03/01/2024
A standard tourist Belgium Visa is allotted to people who want to travel to the country for different purposes. Whether you are planning for a long vacation, or a business trip, or study or work, reside there permanently, you have to apply for the Belgium Schengen Visa. A Schengen visa allows the person to travel freely without visas in the Schengen zone which includes 25 other countries of the region.
You should apply for your visa in person at the Belgian embassy or consulate which is competent for your country of residence, where you will be requested to communicate your travel destination as well as the circumstances of it. In a number of cases, you can lodge your visa application through an external service provider (outsourcing partner). In some very specific cases, you can also be exempted from personally lodging your application.
If you apply for a short stay visa (up to 90 days), some countries offer the possibility of having your visa application treated by another Schengen country Belgium has concluded a representation agreement with. In order to verify which embassy is competent for your country of residence and whether Belgium is represented by a Schengen partner for short stay visa.
Note: Representation in the matter of visa only concerns Schengen visa applications (short stay up to 90 days) for:
Tourist visits -A Belgium tourist visa will be given to people who wish to travel and explore the country for tourism purpose.
The single entry visa will be valid only for 90 days or less than that from the day of issued for the sole purpose of tourism.
Visits to family or friends - this visit is foe those who wishes to go on a visit to a friends or immediate relative.
Cultural or sports manifestations- applicant who are planning to go on a cultural exchange or sport programs.
Student Visa- Applicants, who are planning to study in a Belgian institute for some kind of educational training and internship for less than 6 months, are eligible for a student visa.
Medical Treatement -Belgium visa is given to the people who travel to the country to seek medical treatment for a disease that cannot be treated in their own country.
Business trips - Business visa is allotted to people who want to travel for business purposes including sign commercial deals, evaluate investments in the foreign country, visit vendors or clients and perform business related activity. This type of visa will only be obtained if the person is not planning to settle in the country.
Short trainerships- A. Non EU trainees wishing to do a traineeship for a Belgian employer for less than 90 days will need to apply for a work permit.
Transit through the Schengen area - Belgium transit visa is provided to the people who wish to stay in the country for a shorter period of time.
Long stay visa applications (more than 90 days) or short stay visa applications aiming at a longer stay in Belgium (e.g. marriage in Belgium), are not covered by the representation agreement and must hence be lodged with the relevant Belgian embassy or consulate. If there is no Belgian embassy or consulate in your country of residence, you should apply to the Belgian embassy or consulate responsible for that country (and usually located in a neighboring country):
Belgium Entry Restrictions in Response to Corona-virus
Due to the Corona-virus outbreak, Belgium, as well as the rest of the EU and Schengen Area members, imposed an EU-wide entry ban on third-country nationals in mid-March 2020.
To this day, non-essential travel to and from third countries remains prohibited. Travel for essential work or compelling reasons to Belgium is allowed, as below:
Health professionals, health researchers and professionals providing care for the elderly.
Frontier workers.
Seasonal agricultural workers.
Transport staff responsible for the transport of goods and other transport personnel, as necessary.
Diplomats, the staff of international organizations and persons invited by international organizations whose physical presence is necessary for the proper functioning of those organizations, military and humanitarian personnel and civil protection personnel in the performance of their duties.
Passengers in transit.
Passengers traveling for compelling family reasons.
Seafarers.
Persons in need of international protection or for other humanitarian reasons.
Third-country nationals traveling for the purpose of studying.
Highly qualified third-country workers if their work is economically necessary, cannot be postponed or carried out abroad.
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