The ETIAS appeal procedure is governed by the APA1and the Administrative Court Act of 17 June 20052, unless otherwise stipulated in this Act.
The time limits under Article 22a paragraph 1 APA do not apply to the ETIAS appeal procedure.
The appeal and other submissions to the Federal Administrative Court may be filed in one of the four official languages or in English. In the case of submissions in English, the Federal Administrative Court determines one of the four official languages as the language of proceedings.
The judgment and procedural orders shall be issued in the language of proceedings. If the appeal was filed in English, the conclusions of the judgment shall also be translated into English for information purposes.
Obviously unfounded appeals shall be dismissed by a single judge if:
a travel document has been used that is reported in the SIS as lost, stolen, misappropriated or declared invalid;
the person concerned is the subject of an alert in the SIS for the purposes of refusing entry or stay; or
the ETIAS unit of another state has issued a negative opinion.