Glossary

A visa valid for the territory of one or more Member States but not all Member States (i.e. with limited territorial validity (LTV)).

The categories and nationals of countries that are privileged with entering the Schengen visa-free zone.

A third-country national traveller not holding a visa.

Compliance with the obligation to return within the time-limit fixed for that purpose in the return decision.

Morphing attacks is a threat to biometric systems where the biometric reference in an identity document can be altered. This form of attack presents an important issue in applications relying on identity documents such as border security or access control.

Persons who, due to their age, disabilities, or their family circumstances require protection.

Person related remarks: an important element of the description of the alert subject (also called ‘warning markers’). The purpose of these markers is to warn end users in other Member States about the nature of the risks or special circumstances they may face when they find the person or object. They do not form part of the ‘action to be taken’ in the alert.

The type of messages (warning the user) set up in the EES to support processes such as the replacement/update of biometric data (e.g. duplicate finger, resolution higher than expected, etc.).

A secure internet access to a web service shall be available, allowing the third-country nationals to verify, at any moment, the remaining authorised stay, by providing them the required data.

A white link means that the MID concluded that the data belong to the same person (automated white link) or that after manual verification the responsible authority concluded that data belongs to the same person in a justified manner.