The Schengen Information System - part II -
When and why an alert can be issued in the SIS?
- In case of an arrest in very convicting situations for extradition purpose.
- To refuse border entries for a non Schengen member state resident, or alien.
- In case of missing persons
- In case of a person that should be under arrest, following a decision by a competent authority.
- Name of witnesses in connection with criminal investigations
- Persons and/or vehicles considered as a public security threats
Personal rights in accordance with the Schengen agreement
- You have the right to access your personal data stored in the Schengen Information System.
- You have the right to ask to correct partially inaccurate data related to your person or, in the case of unlawfully stored data, ask for it to be deleted
- In the case of an alert issued in your name, you have the right to bring before the court, or the competent authorities, and demand to correct/delete incorrect information or obtain compensation
- Finally you have the right to ask the Joint Supervisory Authority to check any stored data in the SIS and how it was put to use.
Data stored in the SIS
- Names: surname/forenames and any nicknames or aliases and the first letters of second forename
- Physical characteristics: Any special physical characteristics that could make the person easy to recognize
- Date and place of birth
- Sex
- Nationality
- Person potential to be armed and/or violent
- Reason why the alert was issued
- Action expected to be taken
The Schengen Information System Part I, Part II
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