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on the type of visa, transit or residence, provided that the other transit or entry conditions have been
met. Mere possession of a uniform visa does not confer automatic right of entry.
2.1.1. Airport transit visas
This visa entitles aliens who are required to have such a visa to pass through the international transit
area of airports without actually entering the national territory of the country concerned, during a stopover
or transfer between two stages of an international flight. The requirement to have this visa is an
exception to the general right to transit without a visa through the abovementioned international
transit area.
Nationals from the countries listed in Annex 3 and persons who are not necessarily nationals of those
countries but who possess travel documents issued by their authorities are required to possess this
type of visa.
Exceptions to the airport transit visa requirement are laid down in Section III of Annex 3.
2.1.2. Transit visas
This visa entitles aliens who are travelling from one Third State to another Third State to pass
through the territories of the Contracting Parties.
This visa may be issued for one, two or exceptionally several transits, provided that the duration in
each case does not exceed five days.
2.1.3. Short-stay or travel visas: multiple-entry visas
This visa entitles aliens who seek to enter the territories of the Contracting Parties, for reasons other
than immigration, to pay a continuous visit or several visits, the duration of which does not exceed
three months in any half-year from the date of first entry. As a general rule, this visa may be issued
for one or several entries.
In the case of aliens who need to travel frequently to one or several Schengen States, for example on
business, short-stay visas may be issued for several visits, provided that the total length of these visits
does not exceed three months in any half-year. This multiple entry visa may be valid for one year,
and in exceptional cases, for more than a year for certain categories of persons. (see V, 2, 2.1).
2.1.4. Group visas
This is a transit visa or a visa limited to a maximum of thirty days, which may be affixed to a group
passport — except where national legislation provides otherwise — issued to a group of aliens
formed prior to the decision to travel, provided that the members of the group enter the territory, stay
there and leave it as a group.
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