Use of the EES for examining and deciding on visas
Article 24
1. Visa authorities shall consult the EES for examining visa applications and adopting decisions relating to those applications, including decisions to annul, revoke or extend the period of validity of an issued visa, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. In addition, visa authorities of a Member State which does not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the EES shall consult the EES when examining national short-stay visa applications and adopting decisions relating to those applications, including decisions to annul, revoke or extend the period of validity of an issued national short-stay visa. 2. Visa authorities shall be given access to search the EES directly from the VIS with one or several of the following data: (a) the data referred to in points (a), (b) and (c) of Article 16(1); (b) the short-stay visa sticker number, including the three letter code of the issuing Member State referred to in point (d) of Article 16(2); (c) the fingerprint data or the fingerprint data combined with the facial image. 3. If the search with the data set out in paragraph 2 indicates that data on the third-country national are recorded in the EES, visa authorities shall be given access to consult the data of the individual file of that third-country national and the entry/exit records, as well as any refusal of entry records linked to that individual file. Visa authorities shall be given access to consult the automated calculator in order to check the maximum remaining duration of an authorised stay. Visa authorities shall also be given access to consult the EES and the automated calculator when examining and taking decisions on new visa applications, so as to automatically establish the maximum duration of authorised stay. 4. Visa authorities of a Member State which does not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the EES shall be given access to search the EES with one or several of the data set out in paragraph 2. If the search indicates that data on the third-country national are recorded in the EES, they shall be given access to consult the data of the individual file of that third-country national and the entry/exit records, as well as any refusal of entry records linked to that individual file. Visa authorities of a Member State which does not yet apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the EES shall be given access to consult the automated calculator in order to establish the maximum remaining duration of an authorised stay. Visa authorities shall also be given access to consult the EES and the automated calculator when examining and taking decisions on new visa applications, so as to establish the maximum duration of authorised stay.