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Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing

2018/0152(COD)·8th term·BUDG / LIBE·COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure)·In progressAwaiting Council's 1st reading position
Subjects: External borders crossing and controls, visas
Rapporteur (the Member appointed to lead Parliament's work on this text): RANGEL Paulo (EPP)
Summary

This dossier concerns the Visa Information System (VIS) and visa processing. The amendments assign eu-LISA responsibility for data quality and statistical reporting, set evaluation and reporting obligations, address checks on short-stay and long-stay visa applicants and residence permit holders, interoperability of EU information systems, a watchlist for serious crime or terrorism, the best interests of the child, carriers' verification, and the Schengen acquis including Bulgaria and Romania.

Procedure timeline

  1. Committee amendments tabled
    15 Nov 2018 – 27 Nov 2018
  2. In progress — not yet concluded
336
Amendments
distinct, in window
9
Members
tabled at least one
2
Committees
15 Nov 2018 – 27 Nov 2018
Dates
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How groups usually vote on similar files

Based on 109 past main roll-call votes on LIBE-responsible procedures, Jul 2019 → 2026-07-25.

If every group voted at its historical rate, with today’s seats: ≈73% of expressed votes in favour.

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EPPusually FOR84% FOR over 17,394 votes
S&Dusually FOR88% FOR over 13,395 votes
Renewusually FOR90% FOR over 9,387 votes
Greens/EFAusually FOR64% FOR over 6,667 votes
ECRusually AGAINST50% FOR over 6,704 votes
The Leftusually FOR50% FOR over 3,779 votes
Patriotsusually FOR61% FOR over 2,072 votes
IDusually AGAINST37% FOR over 4,495 votes
ESNusually FOR51% FOR over 683 votes
Non-attachedusually FOR53% FOR over 3,550 votes

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Official amendment documents

PE630.454 ↗PE630.713 ↗

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Members who amended this procedure

9 Members · by amendment count
1
Marie-Christine VERGIAT
Marie-Christine VERGIAT
The Left (GUE/NGL) · 🇫🇷 France
139(139 solo)
2
Péter NIEDERMÜLLER
Péter NIEDERMÜLLER
Socialists & Democrats · 🇭🇺 Hungary
103(103 solo)
3
Bodil VALERO
Bodil VALERO
Greens / EFA · 🇸🇪 Sweden
45(45 solo)
4
Gérard DEPREZ
Gérard DEPREZ
ALDE · 🇧🇪 Belgium
14(14 solo)
5
Maria GRAPINI
Maria GRAPINI
Socialists & Democrats · 🇷🇴 Romania
7(7 solo)
6
Monika HOHLMEIER
Monika HOHLMEIER
European People's Party (EPP) · 🇩🇪 Germany
4(4 solo)
7
Claudia ȚAPARDEL
Claudia ȚAPARDEL
Socialists & Democrats · 🇷🇴 Romania
4(4 solo)
8
Kristina WINBERG
Kristina WINBERG
European Conservatives & Reformists · 🇸🇪 Sweden
4(4 solo)
9
Nicola CAPUTO
Nicola CAPUTO
Socialists & Democrats · 🇮🇹 Italy
2(2 solo)

The amendments, in full text

336 amendments

Every amendment as tabled — original text, proposed change and justification, with a link to the official PDF.

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