# Visa Information System (VIS): visa processing

European Parliament procedure 2018/0152(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 8th term, committee BUDG / LIBE). Stage: Awaiting Council's 1st reading position. 336 committee amendments tabled by 9 Members between 2018-11-15 and 2018-11-27.

## What the amendments focus on

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.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 139 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Péter NIEDERMÜLLER | Hungary | S&D | 103 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124723.md |
| Bodil VALERO | Sweden | Verts/ALE | 45 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124993.md |
| Gérard DEPREZ | Belgium | ALDE | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1473.md |
| Maria GRAPINI | Romania | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124785.md |
| Monika HOHLMEIER | Germany | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96780.md |
| Claudia ȚAPARDEL | Romania | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124793.md |
| Kristina WINBERG | Sweden | ECR | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124995.md |
| Nicola CAPUTO | Italy | S&D | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124851.md |

## Official source documents

- PE630.454: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/LIBE-AM-630454_EN.pdf
- PE630.713: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/BUDG-AM-630713_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2018-0152-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2018-0152-COD.json

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