Types of Visas - required documents
Short stay Schengen visa (C-visa) and Long Stay National visa (D-visa)?
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.
- Short stay calculator
- Special type visa (C-visa)
This type of visa is valid for 90 days but authorizes you to sLong Stay National visa (D-visa)tay in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days once you are registered in Belgium.
Authorizes you to stay in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days (students, researchers, workers, family reunification, …).
Short stay Schengen visas (C-visa)
1. Business (cultural or sports event, official purpose)
3. Tourism
Special types (C-visa)
5. Marriage with Belgian or non-EU citizen
6. Marriage with EU (non-Belgian) citizen
7. Cohabitation with Belgian or non-EU citizen
8. Cohabitation with EU (non-Belgian) citizen
9. Family Reunion with a EU-citizen (non-Belgian) - directive 2004/38/EC
Other reasons (medical, religious purpose, return…): for this category, applicants have to contact directly the embassy by email (hanoi@diplobel.fed.be ).
Long stay national visas (D-visa)
10. Family Reunion with a Belgian Spouse (art. 40ter)
11. Family Reunion with a Non-EU Spouse (art. 10&10bis)
12. Family Reunion for Father or Mother with Belgian Minor (art. 40ter)
13. Family Reunion for children with one Belgian parent
14. Family Reunion for children with non-EU Parent living in Belgium (art10&10bis)
15. Study
17. Work – Other than Single Permit
18. Au Pair
Others (humanitarian, religious purpose, return…): for this category, applicants have to contact directly the embassy by email (hanoi@diplobel.fed.be ).