Belgium - Apply for a Transit Visa

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Procedure

1. The applicant is required to download a Visa application form .
2. The applicant should also acquire a cover letter from his employer so as to start applying for a business visa.
3. The applicant is required to pay visa fees at a designated bank and acquire a receipt acknowledging payment.
4. The applicant then submits a fully filled and signed visa application form together with the payment receipt and cover to a Belgium embassy in their country or at an entry point into Belgium.
5. After a few days a Belgian Visa will be issued to the applicant upon fulfilling all the requirements for Visa application.
6. Transit Visas cannot be changed or extended.
7. If your travel plans change after the visa is issued you will need to re-apply for a new one.
8. Any visa applicant may be interviewed by a consular officer if necessary.

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Required Documents

• You will need a visa application form. which you can download,online print and sign the visa application.
• You will need an Original, a signed Valid passport with at least 6 months of remaining validity.

• Passport-type photograph: 1

• Itinerary. Copy of round trip tickets or confirmed itinerary.

• Additional required documents for minors (under 18):

• Birth Certificate.
• A copy of the applicant's birth certificate.
• Letter of Consent.
• A NOTARIZED letter of consent signed by both parents, authorizing the Embassy to issue a transit visa to the child.

Office Locations & Contacts

List of foreign Embassies http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad/

World Trade Center, Tour II

Antwerpsesteenweg, 59 B / Chausse dAnvers 59b

1000 Brussels

INFODESK

Tel. : 02/793.80.00

E-mail : [email protected]

http://www.belgium.be

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Didier ReyndersDidier Reynders,

http://www.didierreynders.be/

Mail: [email protected]

Immigration Services in Brussels

rue des Petits Carmes 15

Brussels 1000

Belgium - Show map

+32 25 018 111

website:http://directory.justlanded.com/en/Visas-Permits_Immigration-Services/Ministry-of-Foreign-Affairs

Kingdom of Belgium Foreign Affairs,

Foreign trade and development cooperation.

Address

FPS Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation

rue des Petits Carmes 15 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Telephone number: +32 (0)2 501 81 11 Public transport

Train: railway station Bruxelles Central - Brussel Centraal

Tram: 92 and 94 (Place Royale - Koningsplein)

Metro: lines 2 and 6 (Porte de Namur - Naamsepoort)

Bus: lines 27, 38, 71 or 95 (Koningsplein); lines 34, 54, 71 or 80 (Porte de Namur - Naamsepoort)

Route

Follow the signs to central Brussels and take the Petite Ceinture/Kleine Ring, exit Porte de Namur/Naamsepoort.

Eligibility

Citizens of a country that Belgium requires to have a visa for entry into Belgium but are staying for less than 7 - 10 days.

Fees

• The Foreign Government Official, Immediate Family, Attendant, Servant or Personal Employee, in Transit are not required to pay for a Transit Visa in Belgium.
• They are categorized as group C3.

Validity

Belgium Transit visa is valid for 7 to 10 days.

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Processing Time

Processing of a Belgium Transit Visa takes between 1 to 5 working hours.

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Instructions

• You can obtain your transit visa at an entry point into Belgium. This could be airport, border points or seaports.
• Travelers entering Belgium by road are advised to pass through the gazetted entry points and report immediately to an Immigration Officer.
• Traveler must be in possession of a valid passport and onward ticket, and must remain in the airport transit area in case they have used an airport means.
• The travelers passport must have at least 2 clear blank visa pages available for the visa stamp(s).

Required Information

1. Full name
2. Sex
3. Name of parents
4. Date/country/place of birth
5. Profession
6. Nationality at birth
7. Present nationality
8. Country of residence
9. Contact address passport number
10. Date of issue of passport
11. Expiry date of passport
12. Reasons for entry
13. Date of entry
14. Duration of stay

Need for the Document

A transit Visa is issued to a foreigner who intends to go through Belgium to a third destination. Transit visas are required for passengers of connecting flights, unless they stay within the transit area of the airport between flights and for passengers of cruise ships visiting Belgium.

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External Links

http://www.visahq.com/visas.php

http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en

http://belgium.usembassy.gov/visafees.html

http://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/services/embassies_and_consulates/belgian_embassies_and_consulates_abroad/

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