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HandbookCHAPTER V
Modification of an issued visa
Article 33
Extension
1. The period of validity and/or the duration of stay of an
issued visa shall be extended where the competent authority of
a Member State considers that a visa holder has provided proof
of force majeure or humanitarian reasons preventing him from
leaving the territory of the Member States before the expiry of
the period of validity of or the duration of stay authorised by
the visa. Such an extension shall be granted free of charge.
2. The period of validity and/or the duration of stay of an
issued visa may be extended if the visa holder provides proof of
serious personal reasons justifying the extension of the period
of validity or the duration of stay. A fee of EUR 30 shall be
charged for such an extension.
3. Unless otherwise decided by the authority extending the
visa, the territorial validity of the extended visa shall remain the
same as that of the original visa.
4. The authority competent to extend the visa shall be that
of the Member State on whose territory the third-country
national is present at the moment of applying for an extension.
5. Member States shall notify to the Commission the
authorities competent for extending visas.
6. Extension of visas shall take the form of a visa sticker.
7. Information on an extended visa shall be entered into the
VIS in accordance with Article 14 of the VIS Regulation.
PART V: MODIFICATION OF ISSUED VISAS
1. EXTENSION OF AN ISSUED VISA
Legal basis: Visa Code, Article 33
In case a visa holder who is already present on the territory of the Member States is unable to
leave before the expiry of his visa for reasons of force majeure, humanitarian reasons or
serious personal reasons, he should address the request for extension of the visa to the
competent authorities of the Member State where he is present even if that is not the Member
State whose consulate issued the visa.
Under certain circumstances the authorities of the Member State concerned are obliged to
extend the visa (point 1.1) and in other cases they may decide to extend the visa (point 1.2).
Just to be clear. This was on the Schengen EXIT control before you flew to Brazil?MSH wrote:And then he stamped my wife's passport and wished us a good trip :)
For the most part I agree the German guards are very professional and well trained.MSH wrote:I did not have to produce the print-outs from the Schengen border guard handbook or Directive 2004/38 I brought and I have to admit the guard acted in a very professional and courteous manner.
I think we must watch very different TV programs!mastermind wrote:I realize that it is just TV but still it must reflect the state of affairs more or less.
This depends a lot on the country. In Germany, which in both East and West has a very notorious history (from WWII to 1990), there are very strict curbs on listening in on phone calls.mastermind wrote:Europe is ruled by statists/leftists. (of course the degree of this is different in different countries). Human rights and privacy are inferior to the operation of "authorities".
Well, most of what's on TV is rubbish of course (everywhere)Directive/2004/38/EC wrote:I think we must watch very different TV programs!mastermind wrote:I realize that it is just TV but still it must reflect the state of affairs more or less.
Sure, there are differences. Germany tried hard in the last few decades to turn around away from its notorious past. But still some of the remnants of it's totalitarian/fascist past (Eastern Germany being essentially a Soviet colony for decades did not help either) are still there. For example the amount of data the state collects about it's citizens/residents and citizens' obligation to provide this data. Everyone in Germany not only have to have an Ausweis (ID card) but also have to report their address promptly. It is probably the only country in the EU with such a requirement for it's own citizens. I guess if UK legislators for example tried to implement something like this there would be a riot.This depends a lot on the country. In Germany, which in both East and West has a very notorious history (from WWII to 1990), there are very strict curbs on listening in on phone calls.mastermind wrote:Europe is ruled by statists/leftists. (of course the degree of this is different in different countries). Human rights and privacy are inferior to the operation of "authorities".
Indeed, it would be interesting.It would be interesting to see a Europe wide map which shows wiretaps per capita...