Visa Code Handbook - Visumhåndbogen

Annex no.

Name of Annex

Updates

Annex 1

List of third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and of those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement

Download the list under Who needs to apply for a Schengen visa on the following webpage: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en

Annex 2

List of residence permits issued by Member States

Download the list under Related documents on the following webpage: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en

Annex 3

List of school pupils travelling in the framework of a school excursion within the European Union

Annex 4

List of agreements on local border traffic and specimen of permits issued by Member States for that purpose

Annex 5

Information on national derogations from the visa requirement

Download the information under Who needs to apply for a Schengen visa – “exceptions to the visa requirements” on the following webpage: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en

Certain civilian sea crew members - Danish update (14-05-2014) 

Annex 6

Guidelines on the movement of Turkish nationals across the external borders of EU Member States in order to provide services there

Annex 7a

Common list of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports located in any of the Schengen States

Download the list under Who needs to apply for a Schengen visa – Airport transit visas – "any of the Schengen States" on the following webpage: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en

Annex 7b

List of third countries whose nationals are required to be in possession of an airport transit visa when passing through the international transit area of airports located in som of the Schengen countries.

Download the list under Who needs to apply for a Schengen visa – Airport transit visas – "some of the Schengen countries" on the following webpage: https://home-affairs.ec.europa.eu/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy/applying-schengen-visa_en

Annex 7c

List of residence permits entitling their holders to transit through the airports of member states without being required to hold an airport transit visa

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines

See the following webpage for a comprehensive overview of all agreements concluded between the EU and the countries concerned: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy_en“

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines - Albania

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines - Bosnia Herzegovina

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines - Moldova

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines - Russian Federation

Annex 8

Visa facilitation agreements and implementing Guidelines - Ukraine

Annex 9

Uniform application form

Annex 10

The former annex 10 has been replaced by the following four annexes:
Travel documents issued by third countries and territorial entities (Part I)

Download the overview under Related documents on the following webpage: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en

Updates from MS (09-04-2014)

Updates from MS (27-06-2014)

Updates from MS (25-07-2014)

Updates from MS (07-10-2014)

Updates from MS (24-11-2014)

Updates from MS (19-02-2015)

Updates from MS (08-04-2015)

Updates from MS (04-06-2015)

Updates from MS (20-07-2016)

Updates from MS (27-07-2016)

Updates from MS (28-10-2016)

Updates from MS (19-12-2016)

Annex 10

Travel documents issued by Member States (Part II)
Cyprus, see sheet (ark) IIB
Ireland, see sheet (ark) IIC

Download the overview under Related documents on the following webpage: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en

Updates from MS (09-04-2014)

Updates from MS (27-06-2014)

Updates from MS (25-07-2014)

Updates from MS (07-10-2014)

Updates from MS (24-11-2014)

Updates from MS (19-02-2015)

Updates from MS (08-04-2015)

Updates from MS (04-06-2015)

Updates from MS (20-07-2016)

Updates from MS (27-07-2016)

Updates from MS (28-10-2016)

Updates from MS (19-12-2016)

Annex 10

Travel documents issued by international organisations and other entities subject to international law (Part III)

Download the overview under Related documents on the following webpage: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en

Annex 10

List of known fantasy and camouflage passports

Download the overview under Related documents on the following webpage: https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/border-crossing_en

Annex 11

Information on the photographic specifications for the photograph to be submitted by applicants

Annex 12

Recommendation of the European Parliament and Council to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research

Download the document the following webpage: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/?uri=CELEX%3A32005H0761

Annex 13

Uniform format and use of the stamp indicating that a visa application is admissible

Annex 14

Non-exhaustive list of supporting documents

Annex 15

Specimen of Member States' forms providing proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation.

You can find the “Form for proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation” for each Member state on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

Select the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Latvia 

Czech Republic 

Norway

France

Lithuania

Netherlands

Annex 16

Third countries whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals who are subject to prior consultation.

You can find the “list of third countries whose nationals or specific categories of such nationals subject to prior consultation” on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

Select  the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Annex 17

Third countries for whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals "ex post" information is required.

You can find the “list of third countries for whose nationals or specific categories of such third country nationals "ex post" information is required” on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

Select  the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Annex 18

Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border fixed by national authorities

Annex 19

The visa sticker

Download the visa sticker format on the following webpage (the third element of the common visa policy is the uniform format for the visa sticker): https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/policies/schengen-borders-and-visa/visa-policy_en

Annex 20

Filling in the visa sticker

Former annex 20 containing information about the machine readable zone

Annex 21

Examples of filled in visa stickers

Annex 22

National entries in the ”comments” section of the visa sticker.

You can find the list of “Member states’ additional entries in the “comments” section of the visa sticker” on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

Select  the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Annex 23

Removed

Annex 24

Separate sheet for affixing the visa

Annex 25

Standard form for notifying and motivating refusal, annulment or revocation of a visa

Annex_25a

Standard form for notifying reasons for  refusal of a visa

Annex 26

Operational rules for issuing visas at the border to seamen in transit who are subject to visa requirements

Annex 27

List of Member States’ authorities competent for extending visas.

You can find the “List of Member States' authorities competent for extending the period of validity and/or the period of stay of an issued visa” on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

Select  the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Annex 28

List of Member States' consular presence, representation arrangements and forms of cooperation for the collection of visaapplications, collection by Honorary Consuls or outsourcing of the collection of visa applications.

You can find information regarding the “Member States consular presence” on this webpage:

Legal documents related to Schengen visas - European Commission

 Select  the following and the link to the document will be displayed on the webpage:

• Type: Notification further to Article 53 of the Visa Code 
• Country: Any Country 
• Year: Any Year

Annex 29

Request for consent to extend the territorial validity of a LTV

Annex 30

Notification of the annulment of a visa issued by another member state

Annex 31

Notification of the revocation of a visa issued by another member state

Annex 32 

Actions to be taken in VIS (annulment/revocation of a visa and invalidation of visa sticker)