: passage to qualified majority voting and to co-decision (Art. 251) for certains areas covered by Title IV of Part three of the EC Treaty
Visa Information System (VIS) and exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation)
Visa: ratification by the Member States of the ILO Convention 185 on seafarers' identity documents
Visas: nationals of a Member State, reciprocity mechanism to be used by a third country on the list in Annex II
Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code)
External borders, visas, asylum and immigration: ARGO action programme 2002-2006
Scientific research: admission of third-country national researchers to the Community, uniform visas
EC/Albania agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Visa information system VIS: establishment, information exchange between Member States
The second generation Schengen information System SIS II
Control of external borders: development of a common policy, Thessaloniki Council
EC/China agreement: authorised destination status ADS for Chinese tourists, readmission obligation, visas
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (Frontex)
External borders, illegal immigration: date stamping of travel documents of third-country nationals
Residence permits: uniform format, biometric identifiers
Visa: uniform format with photograph in 2005, biometric identification
Movement of persons: local border traffic, free movement at the temporary external land borders between Member States
Movement of persons: local border traffic, trade interchange and crossing regime at external land borders of the Member States
Visas: facilitating procedures for members of the Olympic family taking part in the 2004 Games in Athens
EC/China Macao SAR agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
EC/Sri Lanka agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
2004 enlargement, Kaliningrad: uniform formats for Facilitated Transit Documents (FTD) and Facilitated Rail Transit Documents (FRTD)
Enlargement, Kaliningrad: specific Facilitated Transit Document (FTD), Facilitated Rail Transit Document (FRTD), Common Consular Instructions and Common Manual
External borders: integrated management of borders of the Member States of the Union
Terrorism: new functions for the Schengen information System SIS II. Initiative Spain
Schengen: issue of visas at the border, seamen in transit. Initiative Spain
Visas: third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement
EC/China Hong Kong SAR agreement: readmission of persons residing without authorisation
Illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings: residence permit issued to victims
Border checks: implementation, provisions and procedures. Initiative Portugal
Visas: uniform format
Visas: exemption of visa requirement for Romanian nationals
External borders, visas, asylum and immigration: action programme 2002-2006 for administrative cooperation ARGO
Visas: uniform format for forms for affixing visa for travel documents which are not recognised
Visas: uniform format
Crossing at external borders of the States, Schengen cooperation. Annual reports 1998
Free movement of persons: national long-stay visa. Initiative France
Visas: Council implementing powers for examining visa applications, instrument Vision. Initiative Finland
Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement (Visa Regulation)
Controls at borders: exchange of information to combat counterfeit travel documents
Visas: detection of false or falsified documents in the diplomatic representations abroad or offices
Immigration: readmission of third-country nationals, obligations as between the Member States. Initiative Finland
Controls at borders: fight against counterfeit travel documents. Initiative Germany
Airport transit arrangements
Visas: uniform format for forms to persons holding travel document not recognised or no travel documents
Visas: third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when the are crossing EC external borders
ODYSSEUS programme 1998-2002: mutual assistance concerning immigration, border controls and asylum
Resolution on policy on visas for citizens of Central and Eastern European countries CEECs
Centre for Information, Discussion and Exchange on the crossing of borders and immigration CIREFI
Bilateral readmission agreement between a Member State of the European Union and a third country
Visas: standard model
Visas: third countries whose nationals must be in possession of a visa when they are crossing external borders
Convention on controls on persons crossing external frontiers