Article 5Principles
1.The admission of a third-country national under this Directive shall be subject to the verification of documentary evidence attesting that the third-country national meets:
(a)the general conditions laid down in Article 7; and
(b)the relevant specific conditions in Article 8, 11, 12, 13, 14 or 16.
2.Member States may require the applicant to provide the documentary evidence referred to in paragraph 1 in an official language of the Member State concerned or in any official language of the Union determined by that Member State.
3.Where all the general conditions and relevant specific conditions are fulfilled, the third-country national shall be entitled to an authorisation.
Where a Member State issues residence permits only on its territory and all the admission conditions laid down in this Directive are fulfilled, the Member State concerned shall issue the third-country national with the requisite visa.