Guide to Getting a Belgian Visa

Guide to Getting a Belgian Visa

What is a Visa 

A Visa is a document, that gives an individual permission to leave, enter, or stay within a country that they are traveling to, for a specific duration of time.

 

How to get a Visa

  

A student that is going to be studying abroad in Belgium can obtain a Belgian Visa through the number of Consulate Generals that are within the United States. Below is a list Belgian Consulates:

CONSULATE GENERALS OF BELGIUM BY STATE*

Consulate General of Belgium in New York
1065 Ave. of the Americas, 22nd Floor
New York, NY 10018
Tel : +1(212) 586-5110
Fax : +1(212) 582-9657
Email: NewYork@diplobel.fed.be
Jurisdiction: IL, IN, IA, KS, ME, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NJ, NY, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TX, VT, WI

Consulate General of Belgium in Washington D.C.
3330 Garfield Street NW
Washington, DC 20008
Tel: (202) 333-6900
Fax: (202) 338-4960
E-mail: washington@diplobel.fed.be
Jurisdiction: DE, MD, VA, WV, DC

Consulate General of Belgium in Los Angeles
6100 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1200
Los Angeles, CA 90048
Tel: + 1 (323) 857-1244
Fax: + 1 (323) 936-2564
Email: losangeles@diplobel.fed.be
Jurisdiction: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA

Consulate General of Belgium in Atlanta
230 Peachtree Street NW, Suite 2710
Atlanta, GA 30303
Tel : +(1) 404 659 2150
Fax : +(1) 404 659 8474
E-mail: Atlanta@diplobel.org
Jurisdiction: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN

*When choosing the Consulate to get a Visa from. A student should choose the Consulate General that is closest to his or her state.

Materials needed in obtaining a Visa 

There are a lot more materials that are required in order to obtain a Belgian Visa than other Country Visas.

*It is recommended that a student should gather the materials that they need a least three months before the they submit their Visa application.
Below is a list of materials that student is to need before they submit for Belgian Visa:

1. Student Passport that is valid for a least 15 months.

2. Two Visa applications that are completed, dated, and signed.

3. Completed Language form

4. Two recent passport photos (The photos are to be attached to the Visa applications) that are signed on the back.

5. For students that are 21 years old or older, they need to submit a completed FBI background check (The background check needs to be within 6 months of the submission of the Visa application).

6. Medical Certificate
* The Medical Certificate needs to be filled out by a physician that is affiliated with the Embassy of the Consulate General. If a student chooses to see a family physician, the student then needs to have the certificate notarized by an official notary.
* If the Certificate is notarized, then a student needs to send the document to the Secretary of State, so that it can be authenticated by an apostle.

7. A financial support declaration form needs to be filled out by the sponsor of the student.
* The form needs to be in the language of the school that the student will be attending (most likely Dutch or French).

8. The sponsor of the student also needs to provided a proof of solvency which requires:

•  2 copies of W2 forms from the last fiscal year
•  2 copies of pay slips from the past three months
•  2 copies of form 1040 (income tax return)
•  2 copies of bank statements from the past three months

9.  A letter from the school that the student will be attending (the letter will certify that the student is accepted and registered as student of the school).

10. Two certified copies of the students' high school diploma and transcripts.

11. A pre-paid envelope, so that the student can have their passport and visa mailed back to them.

12. An application fee (based on the Consulate that the student goes by).