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Republic. In at least one instance a Schengen member has issued a national visa to overcome this
problem.
3.2 Assessment of the need to harmonise the lists of supporting documents
Work is on-going : an inventory has been made of all requirements per category for the respective
members. A first round of verification has taken place and the list is now being revised and a
proposed draft list is being prepared for further discussion. This will be the main focus of activity
during 2014.
3.3 Exchange of information
The establishment of a Schengen network has allowed for occasional exchanges on practical issues.
There is no systemic exchange of information on statistics but information on rejected applications
is being exchanged through the network. The LSC has also collected and shared information of
TMIs that are currently being used. This matter will be further discussed at a later meeting.
3.4 Any other initiative taken in LSC
The LSC has made a presentation on Schengen to the Department of Immigration of the Ministry of
Home Affairs, and to other Government Departments, as a follow-up to the EU-Tanzania dialogue
on migration.
4. Challenges
Consistent response by all Members of the LSC will be essential in order to take the task to
harmonise supporting documents forward.
5. Other issues
There are no further issues.
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