Data upon lodging the application
Article 9
The visa authority shall enter the following data in the application file: 1. the application number; 2. status information, indicating that a visa has been requested; 3. the authority with which the application has been lodged, including its location, and whether the application has been lodged with that authority representing another Member State; 4. the following data to be taken from the application form: (a) surname, surname at birth (former surname(s)); first name(s); sex; date, place and country of birth; (b) current nationality and nationality at birth; (c) type and number of the travel document, the authority which issued it and the date of issue and of expiry; (d) place and date of the application; (e) type of visa requested; (f) details of the person issuing an invitation and/or liable to pay the applicant's subsistence costs during the stay, being: (i) in the case of a natural person, the surname and first name and address of the person; (ii) in the case of a company or other organisation, the name and address of the company/other organisation, surname and first name of the contact person in that company/organisation; (g) main destination and duration of the intended stay; (h) purpose of travel; (i) intended date of arrival and departure; (j) intended border of first entry or transit route; (k) residence; (l) current occupation and employer; for students: name of school; (m) in the case of minors, surname and first name(s) of the applicant's father and mother; 5. a photograph of the applicant, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1683/95; 6. fingerprints of the applicant, in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Common Consular Instructions.