Residence permit | Information on IT systems Schengen Area

The residence permit means:

All residence permits issued by the Member States according to the uniform format (laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 1030/2002) and residence cards (issued in accordance with Directive 2004/38/EC);
All other documents issued by a Member State to third-country nationals authorising a stay on its territory that have been the subject of a notification and subsequent publication, with the exception of:
- Temporary permits issued pending examination of a first application for a residence permit (as referred to in the first point or an application for asylum); and
- Visas issued by the Member States in the uniform format (laid down by Council Regulation (EC) No 1683/95).