Zoeteweij-Turhan, Margarite HelenaRomano, Andrea2022-09-292022-09-2920172297-105Xhttps://hdl.handle.net/2445/189462This article examines the recent judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the case of X and X v. Belgium (C-638/16 PPU). The issue at stake con-cerns an application for a visa with limited territorial validity (LTV) requested by a Syrian family at the Belgian embassy in Beirut in order to apply for asylum in Bel-gium. The article discusses the different interpretations given by the Advocate Gen-eral and the Court of Justice and agrees with the AG that the EU Charter of Fun-damental Rights leaves a limited margin of discretion to Member Sates and impos-es a positive obligation to issue a LTV Visa in cases like X and X. It also concludes that the judgment in question clearly shows the need for the EU to adopt legislation regulating the issuance of humanitarian visas under the Visa Code.application/pdfengcc-by-sa (c) Zoeteweij-Turhan, Margarite Helena et al., 2017https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/JurisprudènciaTribunals supremsBèlgicaDret comunitariDret d'asilJurisprudenceCourts of last resortBelgiumEuropean Union lawRight of asyluminfo:eu-repo/semantics/article7240632022-09-29info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess