Travel to Belgium

Below you will find information on:

• a Schengen visa;
• a long stay visa (family reunion, work, studies, etc.).

Applying for a Schengen visa

The Visa Information System (VIS) is applied in the Palestinian Territory by all EU Member States participating in Schengen cooperation. The main objectives of the VIS are to facilitate visa application procedures and checks at external borders as well as to enhance security. For the purpose of the VIS, all applicants will be required to provide their biometric data (fingerprints and a digital photograph) when applying for a Schengen visa. Individuals wishing to obtain a visa for Schengen countries need to appear in person.

For more information, please consult the document below.

Applicants residing in Jerusalem or the Palestinian Territory (the West Bank or the Gaza Strip) have to apply for their visa at the Visa Application Centre in Jerusalem, in Ramallah or in Gaza

For information on the procedure, please consult the website of the Immigration Office

From April 2015, a harmonised list of supporting documents is imposed to persons who are subject to short stay Schengen visa (C) requirements and are residing in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza.  This list is the result of an Implementing Decision of the European Commission. For the harmonised list of supporting documents, please consult the document below.

For the application form, see please consult the website of the Immigration Office

For information on the handling fee for your application, please check out our consular fees.

For important information on the travel insurance when applying for a visa, please consult the documents below.

Applying for a long stay visa (family reunion, work, studies, etc.)

Applicants residing in Jerusalem or the Palestinian Territory (the West Bank or the Gaza Strip) have to apply for their visa at the Visa Application Centre in Jerusalem, in Ramallah or in Gaza

For information on the procedure and the documents to submit, check out these FAQs.

For the application form, use the application form below.

For information on the handling fee for your application, please check out our consular fees

A contribution is required for the processing of certain long stay (D) visa applications.

This contribution can be paid by either the applicant or a third person (family members, acquaintance, sponsor, guarantor, etc.). This contribution should be paid into the account of the Immigration Office in Belgium.

The proof of payment of this contribution needs to be presented at the time of the introduction of the visa application. Should the applicant be unable to provide a proof of payment, the visa application will be deemed inadmissible.

This contribution is to be paid on top of the handling fee of the long stay visa (handling fee = the equivalent of €180 in local currency). The handling fee will still need to be paid at the time of the application. An exemption for the handling fee, does not necessarily imply that one is also exempt for the contribution.

We therefore recommend you to carefully consult the website of the Immigration Office with regards to the amount of the contribution and the manner in which this is to be paid.