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.
A visa for “long stay” is applicable for people who remain a long time (more than 90 days) or who establish themselves definitively in Belgium.
Since the 2 March 2015 some foreign nationals have to pay a contribution which is to cover the administrative costs involved with the processing by the Immigration Office of a long stay visa application for Belgium. When submitting the visa application, the applicant who is required to pay the contribution shall have to demonstrate that the contribution has been paid in full. For additional information, please consult the webpage of the Belgian Immigration Office at the following address: Click here
For an overview of the different types of long stay visas you can click here.
In some cases, the following documents are required:
The medical certificates must be obtained in hospitals recognized by the embassy.
Please click here to obtain the list.
Foreign official documents which are written in another language than German, English, French or Dutch must then be translated by a translator recognized by the Embassy. Please click here for the list of the translators recognized by the Embassy.