European Council approves digitalization of Schengen visa process, introduces online applications

European Council approves digitalization of Schengen visa process, introduces online applications

Published November 13,2023


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The European Council introduced on Monday its approval for the digitalization of the Schengen visa course of.

According to the rules endorsed by the council, an EU visa software platform will likely be established, enabling on-line functions for Schengen visas, with sure exceptions.

As a common rule, solely first-time candidates, people whose biometric information are now not legitimate, and people with new journey paperwork will likely be required to make an in-person look.

Furthermore, the present visa sticker will likely be substituted with a cryptographically signed barcode.

Once signed, the rules will likely be revealed within the European Union’s Official Journal and can grow to be efficient on the 20 th day following their publication.

Source: www.anews.com.tr