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error to an alien who is the subject of an alert refusing entry as an undesirable person. If a visa is
cancelled it is considered as never having existed.
Cancellation is not the same as refusal of admission, a procedure whereby the border control officers
do not cancel the visa but refuse the holder entry to their territory, for example because the latter lacks
the documents to justify the purpose of the stay.
The decision to cancel the visa is taken by the national administrative authorities responsible for
border checks.
For practical purposes, an interlineation or some kind of indication may be attached to the visa sticker
that clearly shows that the visa has been cancelled. It is recommended that the sticker kinegramme be
scored through with a pointed metal object.
The central authority of the State that issued the visa shall be notified that the visa has been cancelled,
and the following information shall be communicated:
- the date and grounds for cancellation,
- the name of the visa holder,
- nationality,
- travel document type and issue number,
- visa sticker number,
- type of visa,
- date and place of issue of the visa.
2. Rescission
Some States draw a distinction between rescinding a uniform visa and cancelling it.
By rescinding a visa, a measure which does not have retroactive effect, it is possible to cancel the
remaining period of validity of a uniform visa after the holder has entered the territory.
Pursuant to Article 23 of the Schengen Convention, the visa shall be rescinded if checks reveal that
the alien holding a visa issued correctly does not fulfil, or no longer fulfils, one or several of the
conditions set out in Article 5(1)(c), (d) and (e) of the Schengen Convention. The visa shall be
rescinded according to the national procedures of the Contracting Party on whose territory the visa
holder is located. The Contracting Party that rescinds the visa shall inform the Contracting Party
which issued the visa. It shall give the reasons for its decision.
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