COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / Jha

Refusal to grant EU study visa to acquire knowledge that can threaten public security is legitimate

Brussels, 04/04/2017 (Agence Europe)

Member state authorities can refuse a study visa to a student from a third country if they suspect that the specific knowledge acquired by the interested party in a sensitive field (in this case, information and security technologies) can be employed for purposes that could constitute a threat to public security at a domestic or international level.

In this regard, the directive on the conditions for admitting foreign nationals for study purposes (2004/114/EC) requires that the party...