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Work permit

Overview

Work Permit visa comes under Long Stay category. Please click on to “Documents Required” for more details on documentations.

From the 02 March 2015, Home Office in Brussels will ask applicants to pay an extra fee when applying for a visa D.

The additional fee will not be reimbursed if the visa has been refused and this fee is valid for the file only. Hence applicants, who have been refused, will have to pay the fee Again.

Following applicants do not pay the additional fee:

Applicants under 18 years old

Family members of a citizen of the European Union requesting family reunification (article 40bis or 47/1)

If the person being joined is a recognized refugee in Belgium

For more detailed information on additional fee exemptions please check www.dofi.fgov.be

These fees have to be paid directly on the bank account of Home Office and payment can be done by the Belgian spouse/parent/employer.

The fees have to be paid, in euro, on the bank account of the Home Office in Brussels

IBAN BE57 6792 0060 9235

BIC PCHQBEBB

Bank : BPOST SA, Centrum Monnaie, 1000 Bruxelles

Beneficiary : SPF Intérieur, Office des étrangers, Chaussée d’Anvers 59B, 1000 Bruxelles

Applicants applying for Belgium Long Stay Visa (D Visa) Category are requested to appear in person at the visa application center to register their biometrics which includes scans of all fingerprints and live digital photo

The person paying has to indicate a reference for the payment:

  • name and first name of applicant,
  • nationality of applicant,
  • the date of birth of applicant, and

  • travel purpose (for.ex. ART 10, ART 40, ART 9 etc)

    The reference of the payment needs to have this structure:

    Name_First Name_Nationality_DD.MM.YYYY_Article(mention article of the Law of 15.12.1980)

Visa Fees

FEES
VISA FEES EUROS UGX
Schengen visa (up to 90 days stay) 80 360,000
Children 6-12 (until the age of 12 years minus one day (1) 40 180,000
Children below 6 Years Free 0
Long Term (D Visa) 180 810,000

Applicant's exempted from visa fee:

  • Child less than 6 years of age applying for short term visa.
  • The spouse, children who have not yet reached their 21st birthday and dependent parents of a Belgian or other EU citizen are not required to pay the visa fee.
  • chool pupils, students, postgraduate students and accompanying teachers who undertake stays for the purpose of study or educational training;
  • researchers from third countries travelling for the purpose of carrying out scientific research as defined in Recommendation No 2005/761/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 September 2005 to facilitate the issue by the Member States of uniform short-stay visas for researchers from third countries travelling within the Community for the purpose of carrying out scientific research ( 1 )

Please Note :

  • The applicable visa fee in UGX is as per current exchange rate. It is subject to change without notice.
  • The visa fee is non refundable and non transferable.
  • The visa application fee submitted and cancelled on same application day would be refundable but non transferable.

Service charge:

TYPE SERVICE FEE ( UGX)
Submission of application 117,000

*Please note that the service charge is inclusive of VAT

Please note:

  • The above fees are non-refundable and non transferable.
  • The service charge fee is to be paid by cash at Bank Implant inside VFS Global Centre.

Documents Required

PDF Icon Click here to download the documents required list for Work Permit Visa in English

Photo Specifications

Applicants are requested to submit their Application form with the new photo format, as explained below.

Sample Photograph:

Photospecification

General

  • The photograph for each visa applicant must be an unmounted, full face photo, as displayed above
  • The photograph must have been taken within the last six months.
  • The photograph must be submitted glued to the application form

Photo Size

The photo for each visa applicant submitted must measure:

  • 3.5 cms x 4.5 cms with the head centered in the frame.
  • The head (measured from the top of the hair to the bottom of the chin) should measure about 3 cms

Photo Appearance

  • The photograph must be a full-face front view in which the visa applicant is facing the camera directly.
  • Face should cover about 60-70 percent of the photo area.
  • The photograph MUST be in color and have only a white background. Photos with dark, busy, or patterned backgrounds will not be accepted.
  • General, the applicant's head, including both face and hair, should be shown from the crown of the head to the tip of the chin on top and bottom and from hairline side-to-side. It is preferable that ears be exposed

  • Photograph depicting a person wearing a traditional facemask or veil that does not permit adequate identification is not acceptable

    Note: Please follow these instructions carefully. If photographs presented do not meet these requirements your application will be considered incomplete. Kindly download the Photo Specification file for more information.


Processing Time

All visa applications are being treated as fast as possible and according to the date of submission, the date of travel and the quality of the visa file. Applicants are therefore strongly recommended to apply timely and with a complete visa file.

Online Application Form

Kindly click here to fill online application form.