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EUROPEAN UNION
DELEGATION TO THE UNITED REPUBLIC OF TANZANIA
Head of EU Delegation
13 March 2014
LOCAL SCHENGEN COOPERATION (LSC) IN TANZANIA
2013-2014 REPORT 92
1. Introduction
A local LSC has been established in 2013, in relation to the introduction of the VIS in the region.
The following resident diplomatic missions are represented in the LSC: Belgium, Denmark
(represented through Sweden), Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland. There are no visa-issuing consulates outside the capital in Tanzania.
2. LSC meetings held in 2013-2014
Three relatively well attended meetings were held in 2013, though some members have indicated
capacity constraints to be present at all meetings and response to inquiries has not been consistently
swift between the members. This has led to some delays in the work on harmonisation of supporting
documents. One well attended meeting was held in 2014, to this date.
The meetings are chaired by the EU Delegation (Head of Political Section). There is no co-chair.
There have been no ad hoc meetings.
The meetings have been minuted and shared with Member States locally.
3. State of play
3.1 Application of the Visa Code
Overall, no major problems have been reported with regard to the implementation of the Visa Code.
Ongoing work regarding the harmonisation of supporting documents for Schengen visas, may
provide a clearer picture in this regard. Overall the LSC members are actively contributing to the
work of the LSC.
One issue of concern relates to the exemptions for fingerprinting under the VIS, notably in relation
to Members of the Government of Zanzibar. Zanzibar has a unique status within the United
92 April 2013 – March 2014
12893/14 PR/lm 173
DG D 1 A
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