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Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 Article 16

Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 Article 16

Personal data of third-country nationals subject to a visa requirement

Article 16

1.   At the borders at which the EES is operated, the border authority shall create the individual file of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement by entering the following data: (a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex; (b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents; (c) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents; (d) the facial image as referred to in Article 15. 2.   On each entry of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement at a border at which the EES is operated, the following data shall be entered in an entry/exit record: (a) the date and time of the entry; (b) the border crossing point of the entry and the authority that authorised the entry; (c) where applicable, the status of that third-country national indicating that he or she is a third-country national who: (i) is a member of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies or of a national of a third country enjoying the right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and a third country, on the other; and (ii) does not hold a residence card pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC or a residence permit pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002; (d) the short-stay visa sticker number, including the three letter code of the issuing Member State, the type of short-stay visa, the end date of the maximum duration of the stay as authorised by the short-stay visa, which shall be updated at each entry, and the date of expiry of the validity of the short-stay visa, where applicable; (e) on the first entry on the basis of a short-stay visa, the number of entries and the duration of stay authorised by the short-stay visa as indicated on the short-stay visa sticker; (f) where applicable, the information indicating that the short-stay visa has been issued with limited territorial validity pursuant to point (b) of Article 25(1) of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009; (g) for the Member States which do not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but operate the EES, a notification, where applicable, indicating that the third-country national used a national short-stay visa for the entry. The entry/exit record referred to in the first subparagraph shall be linked to the individual file of that third-country national using the individual reference number created by the EES upon creation of that individual file. 3.   On each exit of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement at a border at which the EES is operated, the following data shall be entered in the entry/exit record: (a) the date and time of the exit; (b) the border crossing point of the exit. Where that third-country national uses a visa other than the visa recorded in the last entry record, the data of the entry/exit record listed in points (d) to (g) of paragraph 2 shall be updated accordingly. The entry/exit record referred to in the first subparagraph shall be linked to the individual file of that third-country national. 4.   Where there is no exit data immediately following the date of expiry of the authorised stay, the entry/exit record shall be identified with a flag by the EES and the data of the third-country national subject to a visa requirement, who has been identified as an overstayer, shall be entered into the list referred to in Article 12. 5.   In order to enter or update the entry/exit record of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement, the data provided for in points (c) to (f) of paragraph 2 of this Article may be retrieved from the VIS and imported into the EES by the border authority in accordance with Article 18a of Regulation (EC) No 767/2008. 6.   Where a third-country national benefits from the national facilitation programme of a Member State in accordance with Article 8d of Regulation (EU) 2016/399, the Member State concerned shall insert a notification in the individual file of that third-country national specifying the national facilitation programme of the Member State concerned. 7.   The specific provisions set out in Annex II shall apply to third-country nationals who cross the border on the basis of a valid FTD.

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