{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-810/article-9",
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  "legislation": "eur/2009/810",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-810",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Practical modalities for lodging an application",
  "text": "1. Applications shall be lodged no more than six months, and for seafarers in the performance of their duties no more than nine months, before the start of the intended visit, and, as a rule, no later than 15 calendar days before the start of the intended visit. In justified individual cases of urgency, the consulate or the central authorities may allow the lodging of applications later than 15 calendar days before the start of the intended visit.\n2. Applicants may be required to obtain an appointment for the lodging of an application. The appointment shall, as a rule, take place within a period of two weeks from the date when the appointment was requested.\n3. In justified cases of urgency, the consulate may allow applicants to lodge their applications either without appointment, or an appointment shall be given immediately.\n4. Without prejudice to Article 13, applications may be lodged:\n(a) by the applicant;\n(b) by an accredited commercial intermediary;\n(c) by a professional, cultural, sports or educational association or institution on behalf of its members.\n5. An applicant shall not be required to appear in person at more than one location in order to lodge an application.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Substituted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)."
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Inserted by Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/810/article/9",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}