Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009)

Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas, substantially amended by Regulation (EU) 2019/1155 (applicable from 2 February 2020) and, on fees, by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415 (from 11 June 2024). It governs competence (Article 5), lodging (Article 9), documents (Articles 10 to 15), fees (Articles 16 and 17), admissibility (Article 19), examination (Article 21), deadlines (Article 23), issuance (Article 24), refusal (Article 32 and Annex VI), extension (Article 33), annulment and revocation (Article 34), and external service providers (Article 43). Every guide on this site quotes it and links to the consolidated text on EUR-Lex.