# Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code), Article 6: Consular territorial competence

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

1. An application shall be examined and decided on by the consulate of the competent Member State in whose jurisdiction the applicant legally resides.
2. A consulate of the competent Member State shall examine and decide on an application lodged by a third-country national legally present but not residing in its jurisdiction, if the applicant has provided justification for lodging the application at that consulate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/810/article/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-810/article-6
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