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It is very important to remember that refused schengen visa applicants, will not be able for ANY<\/strong> citizenship by investment programs. Caribbean countries have visa waiver agreements with EU member states in the schengen area, will also likely refuse applications<\/a> with visa denials to honor the visa waiver commitments.\u00a0Schengen visa refusals are considered ‘high risk’ \u00a0in the eyes of compliance officers when they do a KYC checks.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Bulgaria, Cyprus cannot issue schengen visas as these member states are not part of schengen area. In 2019, Cyprus made changes to investment scheme requiring schengen visa for those applying for investment citizenship scheme.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Here are some deep insights into the due diligence framework used in schengen visas.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Under EU law, non-EU nationals applying for schengen visas are subject to thorough checks in accordance with the conditions of entry into the country, including systematic consultation of relevant databases such as Schengen Information System (SIS)<\/a> as well as verification of the Visa Information System (VIS)<\/a> if the person is subject to the visa obligation.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Schengen Visa Rules<\/a> require non-EU nationals with intended stay on the territory of a Schengen country, for no more than 90 days in any 180-day period, non-EU country nationals must:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n A Visa decision is taken by the Consulate within 15 days in exceptional cases may be extended upto 60 days.\u00a0Some Schengen States require be consulted or informed on visa applications for certain country nationals<\/a>. The following information databases are frequently consulted<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Schengen Information System (SIS) is the most widely used and largest information sharing system for security and border management in Europe. SIS enables competent national authorities, such as the police and border guards, to enter and consult alerts on persons or objects. As of 2017,\u00a0it was accessed 5.2 billion times and secured 243 ,18 hits<\/p>\n SIS is in operation in 30 European countries, including 26 EU Member States (only Ireland and Cyprus are not yet connected to SIS) and 4 Schengen Associated Countries (Switzerland, Norway, Liechtenstein and Iceland).<\/p>\n The SIS works in three modes<\/p>\n The SIS database contains alerts of persons<\/p>\n SIS 2<\/strong><\/p>\n The Second generation SIS 2 provides access to the following authorities<\/p>\n Data protection<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visa Information System (VIS)\u00a0connects consulates in non-EU countries and all external border crossing points of Schengen States\u00a0to prevent, detect and investigate terrorist offences and other serious criminal offences. \u00a0VIS prevents fraudulent visa document abuses by assisting border guards when verifying that the bearer of a visa is its rightful holder.<\/p>\n This database is accessed by\u00a0Visa authorities when examining visa applications<\/p>\n \u2022 Border guards, to check the identity of the visa holder and the validity of the visa<\/p>\n \u2022 Asylum authorities, to determine the country responsible for examining an asylum application \u2022 Migration authorities, to check the validity of a visa and the identity of the visa holder<\/p>\n \u2022 Law enforcement authorities and Europol, to prevent, detect and investigate terrorist and serious criminal offences<\/p>\n The system is one of the most advanced of its kind, containing over 55 million visa applications and nearly 47 million fingerprint sets as of May 2018. Every year, EU Member States process around 18 million applications for short-stay Schengen visas.<\/p>\n In 2019, European parliament agreed on further enhancements<\/a> to the database to include<\/p>\n Once consulates determine the application is admissible , VIS shall be consulted and the application file shall be created in VIS, and the visa application shall be examined to:<\/p>\n \u2013 ascertain whether the applicant fulfils the entry conditions,<\/p>\n \u2013 assess the risk of illegal immigration and the applicant\u2019s intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa applied for, and<\/p>\n \u2013 assess whether the applicant presents a risk to the security or public health of the Member States.<\/p>\n The depth of the examination depends on the risk presented by the applicant according to his\/her nationality, local circumstances, his\/her profile and personal history. Consulates should take account of the individual applicant\u2019s \u2018visa history\u2019 which includes the correct use of visas issued by other Member States irrespective of the purpose of earlier trips, if such purpose is indicated on the visa sticker.<\/p>\n Consular officers must take into account the following when examining the applicantions<\/p>\n The consular officers will also look into the following conditions, depending on the country of residence.<\/p>\n \u2013 family links or other personal ties in the country of residence;<\/p>\n \u2013 family links or other personal ties in the Member States; \u2013 marital status;<\/p>\n \u2013 employment situation (salary level, if employed);<\/p>\n \u2013 regularity of income (employment, self-employment, pension, revenue from investment, etc.) of the applicant or of his\/her spouse, children or dependants;<\/p>\n \u2013 the level of income; \u2013 the social status in the country of residence (e.g. elected to public office, NGO representative; profession with a high social status: lawyer, medical doctor, university professor);<\/p>\n \u2013 the possession of a house\/real estate.<\/p>\n \u2013 previous illegal stays in the Member States;<\/p>\n \u2013 previous abuse of social welfare in the Member States;<\/p>\n \u2013 a succession of different visa applications (for short stay or long stay visas) presented for different unrelated purposes;<\/p>\n \u2013 credibility of the inviting person when the invitation letter is presented<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Security Risks<\/strong><\/p>\n To assess security risk, the consulate shall:<\/p>\n \u2013 consult SIS to check whether the visa applicant has been subject to an alert. In case of a \u2018hit\u2019, it shall analyse the results of the SIS consultation to avoid false identification resulting from identical names;<\/p>\n \u2013 launch the prior consultation of other Member States, if applicable;<\/p>\n \u2013 consult national database in accordance with its national legislation;<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Health risks<\/strong><\/p>\n Regarding threats to public health, any disease with epidemic potential as defined by the International Health Regulations (IHR) of the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other infectious diseases or contagious parasitic diseases if they are subject of protection provisions applying to nationals of Member States may be regarded as constituting such a threat.<\/p>\n In such circumstances, consulates shall receive instructions from their central authorities. \u201cPublic health risk\u201d is assessed through the Community Network set up under Decision No 64 1082\/2013\/EU20 and its Early Warning and Response System (EWRS) and the ECDC, set up by Regulation (EC) No 851\/2004<\/a> establishing a European centre for disease prevention and control.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Visa denials will be communicated to the applicant through the member state. \u00a0When a decision is taken to refuse a visa, the responsible authority shall immediately add the information relating to the refusal to the VIS file, in accordance with Article 12 of the VIS Regulation.\u00a0When a visa has been annulled, the relevant data shall also be entered into the VIS<\/p>\n As a general rule, a uniform visa shall be refused when the examination of the application leads to one or more of the below conclusions:<\/p>\n 1. the applicant has presented a travel document which is false, counterfeit or forged;<\/p>\n 2. justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not provided;<\/p>\n 3. the applicant did not provide proof of sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to his country of origin or residence, or for the transit to a third country into which he is certain to be admitted;<\/p>\n 4. the applicant does not provide proof that he is in a position to lawfully acquire sufficient means of subsistence, for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to his country of origin or residence, or for the transit to a third country into which he is certain to be admitted;<\/p>\n 5. the applicant has already stayed for 90 days during the current 180-day period on the territory of the Member States on the basis of a uniform visa or a visa with limited territorial validity;<\/p>\n 6. the applicant is a person for whom an alert has been issued in the SIS for the purpose of refusing entry; in this case the Member State concerned shall be added;<\/p>\n 7. the applicant is considered to be a threat to public policy or internal security by on or more Member States;<\/p>\n 8. the applicant is considered to be a threat to public health of one or more Member States;<\/p>\n 9. the applicant is considered to be a threat to the international relations of one or more the Member States;<\/p>\n 10. the information submitted regarding the justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable; 11. there are reasonable doubts as to the reliability as regards \u2026.. (to be specified);<\/p>\n 12. there are reasonable doubts as to the reliability or as to the authenticity of the supporting documents submitted or as to the veracity of their contents;<\/p>\n 13. there are reasonable doubts as to the applicant\u2019s intention to leave the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the visa;<\/p>\n 14. sufficient proof that the applicant has not been in a position to apply for a visa in advance, justifying the application for a visa at the border, is not provided;<\/p>\n 15. the applicant does not provide justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended airport transit;<\/p>\n 16. does not provide proof of holding adequate and valid travel medical insurance, where applicable.<\/p>\n Besides refusal, already issued visas can be revoked or annulled, depending the scope of visa.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n REVOKED<\/strong><\/p>\n A visa shall be revoked where it becomes evident that the conditions for issuing it are no longer met. A visa shall in principle be revoked by the competent authorities of the Member State which issued it. A visa may be revoked by the competent authorities of another Member State, in which case the authorities of the Member State that issued the visa shall be informed of such revocation.\u00a0A visa may be revoked at the request of the visa holder in writing.<\/p>\n ANNULMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n A visa shall be annulled where it becomes evident that the conditions for issuing it were not met at the time when it was issued, in particular if there are serious grounds for believing that the visa was fraudulently obtained. A visa shall in principle be annulled by the competent authorities of the Member State which issued it. A visa may be annulled by the competent authorities of another Member State, in which case the authorities of the Member State that issued the visa shall be informed of such annulment.<\/p>\n The full schengen visa handbook published by the commission is available here<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n\n
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Visa Refusals<\/h1>\n
European Commission Guidelines<\/h1>\n