Third countries whose nationals are subject to or exempt from a visa requirement, as regards the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the Union
Defining whether UK nationals will be subject to a visa requirement when crossing external borders (Brexit preparedness)
- Stage
- In force, reached 12 Apr 2019
- In force
- In force since 1 Jan 2021 · CELEX 32019R0592
- Procedure
- Ordinary legislative procedure
- Lead DG
- DG HOME
- Commissioner
- Dimitris Avramopoulos
- Last activity
- 1 Jan 2021
Where it stands
Latest: Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies, 8 Dec 2021.
ShowHide the earlier record: 9 dates, 13 Nov 2018 to 4 Apr 2019
- 13 Nov 2018
- Adoption by Commission
- 15 Nov 2018
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 28 Nov 2018
- Referral of the legislative proposal to the EP committee responsible (announced in plenary)
- 11 Jan 2019
- Feedback on adopted proposal closed: Defining whether UK nationals will be subject to a visa requirement when crossing external borders (Brexit preparedness), 4 responses · Commission
- 1 Feb 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Feb 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 11 Feb 2019
- Endorsement by EP plenary of the committee decision to start interinstitutional negotiations
- 3 Apr 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 4 Apr 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- EP position at first reading
- 5 Apr 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 9 Apr 2019
- Approval of the EP's first reading position by the Council (adoption of the legislative act)
- 10 Apr 2019
- Signature by the president of the EP and by the president of the Council
- 12 Apr 2019
- Publication in the Official Journal
- 3 May 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 27 May 2019
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 7 Jan 2020
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
- 8 Dec 2021
- Discussions within the Council or its preparatory bodies
Amendments
Tabled between 8 Mar 2019 and 3 Apr 2019. The texts are in the amendment documents below.
By committee
- LIBE2
Covers 2 of the 3 amendments.
By article
- Article 1 - paragraph 3 a (new)1
- Recital 61
- Recital 7 a (new)1
Documents
Newest first. Each opens at its source.
- Report · A8-0047/2019Parliament
- Agenda · GEDA/A/(2019)003076Parliament
- Text adopted · OJ L 103I 12.04.2019, p. 0001Commission
- Report · PE632.052Parliament
- Amendments · PE632.961Parliament
- Agenda · PE638.466Parliament
- Text adopted · Regulation 2019/0592Commission
- Text adopted · SP(2019)443Parliament
- Text adopted · T8-0336/2019Parliament
Consultations on it
The Commission's Have Your Say consultations linked to this file. Each title opens on the Commission's portal.
| Consultation | Feedback deadline | Feedback received |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2019 | 4 |
Summary
GeneratedThis regulation determines that UK nationals will not require visas for short stays in the Schengen area, provided the UK grants reciprocal visa-free travel to all EU citizens. It primarily affects border authorities, transport operators, and UK nationals traveling to the EU. The measure is a contingency proposal from the Commission and is currently in force.
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