The European Visa Information System (VIS) is intended to facilitate the procedure for issuing visas while preventing "visa shopping", that is simultaneous applications for visas in more than one EU country.
Tā paredz Eiropas Vīzu sistēmā ieviest biometrijas datus, nosakot, ka bērnu pirkstu nospiedumi jāiekļauj tikai no 12 gadu vecuma.