Refusal of a travel authorisation
Article 37
1. A travel authorisation shall be refused if the applicant: (a) used a travel document which is reported as lost, stolen, misappropriated or invalidated in SIS; (b) poses a security risk; (c) poses an illegal immigration risk; (d) poses a high epidemic risk; (e) is a person for whom an alert has been entered in SIS for the purpose of refusing entry and stay; (f) fails to reply to a request for additional information or documentation within the deadlines referred to in Article 27; (g) fails to attend an interview as referred to in Article 27(4). 2. A travel authorisation shall also be refused if, at the time of the application, there are reasonable and serious doubts as to the authenticity of the data, the reliability of the statements made by the applicant, the supporting documents provided by the applicant or the veracity of their contents. 3. Applicants who have been refused a travel authorisation shall have the right to appeal. Appeals shall be conducted in the Member State that has taken the decision on the application and in accordance with the national law of that Member State. The ETIAS National Unit of the Member State responsible shall provide applicants with information regarding the appeal procedure. The information shall be provided in one of the official languages of the countries listed in Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 of which the applicant is a national. 4. A previous refusal of a travel authorisation shall not lead to an automatic refusal of a new application. A new application shall be assessed on the basis of all the available information.