Update of model cards issued by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Member States to accredited members of diplomatic missions and consular representations and members of their families, as referred to in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (1)

(2022/C 274/03)

The publication of model cards issued by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of Member States to accredited members of diplomatic missions and consular representations and members of their families, as referred to in Article 20(2) of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (2) is based on the information communicated by the Member States to the Commission in conformity with Article 39 of the Schengen Borders Code.

In addition to the publication in the Official Journal, a monthly update is available on the website of Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs.

SPECIMEN OF CARDS ISSUED BY FOREIGN MINISTRIES OF THE MEMBER STATES

ITALY

Replacement of the list published in OJ C 153, 6.7.2007, p. 15.

Carta d’identità M.A.E.

(Identity Card issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

— Mod. 1 (blu) Corpo diplomatico accreditato e consorti titolari di passaporto diplomatico (Model 1 (blue) Accredited members of the diplomatic corps and their spouses who hold a diplomatic passport)

— Mod. 2 (verde) Corpo consolare titolare di passaporto diplomatico e consorti titolari di passaporto diplomatico. (Model 2 (green) Members of the consular corps who hold a diplomatic passport and their spouses who hold a diplomatic passport.)

— Mod. 3 (orange) Funzionari II^ FAO titolari di passaporto diplomatico, di servizio o ordinario (Model 3 (orange) Category II FAO officials who hold a diplomatic, service or ordinary passport)

— Mod. 4 (orange) Impiegati tecnico-amministrativi presso Rappresentanze diplomatiche titolari di passaporto di servizio e consorti titolari di passaporto di servizio. (Model 4 (orange) Technical and administrative staff of diplomatic representations who hold a service passport and their spouses who hold a service passport.)

— Mod. 5 (orange) Impiegati consolari titolari di passaporto di servizio e consorti titolari di passaporto di servizio. (Model 5 (orange) Consular staff who hold a service passport and their spouses who hold a service passport.)

— Mod. 7 (grigio) Personale di servizio presso Rappresentanze diplomatiche titolare di passaporto di servizio e consorti titolari di passaporto di servizio. (Model 7 (grey) Domestic staff of diplomatic representations who hold a service passport and their spouses who hold a service passport.)

— Mod. 8 (grigio) Personale di servizio presso Rappresentanze Consolari titolare di passaporto di servizio e consorti titolari di passaporto di servizio. (Model 8 (grey) Domestic staff of consular representations who hold a service passport and their spouses who hold a service passport.)

— Mod. 11 (beige) Funzionari delle Organizzazioni internazionali, Consoli Onorari, impiegati locali, personale di servizio assunto all’estero e venuto al seguito, familiari Corpo Diplomatico e Organizzazioni Internazionali titolari di passaporto ordinario (Model 11 (beige) Officials of international organisations, honorary consuls, local employees, domestic staff recruited abroad who have followed their employer, families of members of the diplomatic corps and international organisations who hold an ordinary passport)

NB: Models 6 (orange) and 9 (green) for, respectively, staff of international organisations who have no immunity and foreign honorary consuls, are no longer issued and have been replaced by model 11. However, these documents remain valid until the expiry date stated on them.

On the back of the identify card it is stated that the card exempts the holder from the requirement to hold a residence permit and, together with a valid travel document, entitles the holder to enter the territory of any Schengen state.

List of previous publications

(1) See the list of previous publications at the end of this update.

(2) OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1.