In order to ensure supervision coordination for the Visa Information System, representatives of the national data protection authorities and the EDPS meet usually twice a year. The national Data Protection Authorities ('DPAs') represented are those of the 28 EU Member States, with Ireland and the United Kingdom participating as observers. Additionally, the national DPAs of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland are part of the group, as their countries participate in the system as well. The Group is currently chaired by the Swiss DPA, with the Greek DPA as Vice-Chair.
Legislation
- Council Decision 2008/633/JHA of 23 June 2008 concerning access for consultation of the Visa Information System (VIS) by designated authorities of Member States and by Europol for the purposes of the prevention, detection and investigation of terrorist offences and of other serious criminal offences
- Council Decision 2004/512/EC of 8 June 2004 establishing the Visa Information System (VIS)
- Regulation (EC) 767/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 concerning the Visa Information System ('VIS') and the exchange of data between Member States on short-stay visas
Meetings
- Summary Report meeting 13 June 2023
- Summary Report of 12th meeting on 13 June 2018
- Summary Report of 11th meeting on 15 November 2017
- Summary Report of 10th meeting on 13 June 2017
- Summary Report of 9th meeting on 23 November 2016
- Summary Report of 8th meeting on 15 April 2016
- Summary Report of 7th meeting on 8 October 2015
- Summary Report of 6th meeting on 26 March 2015
- Summary Report of 5th meeting on 29 October 2014
- Summary Report of 4th meeting on 7 May 2014
- Summary Report of 3rd meeting on 16 October 2013
Documentation
- VIS Common Inspection Plan
- Report on advance deletion of data in VIS
- VIS SGC Activity Report 2021-2022
- VIS Activity Report 2019-2020
- VIS Activity Report 2017-2018
- VIS SCG Report on training on data protection and data security to staff with access to the VIS (November 2019)
- VIS Activity Report 2015-2016
- Model letters for requesting access correction deletion to the VIS
- Report on access to the VIS and the exercise of data subjects' rights
- VIS Activity Report 2012-2014
- Rules of Procedure 2013
- Summary Report of VIS Central System Security Audit (June 2012)
- SIS II & VIS SCG’s joint comments on the Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013
- SIS II & VIS SCG’s joint comments on the Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013
- SIS II & VIS SCG’s joint comments on the Commission Proposal for a Council Regulation on the establishment and operation of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and repealing Regulation (EU) No 1053/2013