Article 28 — Invalidation of a completed visa sticker

Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009

What does VISA-CODE Article 28 say?

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1. If an error is detected on a visa sticker which has not yet been affixed to the travel document, the visa sticker shall be invalidated. 2. If an error is detected after the visa sticker has been affixed to the travel document, the visa sticker shall be invalidated by drawing a cross with indelible ink on the visa …

Source: Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, read 2026-10-13.

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1. If an error is detected on a visa sticker which has not yet been affixed to the travel document, the visa sticker shall be invalidated.

2. If an error is detected after the visa sticker has been affixed to the travel document, the visa sticker shall be invalidated by drawing a cross with indelible ink on the visa sticker and a new visa sticker shall be affixed to a different page.

3. If an error is detected after the relevant data have been introduced into the VIS in accordance with Article 10(1) of the VIS Regulation, the error shall be corrected in accordance with Article 24(1) of that Regulation.

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