# Regulation (EC) No 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System (VIS) and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas (VIS Regulation), Article 5: Categories of data

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. Only the following categories of data shall be recorded in the VIS:
(a) alphanumeric data on the applicant and on visas requested, issued, refused, annulled, revoked or extended referred to in points (1) to (4) of Article 9 and Articles 10 to 14;
(b) photographs referred to in point (5) of Article 9;
(c) fingerprint data referred to in point (6) of Article 9;
(d) links to other applications referred to in Article 8(3) and (4).
1a. The CIR shall contain the data referred to in Article 9(4)(a) to (c), (5) and (6). The remaining VIS data shall be stored in the VIS Central System.
2. The messages transmitted by the infrastructure of the VIS, referred to in Article 16, Article 24(2) and Article 25(2), shall not be recorded in the VIS, without prejudice to the recording of data processing operations pursuant to Article 34.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2008/767/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2008-767/article-5
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