Types of visas

The visa is valid for the following 26 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

A visa issued by an Embassy or Consulate of the above countries incidentally allows the holder to travel freely in all of these countries.

• Short stay Schengen visa (C-visa) authorizes you to stay on Schengen territory for a term not longer than 90 days during a period of 180 days starting from your first entry on the territory. Please consult the short stay calculator.
• Special type visa (C-visa) is valid for 90 days but authorizes you to a Long Stay National visa (D-visa) in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days once you are registered in Belgium.
  • It authorizes you to stay in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days (students, researchers, workers, family reunification, …).
     

Other reasons such as medical, religious purpose, return, etcetera., for this category, applicants have to contact directly the embassy by email.

Others, such as humanitarian, religious purpose, return, etcetera., for this category, applicants have to contact directly the embassy by email.