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Visa Code
Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code) · European Union
1. The Member State competent for examining and deciding on an application for a uniform visa shall be: the Member State whose territory constitutes the sole destination of the visit(s); if the visit includes more than one destination, the Member State whose territory constitutes the main destination of the visit(s) in terms of the length or purpose of stay; or if no main destination can be determined, the Member State whose external border the applicant intends to cross in order to enter the territory of the Member States.
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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.