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Those who wish to obtain an EU entry visa with the purpose of treatment after submitting documents supporting their case and the embassy should verify such documents • Those who wish to have an entry visa to the EU with the purpose of studying or participating in scientific conferences after submitting documents supporting their case and the embassy should verify such documents Upon agreement with the Member States, a reply was sent to the MFA by verbal note. The reply informed the MFA about the requirement for a movement certificate and detailed the discretionary competence of the Member States in this matter. 3.3 Exchange of information - Monthly statistics (visa applications/issuances) were shared via e-mail. Member States agreed on a template for the visa statistics, in order to facilitate the aggregation of the yearly data. The EU Delegation aggregated the data Member States filed on a regular basis. The overview of the 2013 data was discussed during the February 2014 LSC meeting and is attached to this annual report. The visa statistics reflected regular tendencies: a refusal rate oscillating between 10 to 15 percent and a drop in demands in January. Member States agreed that this refusal rate does not only include refusals, but also visas that are not issued, among others. - Use of Arabic version of visa documents. Some Member States have an Arabic version of the websites and make the visa form instructions available in Arabic. No Member State allows the visa forms to be filled out in Arabic. - Handling of visa applications from Syrian citizens. Member States procedures regarding visa applications from Syrian citizens range from referring them to the competent consulates (mostly in Turkey), to treating them on a case-by-case basis. If applications are processed, refusal rates tend to be relatively high (70% to almost 100%). - 15 days grace period. Member States held a discussion on the implementation of art. 24 of the Visa Code. Most Member States apply the 15 days grace period, often automatically. However, the implementation of the article raises concerns with the validity of the TMI. - Blacklisted persons and suspicious applications. Member States regularly exchange information by e-mail on blacklisted applicants and suspicious visa applications. - Travel Medical Insurance (TMI): The LSC group reviewed the request of one company (Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful) to be added to the list of approved TMI's. Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful is the successor company of Nile General Takaful, which was already on the list of TMI's. The policy proposed by Tokio Marine Egypt General Takaful was similar to the one previously proposed by Nile General Takaful and met all requirements. The request was thus approved by all Member States. An updated version of the Cairo Schengen Common list of insurance companies offering adequate TMI coverage was subsequently circulated to all Cairo LSC members. 12893/14 PR/lm 71 DG D 1 A EN
3.4 Any other initiative taken in LSC - Special Passports. Besides the regular passports, Egypt also issues diplomatic passports, service passports and special passports. Whereas the former two are excluded from prior consultation (VISION), the latter is not exempted. Since this kind of passport is issued to VIPs it is at times cumbersome to explain why they are not exempted whereas the other two categories are exempted. Member States tasked the EU Delegation to inquire with the Egyptian authorities which Egyptian citizens hold special passports, in order to feed into a discussion in the Visa Committee on a potential exemption from prior consultation. A meeting between the EU Delegation and the Protocol Department of the Egyptian MFA took place on 30 October 2013. During that meeting, the MFA informed the EU Delegation about the Egyptian Law on Official Passports, but failed to confirm this information in writing, notwithstanding the EU Delegation's repeated requests (phone calls and verbal note). It was decided to put the issue on hold until the MFA's written reply. 4. Challenges 1. Response to the challenges listed in the previous report - Drafting the Common Information sheet: DG HOME is currently developing a template to guide the work of all LSC groups when drafting the Common Information sheet. The LSC Cairo will draft the Common Information sheet as soon as the template is received. 2. Describe subjects to be addressed within the next reporting period (2014-2015). - Drafting the Common Information Sheet - Providing regular updates to LSC Cairo on the revision of the Visa Code. - Providing regular feedback to the European Commission on LSC Cairo's views/field experience as required. 5. Other issues Variation of visa fees in local currency: The Cairo LSC feels it would be timely for the Visa Committee to define a harmonised currency exchange methodology to be applied in all LSC locations to avoid visa fees variations in local currency. This issue cannot be resolved at the local level unless Member States adopt a common methodology. 12893/14 PR/lm 72 DG D 1 A EN
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