Some U.S. Green Card holders are required to apply for a tourist visa, while others do not. Here`s the rule. Whether or not you need a tourist visa for Belgium depends on your country of origin. If your passport allows you to travel within the Schengen area without a visa, you do not need a Belgian tourist visa. Otherwise, however, you will need to apply for it. A Schengen visa is issued free of charge to the foreign spouse and/or children of EU nationals. The spouse must present a marriage certificate (duly translated into English if necessary) and the passport of the EU citizen. A birth certificate must be presented for each child under the age of six. WARNING: Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, visa applications for your destination country may not have started yet.

Please contact the relevant official authorities for up-to-date information. Candidates can contact the Belgian diplomatic or consular mission of their choice. Visa applicants must create an account and make an appointment online: visaonweb.diplomatie.be Please include a printout of the application form you completed after registering on the website on Visa On Web (VOW) visaonweb.diplomatie.be It is possible for you to obtain a tourist visa for multiple entries in Belgium, which can be valid for one year, Three years. or five years in up to 90 days over a 180-day period. The third option is to apply through a Visa Application Centre. This is an external visa service provider. In fact, some embassies require you to apply through an application centre rather than through the embassy. Note: If the passport or travel document is not recognized by one or more Schengen countries, it is still possible to obtain a visa.

This visa is then limited to Schengen countries that accept the passport or travel document. Like most other requirements, Atlys can do this automatically for you. You will be asked if you would like Atlys to do it for you. If you select Yes, all you have to do is enter your job details. These are a few basic fields such as your employer`s name, phone number, etc. It also saves a lot of time. If you wish to visit a Schengen country for tourist purposes, you can apply for a Schengen tourist visa, which is specified for this purpose and can be issued by one of the Schengen States. It is possible that with the Schengen tourist visa you are visiting more than one Schengen country.

A list of factors will affect the time it takes to apply for your Schengen visa. Depending on how you manage your time, you can apply for your visa in a week (or less). Read this article if you want to know more. Yes, it is possible to extend your Schengen visa. However, visa extensions are only granted in certain cases. Check out this helpful guide for more information on the Schengen visa extension process. Whenever you apply for a visa to visit a Schengen country, the embassy or consulate will ask you to provide proof of a booked flight or flight reservation. Your flight itinerary must include the exact dates and flight numbers entering and leaving Belgium.

Original or notarized copy of a valid U.S. alien registration card (residence permit, aka: Green Card) or a valid U.S. residency visa (1). The residence permit or US visa must be valid for at least three months after the intended departure from the territory of the Member States. The current Belgian visa fee, valid from March 2020, is as follows: the Embassy will process your visa application during this period and you will receive feedback in a few weeks. Belgian category D visas are issued for stays in the country for more than three months and should not be confused with permanent residence permits. 4. linguistic form (in French, Dutch or German); Choose one of the forms and specify your preferred language (or no preference). The option you choose will be used by the Belgian Ministry of the Interior to communicate its decision on your visa application. There is no English version of this document. Please keep a copy for your records. It is important to apply for a Belgian tourist visa within a reasonable time.

In the Schengen area, visa applications do not have to be submitted to the relevant consulate 15 days before the scheduled date of arrival in the member country. Proof of financial means proves that you can fully support yourself during your trip. Each Schengen country has its own specific requirements. For example, Belgium requires you to have at least €95/day if you want to stay in a hotel and €45/day if you use cheaper accommodation. For the Belgian Schengen visa, you must take out valid travel insurance before entering the Schengen area. In addition, the travel insurance you wish to use must meet the following requirements: A Belgian language course visa is required for people from third countries who plan to stay in Belgium for more than three months. A confirmation letter is required from the host institution, as well as proof of accommodation, insurance and proof of sufficient financial sources. A valid passport is always required. When you submit the visa application, your passport must be valid for at least three months after your return from Belgium. Your passport must also have two blank pages to affix the visa. If your passport does not meet these requirements, the likelihood of visa rejection is high.

Holders of a U.S. refugee travel document do not need a visa to enter Belgium. The « Return Permit » document is recognized by Belgium, but requires a visa if you choose to travel with it. Without a complete application form, you cannot obtain a visa. And when I say complete, I mean it. Your personal data must match the details of your passport. The applicant is informed that the submission of the above documents does not guarantee the automatic issuance of the visa. Additional documents can be requested at any time. The holder of a Schengen visa is always subject to immigration control when entering a Schengen country for the first time and is therefore not guaranteed automatic entry.

A Belgian research visa is issued to individuals who can submit a hosting agreement with a certified research institution to work as a researcher in Belgium for more than three months. The residence permit is limited to the duration of the research project. A Schengen transit visa is a permit requested by certain nationalities traveling through a Schengen country to a non-Schengen country, even if he/she does not leave the international transit area at the airport. If the second destination is also a Schengen country, a regular Schengen visa would be required. Citizens of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Pakistan, Somalia and Sri Lanka must apply for a Schengen transit visa. It is important to note that some Schengen countries have their own lists of additional countries in terms of visa. The visa waiver only applies to holders of the « Hong Kong Special Administrative Region » passport. At the time of writing, the cost of a short-stay visa was €80 (€87); Visas that allow longer stays are more expensive.

Note that the visa allows a maximum of 90 days of travel within 180 days. It is possible to extend a short-term visa, but only in exceptional circumstances such as a natural disaster or cancellation of an airline. During your interview (which I will talk about later), embassy officials will want to know where you will be in Belgium. Therefore, I usually offer a hotel itinerary. Other travelers can apply for a Schengen visa that allows them to enter Belgium or another Schengen country and then travel freely within the Schengen area for a maximum period of 90 days. A Belgian business visa is a type of short-term visa required for individuals or groups from third countries (neither for citizens of the European Economic Area nor for Switzerland) who have designated meetings, unpaid training or business-related events without work or paid employment. To obtain a business visa for Belgium, more documents are required than for other Category C visas, including but not limited to proof of travel funding, an employee certificate and a letter of invitation from a Belgian company.