Traduction de «Demande de visa » (Français → Anglais) :

The achievement of this objective shall be measured against indicators such as, inter alia, the percentage of consular posts equipped, secured and/or enhanced to ensure the efficient processing of visa applications and provide quality of service to visa applicants, the percentage of overstayers per nationality, the number of common visa application centres, the average length of waiting time for the visa application to be decided upon, the share of multiple entry visas and the average visa cost per consular post.

I am aware of and consent to the following: the collection of the data required by this application form and the taking of my photograph and, if applicable, the taking of fingerprints, are mandatory for the examination of the visa application; and any personal data concerning me which appear on the visa application form, as well as my fingerprints and my photograph will be supplied to the relevant authorities of the Member States and processed by those authorities, for the purposes of a decision on my visa application.

Such data as well as data concerning the decision taken on my application or a decision whether to annul, revoke or extend a visa issued will be entered into, and stored in the Visa Information System (VIS) for a maximum period of five years, during which it will be accessible to the visa authorities and the authorities competent for carrying out checks on visas at external borders and within the Member States, immigration and asylum authorities in the Member States for the purposes of verifying whether the conditions for the legal entry into, stay and residence on the territory of the Member States are fulfilled, of identifying persons ...[+++]who do not or who no longer fulfil these conditions, of examining an asylum application and of determining responsibility for such examination.

1. Surname (Family name) (x) || For official use only Date of application: Visa application number: Application lodged at □ Embassy/consulate □ Service provider □ Intermediary □ Border (Name): .□ Other File handled by: Supporting documents: □ Travel document □ Means of subsistence □ Invitation □ Means of transport □ Other: Visa decision: □ Refused □ Issued: □ A □ C □ LTV □ Valid: From Until Number of entries: □ 1 □ Multiple

The declining number of visa applications under the MEV-system, is expected to reduce Member States' visa revenues. However, the issuing of MEVs also reduces costs, as fewer visa applications need to be processed: the economic benefits considerably exceed the estimated costs in all options.

(4) The Visa Information System should have the purpose of improving the implementation of the common visa policy, consular cooperation and consultation between central consular authorities by facilitating the exchange of data between Member States on applications and on the decisions relating thereto, in order to facilitate the visa application procedures and prevent ‘visa shopping’ and to facilitate the fight against fraud and checks at external border crossing points and within the territory of the Member States.