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MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (C(2024)01759 - 2024/2686(DEA))

On the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fees

B-9-2024-0216

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs · Rapporteur: Juan Fernando López Aguilar

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Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 that raises visa fees under Regulation (EC) No 810/2009. It says the increase breaks the co-legislators' agreement not to raise fees before visa digitalisation takes effect, and that it cannot enter into force.

Key points

  1. Parliament objects to the Commission delegated regulation of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 on the amount of visa fees.
  2. It states the delegated regulation cannot enter into force and instructs its President to notify the Commission.
  3. It recalls that during interinstitutional negotiations the co-legislators agreed not to increase visa fees because of the estimated cost savings of a fully digitalised visa procedure.
  4. It says the digitalisation of the visa procedure creates a single online platform for submitting applications and paying fees, and that visas will be issued digitally.
  5. It finds that digitalisation will reduce fraud and forgery risk, ease border verification, cut administrative burden and lower costs for applicants and member states.
  6. It cites Commission estimates of savings: up to EUR 76.6 million on visa stickers, up to EUR 521.6 million in administrative burden, and up to EUR 3.3 million on average per member state for the platform.
  7. It notes the platform will give applicants central information, including a tool to check if a visa is needed, and save up to 576 FTEs in answering queries.
  8. It recalls that Regulation (EU) 2023/2667 introduced a EUR 20 fee for confirming a valid visa in a new travel document, a cheaper option than a new visa.
  9. It states that a fee increase would disproportionately affect marginalised groups.
  10. It concludes that raising visa fees before digitalisation takes full effect is not justified and is ill-timed.
  11. It says the delegated regulation breaches the agreement between the co-legislators and undermines sincere cooperation between the institutions.
  12. It instructs its President to forward the resolution to the Council and to the governments and parliaments of the member states.

Who is affected

  • Visa applicants, who would pay higher fees under the delegated regulation.
  • Member states, which the text says would save costs from digitalisation.
  • The Commission, which is told the delegated regulation cannot enter into force.
  • The Council and member state governments and parliaments, which receive the resolution.

Figures and deadlines

  • EUR 76.6 million: estimated savings on visa stickers over 2025-2029.
  • EUR 521.6 million: estimated savings for all member states over 2025-2029.
  • EUR 3.3 million: estimated average saving per member state from the platform.
  • 576 FTEs: estimated savings for member states in replying to queries over 2025-2029.
  • EUR 20: new visa fee for confirmation of a valid visa in a new travel document.

Legal basis: Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union