[bonjurkes]

It also includes information of 3rd world country citizens'. Like passport info, photos, fingerprints, their visit to Schengen countries.

When you apply for visa for Schengen countries, your info will be recorded on SIS. And stored there for 5 years.

Note: EU uses the term "3rd world country" term themselves and Im citizen of one of those countries.

[cromulent]

The EU uses the term "third country" which means a country that is not part of the union.

https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/indust...

[nmstoker]

Well done posting that link. This topic seems to have brought out a lot of (unnecessary) confusion in the comments!

[stordoff]

Do you mean "Third country"? I have not come across the EU using "Third world country" officially.

[cat199]

not to mention that eu+us+uk does not equal the so-called '1st world' in it's entirety (see also: canada, japan), and also that there is some notion of a '2nd world' as well.

[ricudis]

The confusion stems from the fact that most people perceive it as a "measure of economic development", while in fact it's political cold war terminology:

First world = US + close allies Second world = USSR + close allies Third world = Everybody else

[mktmkr]

Switzerland was third world under this definition?

[nickserv]

Yes, it was.

https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cold_War_alliances...

[miahi]

There is no visa information in the SIS, you are probably referring to a different system (maybe VIS). Yes, when you apply for visa you will probably be _searched_ in the SIS, but this will happen many times in the EU anyway (or even before approaching the EU - likely when boarding a flight to an EU country).