Visas for Belgium, without the guesswork

Short stays in Belgium run on the shared Schengen rules — one C visa (or none, for exempt passports) covers all 29 countries. Everything else is national: where you apply, who runs the centres, and every stay over 90 days.

How Belgium takes applications

Good to know about Belgium

• Belgium is a founding Schengen member (acquis applied since 26 March 1995).
• Single permit (work + residence) decisions involve both a Region and the federal Immigration Office — budget extra weeks compared to a plain D visa.

Staying longer than 90 days

Long stays need a national D visa decided by the Immigration Office (DOFI); work routes run through the regional single-permit procedure, which the employer starts in Belgium.

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