Glossary
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Valid until | The validity date of a record. It is applicable, for instance, to the end period of validity of a national facilitation programme. |
| Valid visa | The competent authorities can refuse entry of the third-country national at the border if he/she has no valid visa. |
| Validation | Checking the accuracy, completeness, lawfulness and reliability of the data. |
| Verification | The process of comparing sets of data to establish the validity of a claimed identity (one-to-one check). |
| Verification query | A verification query to be introduced by the carriers in the Carrier Interface at the earliest 48 hours prior to the scheduled time of departure. Therefore, the only obligation is that any carrier transporting persons into the Schengen area to check the web service anytime between 48 hours prior to departure and the departure. |
| VIN | Vehicle Identification Number |
| VIS automated processing | The application files shall be automatically processed by the VIS to identify hit(s). The authorities responsible shall examine each hit individually. |
| VIS data | All the data stored in the VIS Central System and in the CIR. |
| Visa | An authorisation issued by a Member State. |
| Visa authority | The authorities which in each Member State are responsible for examining and for taking decisions on visa applications or for decisions whether to annul, revoke or extend visas, including the central visa authorities. |