27/05/2021 (Agence Europe) – On 27 May, the EU Council adopted the Regulation amending the Visa Information System (VIS) in order to enhance the security of the short-stay visa procedure, to include long-stay visas and residence permits in the VIS database and to ensure interoperability between the VIS and other relevant Community systems and databases. Under the new rules, the VIS will not only include information on short-stay visas, as before, but will also cover long-stay visas and...