Information pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 July 2009 establishing a Community Code on Visas (Visa Code)1 This publication is based on information communicated by the Member States in accordance with Article 53(1) of the Visa Code as at 30.3.2010.2
List of Member States' authorities competent for extending the period of validity and/or the period of stay of an issued visa
Further to Article 33 (5) of the Visa Code, Member States must notify the authorities competent for extending the period of validity and/or the period of stay of an issued visa.
1 OJ L 243, 15.9.2010.
2 In accordance with Article 1 of the Protocol nr 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland annexed
to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union and without prejudice to Article 4 thereof, United Kingdom and Ireland do not apply Regulation (EC) No 810/2009.
Country Contact
Belgium for holders of ordinary passports: Federal public service Interior -Immigration Office
- for holders of diplomatic, service or special passports: Federal public service Foreign affairs
Czech Republic Police (Regional directorates of the alien police service and their detached premises, i.e. inspectorates of the alien police)
Denmark The Danish Immigration Service and the Danish Police in exceptional situations.
Germany Foreigners Authority
Estonia Police and Border Guard Board Pärnu mnt 139 Tallinn 15060 Estonia phone: + 372 612 3000, 612 3300 fax: + 372 612 3009 e-mail: ppa@politsei.ee
Greece - 8 Immigration offices of major cities (Athens, Piraeus, Thessaloniki):
2. PIRAEUS APD
3. NORTH-EASTERN ATTICA APD
4. SOUTH-EASTERN ATTICA APD
5. WESTERN ATTICA APD
6. LAVRION APD
7. EASTERN THESSALONIKI APD
8. WESTERN THESSALONIKI APD
- 53 services of police divisions in main Greek cities (see appendice I)
Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
-Direction General on Consular Affairs and Consular Assistance
Ministry of the Interior - Direction General for the National Police and the Civil Guard
France On French territory, the Prefectures are the only competent authorities for extending the period of validity/duration of stay of an issued (short stay) visa which has expired during the holder's stay.
Italy The Ministry of the Interior
Latvia The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs including its territorial departments)
Čierkurkalna 1st line, building 3, Riga, Latvia – 1026, phone +371 67219648
e-mail: vizas@pmlp.gov.lv
Lithuania The Migration Department under the Ministry of the Interior The Migration Office of Vilnius Chief Police Commissariat Migration Office of Kaunas Chief Police Commissariat Migration Office of Klapèda Chief Police Commissariat
Luxembourg Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Hungary Office of Immigration and Nationality,
Regional Directorate of Budapest and Pest County, 1117. Budapest XI. Budafoki út 60.- Sztregova köz. Phone: +36-30- 463-9100
Fax: +36-30-463-927 e-mail: bpr@bah.b-m.hu
Malta Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Central Visa Unit)
The Netherlands Offices of Immigration and Naturalisation Service Seaport police Rotterdam-Rijnmond
Austria Certain alien police agencies of first instance authorised by Regulation of the Minister of the Interior for the Implementation of the Alien Police Act 2005 (Alien Police Act Implementation Regulation - FPG-DV)
Poland - Wojewoda Mazowiecki;
- Wojewoda Kujawsko-Pomorski; - Wojewoda Lubelski;
- Wojewoda Łódzki; - Wojewoda Małopolski; - Wojewoda Dolnośląski; - Wojewoda Opolski; - Wojewoda Podkarpacki; - Wojewoda Podlaski; - Wojewoda Pomorski; - Wojewoda Śląski;
- Wojewoda Warmińsko-Mazurski; - Wojewoda Świętokrzyski;
- Wojewoda Wielkopolski; - Wojewoda Zachodniopomorski.
Portugal Aliens and Borders Service (SFF)
Slovenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia, Prešernova 25, 1000 Ljubljana,
Tel: 01 478 2000,
e.mail: info.mzz(at)gov.si
Slovak Republic Bureau of Border and Aliens Police
Finland The Finnish Police
Sweden The Swedish Migration Board
Iceland Directorate of Immigration
Norway The Norwegian Police and the Directorate of Immigration
Switzerland Argovie (AG) - Migrationsamt Kanton Aargau Bahnhofstrasse 86/88
Postfach 5001 Aarau
Tel.:0041-628351860 Fax:0041-628351838
Appenzell Rhodes-Intérieures (AI) Amt für Ausländerfragen
des Kantons Appenzell I.Rh. Marktgasse 2
9050 Appenzell
Tel.: 0041-71 788 95 21 Fax: 0041-71 788 95 29
Appenzell Rhodes-Extérieures (AR) Migrationsamt Appenzell A. Rh. Landsgemeindeplatz 5 Postfach 9043 Trogen Tel.: 0041-71 343 63 33 Fax: 0041-71 343 63 39
Bâle-Campagne (BL) - Amt für Migration Parkstrasse 3
4402 Frenkendorf Tel.: 0041-61 925 51 61 Fax: 0041-61 921 04 24
Bâle-Ville (BS) - Sicherheitsdepartement BS Dienste Spiegelgasse 6
Postfach 4001 Basel
Tel.: 0041-61 267 71 71 Fax: 0041-61 267 70 80
Berne (BE) - Migrationsdienst des Kantons Bern Eigerstrasse 73
3011 Bern
Tel.: 0041-31 633 53 15 Fax: 0041-31 633 47 39
Fribourg (FR) - Service de la population et des migrants Rte d'Englisberg 11
1763 Granges-Paccot Tel.: 0041-26 305 14 92 Fax: 0041-26 466 17 85
Genève (GE) - Office cantonal de la population Police des étrangers
Rte de Chancy 88 Case postale 2652 1211 Genève 2
Tel.: 0041-22 546 48 88 Fax: 0041-22 546 48 10
Postgasse 29 8750 Glarus
Tel.: 0041-55 646 68 90 Fax: 0041-55 646 68 91
Grisons (GR) Amt für Polizeiwesen - Fremdenpolizei GR Karlihof 4
7000 Chur
Tel.: 0041-81 257 21 21 Fax: 0041-81 257 21 46
Jura (JU) - Service de la population 1, rue du 24-Septembre
2800 Delémont
Tel.: 0041-32 420 56 80 Fax: 0041-32 420 56 81
Lucerne (LU) - Amt für Migration des Kantons Luzern Fruttstrasse 15
6002 Luzern
Tel.: 0041-41 228 77 80 Fax: 0041-41 210 15 87
Neuchâtel (NE) - Service des migrations - Section séjour et établissement Rue de Tivoli 28
2003 Neuchâtel
Tel.: 0041-32 889 63 10 Fax: 0041-32 889 98 23
Nidwald (NW) - Amt für Justiz Migration Kreuzstrasse 2
6371 Stans
Tel.: 0041-41 618 44 90 / 91 Fax: 0041-41 618 44 87
Obwald (OW) - Amt für Arbeit Obwalden - Abteilung Migration St. Antonistrasse 4
6061 Sarnen
Tel.: 0041-41 666 66 70 Fax: 0041-41 666 66 75
Saint-Gall (SG) - Ausländeramt des Kantons St. Gallen St. Leonhardstrasse 40
9001 St. Gallen
Tel.: 0041-71 229 31 11 Fax: 0041-71 229 12 68
Schaffhouse (SH) - Kantonales Ausländeramt Stadthausgasse 10
8201 Schaffhausen Tel.: 0041-52 632 74 76 Fax: 0041-52 632 78 23
Soleure (SO) - Amt für öffentliche Sicherheit des Kantons Solothurn Ausländerfragen
Ambassadorenhof 4509 Solothurn
Tel.: 0041-32 627 28 37 Fax: 0041-32 627 22 67
Schwytz (SZ) - Amt für Migration Steistegstrasse 13
Postfach 454 6431 Schwyz
Tel.: 0041-41 819 22 68 Fax: 0041-41 819 22 79
Tessin (TI) - Sezione dei permessi e dell' immigrazione 6501 Bellinzona
Tel.: 0041-91 814 72 11 Fax: 0041-91 814 72 19
Thurgovie (TG) - Migrationsamt des Kt. Thurgau Schlossmühlestrasse 7
8510 Frauenfeld
Tel.: 0041-52 724 15 55 Fax: 0041-52 724 15 56
Uri (UR) - Amt für Arbeit und Migration - Abteilung Migration Klausenstrasse 4
6460 Altdorf
Tel.: 0041-41 875 27 05 Fax: 0041-41 875 27 92
Valais (VS) - Service cantonal de l’état civil et des étrangers Avenue de la Gare 39
1950 Sion
Tel.: 0041-27 606 55 52 Fax: 0041-27 606 55 54
Avenue de Beaulieu 19 1014 Lausanne
Tel.: 0041-21 316 46 46 Fax: 0041-21 316 46 45
Zoug (ZG) - Amt für Migration Aabachstrasse 1
Postfach 857 6301 Zug
Tel.: 0041-41 728 50 50 Fax: 0041-41 728 50 69
Zurich (ZH) - Migrationsamt des Kantons Zürich Berninastrasse 45
Postfach 8090 Zürich
Tel.: 0041-43 259 88 00 Fax: 0041-43 259 88 10
Appendice 1
53 SERVICES OF POLICE DIVISIONS in main Greek cities
(Security Sub-Division: SSD, Police Department: PD, Security Department: SD)
1) CHANIA SD 19) POLYGYROS SD 37) IGOUMENITSA SD
2) EDESSA SD 20) KERKYRA SSD 38) ZAKYNTHOS SD
3) ARIDAIA SD 21) KOMOTINI SD 39) RODOS SSD
4) AGRINIO SSD 22) IRAKLIO SSD 40) PYRGOS SSD
5) LAMIA SD 23) NAFPLIO SD 41) CHIOS SSD
6) KASTORIA SSD 24) VOLOS SSD 42) RETHYMNO SSD
7) KATERINI SSD 25) KORINTHOS SD 43) KAVALA SD
8) XANTHI SD 26) TRIKALA SD 44) IOANNINA SSD
9) FLORINA SD 27) POLYKASTRO PD 45) AGIOS NIKOLAOS SD
10) PREVEZA SD 28) KARDITSA SD 46) TRIPOLI SD
11) LARISSA SSD 29) GREVENA SD 47) VERIA SD
12) AMFISSA SD 30) MESSOLONGI SD 48) SAMOS SSD
13) PATRA SSD 31) DRAMA SD 49) ORESTIADA SSD
14) KALAMATA SSD 32) SERRES SSD 50) ALEXANDROUPOLI SSD
15) ERMOUPOLIS SD 33) SPARTI SD 51) MYTILINI SSD
16) LIVADIA SD 34) ARGOSTOLI SD 52) CHALKIDA SD
17) THIVA SD 35) KOZANI SD 53) LEFKADA SD