art_21__para_3

3. While checking whether the applicant fulfils the entry conditions, the consulate shall verify: that the travel document presented is not false, counterfeit or forged; the applicant’s justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay, and that he has sufficient means of subsistence, both for the duration of the intended stay and for the return to his country of origin or residence, or for the transit to a third country into which he is certain to be admitted, or is in a position to acquire such means lawfully; whether the applicant is a person for whom an alert has been issued in the Schengen Information System (SIS) for the purpose of refusing entry; that the applicant is not considered to be a threat to public policy, internal security or public health as defined in Article 2(19) of the Schengen Borders Code or to the international relations of any of the Member States, in particular where no alert has been issued in Member States’ national databases for the purpose of refusing entry on the same grounds; that the applicant is in possession of adequate and valid travel medical insurance, where applicable.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-14 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.