# Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (codification), Article 3

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

1. Nationals of third countries listed in Annex I shall be required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States.
2. Without prejudice to the requirements stemming from the European Agreement on the Abolition of Visas for Refugees of the Council of Europe signed at Strasbourg on 20 April 1959, recognised refugees and stateless persons shall be required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States if the third country where they are resident and which has issued them with their travel document is a third country listed in Annex I to this Regulation.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2018/1806/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2018-1806/article-3
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