Article 36 — Visas issued to seafarers in transit at the external border
Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009
What does VISA-CODE Article 36 say?
Short answer, straight from the official text
1. A seafarer who is required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States may be issued with a visa for the purpose of transit at the border where: (a) he fulfils the conditions set out in Article 35(1);
Source: Visa Code, Regulation (EC) No 810/2009, read 2026-10-13.
| In the act | EC 810/2009 |
| CELEX | 32009R0810 |
| Read on | 2026-10-13 |
Official text
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1. A seafarer who is required to be in possession of a visa when crossing the external borders of the Member States may be issued with a visa for the purpose of transit at the border where:
(a) he fulfils the conditions set out in Article 35(1); and
(b) he is crossing the border in question in order to embark on, re-embark on or disembark from a ship on which he will work or has worked as a seafarer.
2. Before issuing a visa at the border to a seafarer in transit, the competent national authorities shall comply with the rules set out in Annex IX, Part 1, and make sure that the necessary information concerning the seafarer in question has been exchanged by means of a duly completed form for seafarers in transit, as set out in Annex IX, Part 2.
3. This Article shall apply without prejudice to Article 35(3), (4) and (5).
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