Description of tables available in the compilation

Types of visas
- Airport transit visas (ATVs)

- Short stay visas

Description of tables available in the compilation
As with previous editions of the visa statistics compilation, the Excel sheets include filters that allow for detailed
searches. Filter buttons, if available, can be found in table headings. The compilation comprises a total of 7
tables, each located on a separate worksheet which can be navigated with tabs below. In order to facilitate the
navigation of the compilation, each tab has been assigned a name briefly describing the contents of the
respective
The table.
'Data for Data on national
consulates' short-stay
sheet contains visas issued
a complete set ofbyvisa
Bulgaria, Croatia,
statistics for allCyprus
States and
fullyRomania
applyingare
the
Schengen acquis* and their consulates in third countries. Data are presented in bulk but the filters included on
the top row allow for refined searches (it is necessary to click on the small arrows). For instance, only the data
for a particular Member State/Associated country can be searched, or the data concerning a given third country
or
Thea subtotals
location (city) in achosen
for the third country.
selection are presented at the bottom of the page ("Selection subtotal in 2019"),
and below ("Total visas in 2019") appear the general totals for all Member States/Associated countries in all
locations.
The second sheet entitled 'Totals - Schengen State' presents basic total values disaggregated by Schengen
States ordered alphabetically. On the top of the worksheet you can find a 'Country where consulate is located'
field with a drop-down button which enables filtering total data for individual third countries.
The next two sheets present all basic total data per Schengen State, ordered by visa applications or the number
of
Thevisas issued,
'Visas respectively.
issued consulates + BCP' sheet contains a table summarising total numbers of C uniform visas issued
by individual Schengen States both at the consulates and the border crossing points.
The sheet entitled ‘Totals by third country’ presents total figures for each third country, ordered by the number
of visa applications. These can also be filtered by individual countries. 'ATV totals' sheet presents a summary of
data on airport
The final transit visas
sheet contains (ATV).data for the four Member States not yet fully applying the Schengen acquis
contains
(Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania).
All data have been provided by the Schengen States (EU Member States and Associated countries), in
accordance with the Visa Code, Article 46 and Annex XII. The data on visas applied for at the consulates of
Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania concern national visas.
Types of visas
- Airport transit visas (ATVs)
This visa entitles the holder to transit through the international transit area of airports situated on the territory
of a Member State without actually entering the territory of that Member State, during a stop-over or transfer
between two stages of an international flight. "A" visas can be issued for a single airport transit or for multiple
airport transits (Multiple A).
- Short stay visas
a) Uniform short stay visas entitle the holder to stay in the territories of all Member States for a period of
maximum 90 days/180 days. Such visas may be issued for the purpose of a single entry or multiple entries
("MEVs ").stay visa with limited territorial validity ("LTV") entitles the holder to stay only in the territory of the
b) A short
Member State(s) for which the visa is valid.

* Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
and Switzerland. Liechtenstein does not issue its own Schengen visas and is therefore not listed.