Division 1.3 Types of visas falling within the scope of the Agreement

Article 3(d) of the Agreement defines ‘visa’ as ‘an authorisation issued by a Member State or a decision taken by such State which is required with a view to:

• entry for an intended stay in that Member State or in several Member States of no more than 90 days in total,

• entry for transit through the territory of that Member State or several Member States;’.

The following type of visas is covered by the Agreement:

• ‘C’ visas (short-stay visas).

The facilitations provided by the Agreement apply both to uniform visas valid for the entire territory of the Member States and to visas with limited territorial validity (LTV).