Revision of Schengen short-stay visa procedures (recast)
1 submissions from 1 organizations told the European Commission what they think about this file. Here is what each of them said, in their own words.
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Who showed up
1 submissions from industry and none from civil society organizations.
Industry 1Civil society 0Public authorities, academia, other 0
Groupings use the respondent type each organization selected when filing. Counting submissions, not organizations — a body that filed twice is counted twice.
The file, right now
The consultation is open — 22 days leftto submit. It closes on 6 Oct 2026.
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Where it stands
In planning
Adoption expected
31 Mar 2027
How it got here
Call for evidence6 Oct 2026 · upcoming
Also on the Commission’s pipeline for this file, with no date recorded: Initiative planned, Proposal for a regulation.
I welcome the objective of making the common visa policy more coherent, efficient and predictable, while facilitating legitimate travel. However, the envisaged reform raises a number of issues which, in my view, should be further clarified, in particular as regards the safeguards surrounding restrictive measures targeting certain categories of travellers, the practical application of the principle of proportionality…
Filed in French · English published by the European Commission
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