🇧🇪 Belgium
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for at least 3 months longer than the duration of stay.
Official channel
The consulate for the main destination, normally through its appointed visa centre
Source record
Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you1
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Belgium.
Every other rule for this destination7
Passengers can enter with a "C" or “D” visa issued by a Schengen Member State for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Belgium do not need a visa. The information on the residence permit must match the details of the passport used for travel (the name must be identical).
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Monaco or another Schengen Member State do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days. The nationality stated on the residence permit must match the nationality stated on the passport.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by France do not need a visa for a maximum of 90 days in a period of 180 days. The nationality stated on the residence permit must match the nationality stated on the passport. Receipts of application for renewal of a residence permit issued by France (Recepisse de demande de carte de sejour - renouvellement de titre de sejour) are accepted if accompanied by the expired residence permit or an expired "D" visa with a validity between 4 and 12 months. Expired "D" visa "Dispense temporaire de carte de sejour" are not accepted.
Schengen "D" Visas issued by Portugal with the remark "CPLP" are not accepted. Schengen "C" visas must be valid for the visited Schengen Member State. This is specified in the "valid for" field of the visa.
"C" visas issued by Bulgaria or Romania before 31 March 2024 are not accepted.
Valid visas in full, invalidated travel documents are accepted if accompanied by a new travel document.