Article 16 — Personal data of third-country nationals subject to a visa requirement
Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226
What does ENTRY-EXIT-SYSTEM Article 16 say?
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1. At the borders at which the EES is operated, the border authority shall create the individual file of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement by entering the following data: (a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;
Source: Entry/Exit System (EES), Regulation (EU) 2017/2226, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EU 2017/2226 |
| CELEX | 32017R2226 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
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1. At the borders at which the EES is operated, the border authority shall create the individual file of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement by entering the following data:
(a) surname (family name); first name or names (given names); date of birth; nationality or nationalities; sex;
(b) the type and number of the travel document or documents and the three letter code of the issuing country of the travel document or documents;
(c) the date of expiry of the validity of the travel document or documents;
(d) the facial image as referred to in Article 15.
2. On each entry of a third-country national subject to a visa requirement at a border at which the EES is operated, the following data shall be entered in an entry/exit record:
(a) the date and time of the entry;
(b) the border crossing point of the entry and the authority that authorised the entry;
(c) where applicable, the status of that third-country national indicating that he or she is a third-country national who:
(i) is a member of the family of a Union citizen to whom Directive 2004/38/EC applies or of a national of a third country enjoying the right of free movement equivalent to that of Union citizens under an agreement between the Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and a third country, on the other; and
(ii) does not hold a residence card pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC or a residence permit pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002;
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