Queries
Article 5
1. In order to send a verification query, the carrier shall provide the following traveller data: (a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); (b) date of birth; sex; nationality; (c) the type and number of the travel document and the three letter code of the issuing country of the travel document; (d) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document; (e) the scheduled date of arrival at the border of a Member State which applies the Schengen acquis in full or a Member State which does not apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the Entry/Exit system; (f) one of the following: (1) the scheduled Member State of entry which applies the Schengen acquis in full; (2) where possible to identify the scheduled Member State of entry, an airport in the Member State of entry which applies the Schengen acquis in full; (3) the scheduled Member State of entry which does not apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the Entry/Exit System; (4) where possible to identify the scheduled Member State of entry, an airport in the Member State of entry which does not apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the Entry/Exit System; (5) from the start of operations of the Visa Information System, in the case of airport transit, the Member State of transit for third-country nationals who require an airport transit visa in accordance with Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 17 ) , where applicable; (g) the details (local date and time of scheduled departure, identification number, where available, or other means to identify the transport) of the means of transportation used to access the territory of a Member State which applies the Schengen acquis in full or the Member State which does not apply the Schengen acquis in full but operates the Entry/Exit System. The carrier may also provide the number of the short-stay visa, the long-stay visa or the residence permit. 2. From the start of operations of the Entry/Exit System, where the destination cannot be reached with a single-entry visa, the carrier shall provide information that the itinerary includes two entries into the Member States when submitting the verification query. From the start of operations of the Visa Information System, where the destination cannot be reached with a single-entry visa, the carrier shall provide information that the itinerary includes two or more entries into the Member States when submitting the verification query. 3. For the purposes of providing the information referred to in paragraph 1, points (a) to (d), carriers shall be allowed to scan the machine-readable zone of the travel document. 4. From the start of operations of the Entry/Exit System until the start of operations of the Visa Information System, where the passenger is exempt from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 in accordance with Article 2 of that Regulation or is in airport transit, the carrier shall be able to specify it in the verification query. From the start of operations of the Visa Information System, the carrier shall be able to specify in the verification query, where: (a) the passenger is exempt from the scope of Regulation (EU) 2017/2226 in accordance with Article 2 of that Regulation, except for holders of a residence permit pursuant to Article 2(3), point (c) and holders of long-stay visas pursuant to Article 2(3), point (e); or (b) in the case of airport transit, where the passenger is not required to hold an airport transit visa pursuant to Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. 5. Carriers shall be able to send a verification query for one or more passengers. The carrier interface shall include the reply referred to in Article 6 for each passenger included in the query.