15353/06 AMS/Lm 1 DG H I COUNCIL of the EUROPEAN UNION
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COUNCIL OF Brussels, 5 December 2006 THE EUROPEAN UNION 15353/06 VISA 300 COMIX 962 NOTE from : General Secretariat to : Visa Working Party No. prev. doc. 11599/05 VISA 200 COMIX 527 Subject : Table of travel documents entitling the holder to cross the external borders and which may be endorsed with a visa TABLE OF TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ENTITLING THE HOLDER TO CROSS THE EXTERNAL BORDERS AND WHICH MAY BE ENDORSED WITH A VISA 15353/06 AMS/lm 1 DG H I EN GENERAL COMMENTS Collective passports: Portugal and Spain only recognise collective passports issued in accordance with the European Agreement on Travel by Young Persons on Collective Passports between the Member Countries of the Council of Europe of 16 December 1961 (for a maximum of 25 persons as far as Portugal is concerned). However, Portugal does consent to its partners affixing the uniform visa. Spain also accepts other collective passports on a case-by-case basis according to the rule of reciprocity. The visa is inserted on a loose leaf. Travel documents for stateless persons: Austria, Portugal and Iceland are not parties to the Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons, done at New York on 28 September 1954. They nevertheless consent to their partners affixing the uniform visa to documents issued by the States signatories to the Convention. Laissez-passer: A laissez-passer is, in general, only recognised for transit for the purpose of returning to the State of issue. The following provisions apply as far as GERMANY is concerned: The official identity documents listed in points 1 to 9 and issued by one of the States which Germany recognises internationally, but which have not yet been officially recognised, are accepted as passports or passport replacement documents even if they are not known, subject to certain conditions and in accordance with the law. They may therefore be endorsed with a visa as long as their non-recognition has not been officially pronounced. For the other Schengen States, documents may not be endorsed with a visa if they do not contain the following indications and features: first name and surname, date of birth, nationality (apart from refugees' and stateless persons' passports), photograph, holder's signature and authorisation of return if the document is issued to people other than nationals: these documents are marked with a cross and an asterisk (X*). 15353/06 AMS/lm 2 DG H I EN The following provisions apply as far as AUSTRIA is concerned: If a travel document is not expressly marked "not recognised" in the following list, it may be endorsed with a visa for Austria – even if it is not marked with a "X" – if: – it was issued by a duly empowered subject under international law; – it clearly indicates the identity of the holder; – it is valid in terms of time; – it is valid for the Republic of Austria; – the right of return to the State which issued the document is guaranteed. Codes: 1 ordinary passport 2 diplomatic passport 3 service passport 4 special passport 5 collective passport 6 children's identity document 7 seaman's book 8 refugee's travel document (Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951) 9 stateless person's travel document (New York Convention of 28 September 1954) 10 alien's travel document 11 other travel documents X the document entitles the holder to cross the external borders and may be endorsed with a visa O the document is not recognised by this Contracting Party "the document does not exist" or "the Contracting State(s) has(have) not provided the relevant information". The document is dealt with as non-recognised document O. If the travel document fulfils the conditions fixed by Austria, a visa for Austria may be affixed. (X) it is not certain whether or not the document is issued 15353/06 AMS/lm 3 DG H I EN – AFGHANISTAN AT B 1 DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X2 X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X2 X 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - Business passport X X X 3 X - Student's passport X 3 X 1 Since the Taliban regime is not recognised (by the international community), neither are the travel documents issued by it. 2 If the document is issued or extended by the new interim government. 3 Treated as an ordinary passport. 15353/06 AMS/lm 4 DG H I EN – ALBANIA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 } O O O 7 X X O 8 X X X* X X X X X X X X X X 9 10 11 - Laissez-passer O O O O X O } Laissez-passer (loss-leaf card). 15353/06 AMS/lm 5 DG H I EN – ALGERIA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X 1 X X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 7 X X X X X X X X X X X 8 X X X *X X X X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X X X X X 10 X 11 - Diplomatic laissez-passer X - Laissez-passer X 2 X 2 1 Only if the place and date of birth are indicated. 2 Recognised for exit or transit for return to Algeria. 15353/06 AMS/lm 6 DG H I EN – ANDORRA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - Identity document X X X X X X O X for Andorrans 15353/06 AMS/lm 7 DG H I EN – ANGOLA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X 1 X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X 1 X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X 1 X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 7 X X X X X X X X X X 8 X X 1 X * X X X X X X X X X X 9 10 O 11 - Salvo condutto X 2 X 3 X 2 X 2 X 2 issued by diplomatic missions - Salvo condutto O O O issued by the Emigration and Borders Department 1 Only new travel documents issued after 19 April 2000. 2 Recognised for exit or transit for return to Angola. 3 Only for the purpose of transit if the route crosses the territory of the Federal Republic of Germany and the latter is not explicitly excluded from the territorial scope of the document. 15353/06 AMS/lm 8 DG H I EN – ANTIGUA and BARBUDA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 7 X O X X X X X X X X 8 X X X * X X X X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X X X X X 10 11 15353/06 AMS/lm 9 DG H I EN – ARGENTINA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X * X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 7 X X X X X X 8 X X X * X X X X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X X X X X 10 } O O O X 11 - Certificado de O O O viaje - Consular passport X 1 X 1 X 1 category C - Pasaporte X 2 X 2 X 2 X provisorio category A (valid 60 days) } Pasaporte especial para extranjeros. 1 Treated as an ordinary passport. 2 Recognised for exit or transit for return to Argentina. 15353/06 AMS/lm 10 DG H I EN – ARMENIA AT B DE DK ES FR EL IT IS NO PT SE FI N L 1 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 2 X X X X X X X X X X X X X 3 X X X* X X X X X X X X X 4 5 6 O O 7 8 X X O X X X X X X X X X X 9 X X X X X X X X X X 10 11 - Certificate of X 1 X 1 X 1 X 1 repatriation to the Republic of Armenia 1 Recognised for exit or transit for return to Armenia.