Communication from the Commission – Providing Guidelines on the assessment of visa applications submitted by Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports and controls of Georgian nationals at the external borders of the EU following the entry into force of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/496 of 6 March 2026 on the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for Georgian nationals holding diplomatic, service or official passports and Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 of 27 January 2025 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
Date: 2026-03-10
Institutions: Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, European Commission
Subjects: EU visa policy, Georgia, Schengen Agreement, agreement (EU), diplomatic profession, external border of the EU, foreign national, passport








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            COMMUNICATION FROM THE COMMISSION
         
Providing Guidelines on the assessment of visa applications submitted by Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports and controls of Georgian nationals at the external borders of the EU following the entry into force of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/496 of 6 March 2026 on the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for Georgian nationals holding diplomatic, service or official passports and Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 of 27 January 2025 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas
(C/2026/1553)

I.   Introduction and background









1.


Since 1 March 2011, Georgia has benefited from an Agreement with the European Union on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (1) (the ‘Facilitation Agreement’). Following a visa liberalisation dialogue, Georgia also benefits from a general visa exemption as of 21 March 2017 through its inclusion in Annex II of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 (2) (the ‘Visa Regulation’) among the third countries whose nationals are exempt from the requirement to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States for stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period.












2.


On 27 January 2025, the Council adopted a decision (3) (‘the Council Decision’) to partially suspend the Facilitation Agreement, namely the diplomatic visa waiver laid down in Article 10 thereof as well as several other clauses aiming at facilitating the issuance of visa to members of Georgian official delegations, members of national and regional governments and parliaments of Georgia, and members of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Georgia, in the exercise of their duties.












3.


The Council Decision opened the possibility for the adoption of visa restrictions-for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports on the basis of Article 6(1) of the Visa Regulation and was adopted, among others, in response to the adoption by Georgia of legislation adversely affecting fundamental rights of the Georgian people – including the freedom of association and expression, right to privacy, and the right to participate in public affairs. Both the Seventh and Eighth Visa Suspension Mechanism (VSM) Reports deemed those laws and actions incompatible with the fundamental principles on the basis of which the Facilitation Agreement had been concluded.












4.


Since Georgia was still listed in Annex II to the Visa Regulation, Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports were still in principle exempt from the visa requirement. However, the Council Decision made it possible for Member States to provide for exceptions from the exemption from the visa requirement for holders of diplomatic, service or official passports on the basis of Article 6(1)(a) of the Visa Regulation. In order to ensure a harmonised implementation by all Member States of the relevant provisions of Regulation (EU) No 810/2009 (‘Visa Code’) (4), the Commission issued Guidelines on the implementation of the Council Decision on the partial suspension of the application of the Facilitation Agreement and on the application by Member States of Article 6(1) of the Visa Regulation as regards holders of diplomatic, official and service passports issued by Georgia (5).












5.


After a number of exchanges with Georgian authorities, the Commission concluded that the latter failed to demonstrate any meaningful progress in addressing the Commission’s recommendations to ensure and uphold the fundamental rights of all Georgian citizens, notably by repealing the contested legislation. The monitoring under the Eighth VSM Report, adopted on 19 December 2025, confirmed the lack of progress by Georgia and concluded that the situation had further deteriorated with the adoption of subsequent restrictive legislation (6). As such, the Commission considers that the regression on key governance and fundamental rights benchmarks underpinning the visa liberalisation process is both deliberate and systemic (7).












6.


As a result, and taking into account relevant data, reports and statistics, the Commission has concluded that by taking such measures, Georgian authorities have failed to respect the specific requirements stemming from the visa liberalisation dialogue, fundamental rights, democratic standards and international legal standards. Being inconsistent with the norms and values of the EU, these actions hamper the steady development of economic, humanitarian, cultural, scientific and other ties between the EU and Georgia. The actions undertaken by the Georgian authorities have therefore led the Commission to adopt Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/496 of 6 March 2026 on the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for nationals of Georgia holding diplomatic, service and official passports (the ‘temporary suspension’).












7.


The present Communication replaces the aforementioned Guidelines adopted on 20 February 2025 following the partial suspension of the Visa Facilitation Agreement. Its objective is to provide a set of guidelines to the Member States and their competent authorities – especially consular and border authorities – to ensure the harmonised and accurate implementation of the temporary suspension. Such guidelines are necessary to avoid the development of divergent national practices undermining the effectiveness of the temporary suspension. That being said, Member States are obliged to ensure the full effectiveness of the temporary suspension regardless of the present Guidelines.












8.


The present Communication explains the consequences of the adoption of the temporary suspension following its entry into force and therefore clarifies its relationship with Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 (Section II).












9.


In addition, in order to ensure that visas are issued to holders of diplomatic, service or official passports only where justified, it is necessary and appropriate to issue guidance to authorities responsible for the assessment of visa applications of holders of diplomatic, service or official passports (Section III).












10.


Finally, the temporary suspension of a visa exemption for the targeted category of the Georgian population entails the risk that they use ‘ordinary’ passports to enter the EU visa-free, even when they are on official business or combine official and private business. As such, the present Communication seeks to mitigate the risk of circumvention of the temporary suspension, by providing clarifications to authorities in charge of controls at the external borders of the EU (Section IV).




II.   Implementation of Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 following the adoption of the temporary suspension of the visa exemption for Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports









11.


Decision (EU) 2025/170 has suspended the application of certain provisions of the Agreement as regards citizens of Georgia who are:






(a)


members of Georgia’s official delegations, who, following an official invitation addressed to Georgia, should participate in official meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of one of the Member States by intergovernmental organisations;










(b)


members of Georgia’s national and regional Governments and Parliaments, Georgia’s Constitutional Court and Supreme Court;










(c)


citizens of Georgia holding valid diplomatic passports issued by Georgia.
















12.


In accordance with Article 1 of Decision (EU) 2025/170, the following provisions of the Agreement are suspended in relation to the categories of citizens of Georgia referred to in point 10:






(a)


Article 4(1), point (b) on ‘Documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey’;










(b)


Article 5(1), points (b) and (c);










(c)


Article 5(2), point (a);










(d)


Article 5(3) on the ‘Issuance of multiple-entry visas’;










(e)


Article 6(1);










(f)


Article 6(3), points (c) and (f), on ‘Fees for processing visa applications’;










(g)


Article 7 on the ‘Duration of the visa application procedure’;










(h)


Article 10 on ‘Diplomatic passports’.
















13.


The entry into force of the partial suspension of the application of the provisions of the Facilitation Agreement did not affect Georgia’s inclusion in Annex II to the Visa Regulation, meaning Georgian nationals holding diplomatic passports were still, in principle, exempted from the visa requirement.












14.


In the Guidelines accompanying the partial suspension (8), the Commission recommended the adoption by Member States of appropriate measures to provide for exceptions from the exemption from the visa requirement as regards Georgian holders of diplomatic passports, service or official passports, in application of Article 6(1), point (a), of the Visa Regulation.












15.


Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports were, however, still able to enter the Schengen area visa-free through Member States who did not act upon the Commission’s recommendations. The adoption of the temporary suspension at EU level, ensures that such a situation does not perdure since, in accordance with Article 8e(7) of the Visa Regulation as amended by Regulation (EU) 2025/2441 (9), Member States cannot provide for new exceptions from the visa requirement pursuant to Article 6(1), point (a). Moreover, Member States that have bilateral agreements with the third country concerned must take the necessary steps not to apply exceptions adopted pursuant to Article 6(1), point (a).












16.


The obligation for Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports to hold a Schengen Visa in order to be able to enter the Schengen area for a stay of up to 90 days in a period of 180 days therefore applies in whole to the Member States without any exception.












17.


For those Georgian nationals concerned by the partial suspension of the visa Facilitation Agreement, the application of the Council Decision entails the following:




(i)   Visa fee









18.


Decision (EU) 2025/170 has suspended the waiver of the visa fee for the categories of citizens of Georgia referred to in Article 6(3), points (c) and (f), of the Agreement.












19.


Decision (EU) 2025/170 has also suspended the application of Article 6(1) of the Agreement, regarding the visa fee of 35 EUR, in respect of the categories of citizens of Georgia referred to in Article 4(1), point (b), Article 5(1), points (b) and (c), Article 5(2), point (a), and Article 10(1) of the Agreement.












20.


This category of people, which includes holders of diplomatic, service or official passports, therefore has to pay the standard visa fee – amounting to EUR 90 – in full, in accordance with Article 16(1) of the Visa Code.












21.



Member States are to refrain from making use of Article 16(5)(b) and (6) of the Visa Code which allows them to waive or reduce the visa fee, either systematically or individually, in accordance with the principle of sincere cooperation.




(ii)   Issuance of multiple-entry visas









22.


Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 has suspended the application of Article 5(1), points (b) and (c), Article 5(2), point (a), and Article 5(3) of the Facilitation Agreement, concerning the issuance of multiple-entry visas to the category of citizens Georgia listed in those provisions.












23.


For the categories of visa applicants targeted by the partial suspension of the Facilitation Agreement and the temporary suspension, multiple-entry visas are to be issued in accordance with the rules set out in Article 24 of the Visa Code. Attention is drawn in particular to paragraph 2a of Article 24, which specifies that the validity period of the visa issued may be shortened in individual cases, where there is reasonable doubt that the entry conditions will be met for the entire period of validity. Member States are also invited to consider issuing only single-entry visas instead of multiple-entry visas, since political developments and continued deterioration of EU-Georgia relations may increase the likelihood that applicants will no longer fulfil entry conditions over time. Information should be exchanged in local Schengen cooperation to ensure a harmonised application of the rules on issuing multiple-entry visas to the categories of applicants covered by the partial suspension of the Agreement.




(iii)   Documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey









24.


With regards to the type of documents that are to be requested to the applicants, the partial suspension of the Facilitation Agreement suspended the simplified documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey to be submitted by the categories of citizens of Georgia listed in Article 4(1), point (b), of the Facilitation Agreement. As a consequence, when applicants falling under these categories apply for a Schengen Visa, point 2 of Annex III to Commission Implementing Decision C(2014) 2737 final (10)
applies in order to determine the required documentary evidence regarding the purpose of the journey. In particular, the Commission draws competent authorities’ attention to the need to request a letter or note verbale issued by a Georgian authority confirming that the applicant is a member of a delegation traveling to the territory of the EU to participate in meetings, consultations, negotiations or exchange programmes, as well as in events held in the territory of the Member State by intergovernmental organisations. Member States can request additional documents as necessary.




(iv)   Length of procedures for processing visa applications









25.


Decision (EU) 2025/170 suspends the application of Article 7 of the Agreement in relation to the categories of visa applicants, citizens of Georgia, referred to in Article 4(1), point (b), Article 5(1), points (b) and (c), Article 5(2), point (a), and Article 10(1) of the Agreement.












26.


For these categories of visa applicants, the decision on the application is to be taken in accordance with Article 23 of the Visa Code, i.e., normally within 15 days. Therefore, consulates have more time to assess applications compared to the processing time of 10 days specified in the Facilitation Agreement.




III.   Assessment of visa applications lodged by Georgian nationals holding diplomatic, service and official passports

(i)   Assessment of fulfilment of entry conditions









27.


For holders of diplomatic, service or official passports issued by Georgia who are subject to a visa requirement by reason of the temporary suspension, pursuant to Article 21 of the Visa Code (11), it is for the Member States’ authorities to assess thoroughly that they fulfil the entry conditions set out in Article 6 of the Schengen Borders Code, before issuing a short-stay visa. Such an assessment is to be carried out on a case-by-case basis, thus avoiding any automatic or systematic conclusions to be drawn for such a category of applicants.












28.


Member States are reminded that, in accordance with Article 21(3), point (b), of the Visa Code, competent authorities are to strictly review the applicant’s justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay.




(ii)   Individual interview and request for the full set of supporting documents









29.



Member States and their competent authorities are strongly encouraged to make use of the possibility, under Article 21(8) of the Visa Code, to carry out an interview with and request a full set of supporting documents from Georgian nationals holding a diplomatic, service or official passport seeking to obtain a short-stay visa. The conduction of an interview is justified by the fact that the temporary suspension specifically targets this particular category of Georgian applicants.












30.


During the interview conducted pursuant to Article 21(8) of the Visa Code, competent authorities are reminded that they are to strictly assess whether such applicants present a risk to the security of the competent Member State or a threat to the international relations of any of the Member States (Article 21(3), point (d), of the Visa Code). Access by such actors to EU territory constitutes an increased risk in terms of promoting the actions of the Georgian authorities and/or lobbying for their interests.












31.


The Commission recalls the particular importance of this assessment in the current context, where the suspension of the visa exemption is, inter alia, justified by the deterioration of the external relations of the EU with Georgia, pursuant to Article 8a1(h) of the Visa Regulation.












32.


Pursuant to Article 39(2) of the Visa Code, a particularly strict assessment of the foregoing is to be proportionate to the objective of preventing access to EU territory by actors who represent a genuine threat to the international relations of any of the Member States or the EU as a whole.












33.


Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports are to be issued visas when they are invited to attend intergovernmental meetings and those promoted or hosted by the EU, or hosted by a Member State holding the Chairmanship in office of the OSCE or where a political dialogue is conducted that directly promotes the policy objectives underlying the temporary suspension.












34.


Pursuant to Article 21(7) of the Visa Code, Member States and their competent authorities are to communicate unequivocally to the targeted category of applicants that the examination of their application will be based notably on the veracity and reliability of their statements.












35.



Member States are reminded of their obligation to refuse to issue a visa, in accordance with Article 32(1)(b) of the Visa Code, where, during the examination of the application, competent authorities have reasonable doubts about the reliability of the statements made by the applicant.




(iii)   Annulment of issued visas









36.


Where, during the examination of the application, Member States’ consulates conclude that a visa can be issued, Georgian applicants holding diplomatic, service or official passports are to be informed that the visa will be annulled where it becomes evident that the conditions for issuing it – notably, that the applicant does not represent a threat to the security or the international relations of any of the Member States or that the issuance is based on true and reliable statements – were not met at the time it was issued, in particular where there are serious grounds for believing the visa was obtained through false statements, in accordance with Article 34(1) of the Visa Code.












37.


The foregoing is without prejudice to the cases where Member States are bound by an obligation under international law, including as host countries of international intergovernmental organisations, the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe or of international conferences convened by the United Nations, other international intergovernmental organisations hosted by Member States, or under a multilateral agreement conferring privileges and immunities. It is also without prejudice to any right of appeal against the refusal or annulment of a visa.




(iv)   Exchange of information in the context of Local Schengen Cooperation









38.


Member States are also encouraged to intensify the exchange of information in the context of local Schengen Cooperation in Tbilisi to ensure to the greatest extent possible and in accordance with Article 48(1) of the Visa Code, a harmonised approach to the examination of the visa applications submitted by the concerned category of the Georgian population.












39.



The exchanges should include local sources of information as provided by Article 48(3)(b)(ii) of the Visa Code, in particular, public sources of information, such as official websites from the government of Georgia (12).




(v)   Collection of fingerprints and recording in VIS









40.


Member States are reminded that holders of diplomatic, service or official passports are not exempt from the obligation to provide fingerprints as part of a visa application, according to Article 13(1) of the Visa Code.












41.


Following this obligation, and pursuant to Article 9(6) of the VIS Regulation, fingerprints must be duly collected and recorded in the VIS for all visa applications submitted by nationals of Georgia holding diplomatic, service or official passports, unless one of the narrowly defined exemptions of Article 13(7) of the Visa Code applies. In particular, point (c) of Article 13(7) of the Visa Code exempts heads of State or government and members of a national government with accompanying spouses, and the members of their official delegations when they are invited by Member States’ governments or by international organisations for an official purpose.












42.



Applications from holders of diplomatic, service or official passports who refuse to provide fingerprints should be deemed inadmissible, in accordance with Article 19(3) of the Visa Code.




IV.   Guidelines on controls of Georgian citizens at the external borders pursuant to the Schengen Borders Code









43.


Pursuant to Article 8(3) of the Schengen Borders Code (13), cross-border movement at external borders by third country nationals must be subject to thorough checks by border guards to verify that the third country nationals fulfil all the entry conditions laid down in Article 6(1) of the same Code.












44.


In this regard, Member States’ border guard authorities are encouraged to systematically exercise intensive individual scrutiny of Georgian nationals, notably through the conduct of in-depth interviews with Georgian nationals seeking to enter the Schengen Area. The objective of such an interview should be to detect and identify Georgian nationals who are also holders of diplomatic, service or official passports and who are seeking to circumvent their obligation to be in possession of a Schengen visa. This interview should specifically focus on the purpose of travel and the means of subsistence of the Georgian nationals, their source of income and their travel insurance, which could give away ties to the Georgian authorities.












45.


EU citizens within the meaning of Article 20(1) TFEU, and third-country nationals who are members of the family of a EU citizen exercising his or her right to free movement to whom Directive 2004/38/EC (14) applies, who are also nationals of Georgia, can enter the territory of the Member States freely if they travel with a passport issued by their Member State.












46.


Where border authorities need to ascertain whether a Georgian national is subject to a visa requirement, border authorities are invited to diligently examine any pre-existing travel history and to detect previous use of a diplomatic passport in the Entry/Exit System (EES) file, pursuant to Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 (15).












47.


If following an examination of the EES file, they find that the person concerned has previously travelled with a diplomatic, service or official passport to the EU, border guards should conduct a thorough individual interview to find out whether that person is trying to circumvent their obligation to be in possession of a valid short-stay visa as per the temporary suspension.












48.


In accordance with their powers under national law, border authorities are encouraged to ask questions to the traveler, as listed below. In this context, border guards are to carefully observe any signs of excessive nervousness, aggressive attitude or excessive willingness to cooperate, as described in the Schengen Handbook (under Advice for border guards when conducting border checks, p. 17). Travelers are to be informed that their statements may be cross-checked against national and European databases, such as the VIS, SIS and other public databases. Border guards may also cross-check statements from travelers against publicly available sources, such as official websites of the Georgian government. Border authorities should keep in mind that they are not to interrogate such travellers as potential criminals or illegally staying third-country nationals. All questions should be well-balanced and asked in a friendly manner:






—



What is the purpose of your travel to the EU?











—



What is your end destination?











—



Where are you staying?











—



What is your source of income?











—



Do you perceive any income from the Georgian authorities?











—



Are you also a holder of a diplomatic, service or official passport?











—



Please elaborate on the type of travel insurance you have contracted for this journey.

















49.


Where border guards conclude, following the interview or at any stage of the process that the Georgian national is also a diplomat or official subject to a visa requirement – and that that person is on official business, or is combining official business with private travel purposes, without being in possession of a valid visa – that person should be refused entry in accordance with Article 14 of the Schengen Borders Code. Such a refusal would follow from the fact that the concerned Georgian national does not fulfil all the entry conditions laid down in Article 6(1), points (b) and (c), of the Schengen Borders Code.












50.


Where Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports try to cross the external borders of the EU, border guard authorities are reminded of their obligation, pursuant to Article 8(3), point (a)(ii), of the Schengen Borders Code to check whether they are in possession of a valid visa. If such holders are in possession of a valid visa, Member States are strongly encouraged to refrain from using their margin of discretion when deciding whether to exempt said holders from being registered in the EES. Border guard authorities are instead strongly encouraged to systematically register Georgian holders of diplomatic, service or official passports in the EES, for the purpose of enforcing the temporary suspension.












51.


Where it is established that a Georgian holder of a diplomatic, service or official passport has circumvented, or attempted to circumvent, the obligation to be in possession of a valid visa, border guard authorities are to enter a Schengen Information System (SIS) alert for refusal of entry and stay, pursuant to Article 24(2)(c) of SIS Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 (16), following the adoption, by the Member State concerned, of an administrative or judicial decision on the refusal of entry and stay.












52.



Heightened scrutiny must not lead to entry being denied to persons that have a legitimate interest in entering the Schengen area, even when they do not fulfil all the entry conditions. In particular, border guards are encouraged to assess the request for entry of human rights defenders, dissidents or independent journalists who present themselves at the external borders of the EU, in light of Article 6(5)(c) of the Schengen Borders Code, even when they do not fulfil all the entry conditions. Similarly, heightened scrutiny must not result in refusing entry for humanitarian reasons or to ordinary Georgian travelers, who are not holders of diplomatic, service or official passports, and who do fulfil all the entry conditions.




V.   Implementation and information to the public









53.


These guidelines are meant to provide guidance to Member States when assessing applications lodged by citizens of Georgia concerned by the partial suspension of the Facilitation Agreement read in combination with the temporary suspension, irrespective of their place of residence.












54.


Member States’ central authorities are therefore invited to share these guidelines with all their consular representations around the world.












55.


Member States remain responsible for informing the general public of the consequences of the partial suspension of the Facilitation Agreement and the temporary suspension in accordance with Article 47(1) of the Visa Code.






(1)  Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (OJ L 52, 25.2.2011, p. 34, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/agree_internation/2011/117/oj).

(2)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (OJ L 303, 28.11.2018, p. 39, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1806/oj).

(3)  Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 of 27 January 2025 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (OJ L, 2025/170, 28.1.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dec/2025/170/oj).

(4)  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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/810/oj).

(5)  Communication from the Commission C/2025/980 – Providing Guidelines on the implementation of Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 of 27 January 2025 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas and on the application by Member States of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards holders of diplomatic passports, service/official passports and special passports issued by Georgia (OJ C, C/2025/1149, 20.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1149/oj).

(6)  Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council, Eighth Report under the Visa Suspension Mechanism, COM(2025) 792 final, 19.12.2025.

(7)  
            Ibid.


(8)  Communication from the Commission – Providing Guidelines on the implementation of Council Decision (EU) 2025/170 of 27 January 2025 on the partial suspension of the application of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas and on the application by Member States of Article 6(1) of Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards holders of diplomatic passports, service/official passports and special passports issued by Georgia (OJ C, C/2025/1149, 20.2.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2025/1149/oj), point 14.

(9)  Regulation (EU) 2025/2441 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 November 2025 amending Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 as regards the revision of the suspension mechanism (OJ L, 2025/2441, 10.12.2025, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/2441/oj).

(10)  Annex III to Commission Implementing Decision establishing the list of supporting documents to be presented by visa applicants in Belarus, Cameroon, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates, C(2014) 2737 final, Brussels, 29.4.2014.

(11)  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, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2009/810/oj).

(12)  E.g.: Assets declarations of Georgian diplomats & officials: Declarations – Asset declarations of public officials.

(13)  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) (OJ L 77, 23.3.2016, p. 1, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2016/399/oj).

(14)  Directive 2004/38/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States amending Regulation (EEC) No 1612/68 and repealing Directives 64/221/EEC, 68/360/EEC, 72/194/EEC, 73/148/EEC, 75/34/EEC, 75/35/EEC, 90/364/EEC, 90/365/EEC and 93/96/EEC (OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 77, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/dir/2004/38/oj).

(15)  Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2017 establishing and Entry/Exit System (EES) to register entry and exit data and refusal of entry data of third-country nationals crossing the external borders of the Member States and determining the conditions for access to the EES for law enforcement purposes, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulations (EC) No 767/2008 and (EU) No 1077/2011 (OJ L 327, 9.12.2017, p. 20, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/2226/oj).

(16)  Regulation (EU) 2018/1861 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 November 2018 on the establishment, operation and use of the Schengen Information System (SIS) in the field of border checks, and amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement, and amending and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1987/2006 (OJ L 312, 7.12.2018, p. 14, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg/2018/1861/oj).


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