Visum voor België als u in Bhutan woont

Visa applications can be handed in at VFS Global in Bhutan. For all information about the procedure go to the VFS website

Procedure to be followed:

1. The applicant / head of family has to create an account at the following address: https://visaonweb.diplomatie.be/
2. Fill out and send the electronic visa application form from this website 
3. The applicant will receive then a copy of the visa application form at the email address mentioned in his account. 
4. Please print the form and go to the Visa Application Center you have chosen in your application. Make sure to bring the required supporting documents and the visa & service fees. 
5. At the visa application center, your picture will be taken live (for all applicants – short stay AND long stay). The fingerprints will be taken only for the short and long stay visas if it’s required. 
6. Your visa application will be processed, as usual, at the Belgian Embassy/Consulate General 
7. You can follow the status/evolution of your application on the following links:
   • https://dofi.ibz.be/en (Status of your application)
   • Belgian Ministry of Interior: ODE - FR or DVZ - NL
     
     Please type the visa application’s file number obtained at the Belgian Embassy - request to be done at the following email address: newdelhi.visa@diplobel.fed.be, please don’t forget to clearly mention your exact last and first name as mentioned on your passport + your date of birth + passport number.

Please note that:

• The account you have created can be used later for further applications.
• From this account, you can complete and send different visa application’s forms (for all the members of your family, for example).
• The visa application form you have created electronically is valid for 30 days. If during that time, you haven’t been at the Visa Application Center to confirm your application, your visa application form will be deleted.

With the new visa code applicable from 2nd February 2020 only holders of official passports, family members of EU citizens and VIPs with an appointment from the Embassy or the Consulate of Belgium can apply directly at the Embassy or the Consulate instead of at the VAC. The decision whether an applicant is to be considered a VIP or not, rests entirely in the hands of the concerned Belgian mission.
 

 The handling fee for a short term stay visa (C) is 90 euro, except for children between 6 and 12 years old, which is 45 euro and children up to 6 years Old, which is free.

For a long term stay visa (D) the handling fee is 180 euro.

An additional contribution is required for the processing of certain visa D application

Important news

The amounts of the administrative fees are regularly updated. The latest updated amounts can be found on the following websites: 

• in French;
• in Dutch.
• in English.

The applicant must present proof of full payment of the fee at the time of application. If this evidence is not presented, the application is not admissible and it is not processed.

The fee will not be refunded if the application for a D visa or residence is refused.

Applicants submitting their files at the Belgian VAC shall be levied a service fee of BTN 2835/- (inclusive of taxes). Applicants that are exempt from the visa fee are not exempt from paying this service fee.

For more information on the documents to submit with your visa application, please click on the type of visa you need in the list below. This list replaces the English language pages of the website of the FPS Home Affairs Immigration Office, which is under construction. We thank you for your understanding.

According to the type of long stay visa (D visa) you require, you might have to present a medical certificate you can obtain via one of the doctors certified by the Embassy of Belgium. See below point 5 for details.

Official documents issued by public authorities (marriage, birth, and death certificates, or diplomas, police clearance certificates and affidavits) have to be legalized before the submission in a visa file. Click here for all details on legalizations.

If those documents are not directly written in English, they have to be translated by a sworn translator in one of the Belgian national language. Click here for all details on translations. 

Short stay visa (max. 90 days)

Attention, guarantees for return (assessment of migration risk): the applicant is requested to provide as much information as possible to document his/her family background, professional and socio-economic status, ownership of land or real estate (for instance : proof of family bonds with his/her country of origin, proof of regular income and stable source of revenues from the applicant and/or his/her partner, proof of property, etc.)

This information is essential to correctly judge the intention of the applicant to leave the Schengen area before the expiry of his/her visa.

Biometry - Visa Information System

All Schengen visa applicants must appear in person, except for children younger than 12,  to have their 10 fingerprints and their photograph registered. These data are stored for 59 months in the VIS. In case you have already submitted your fingerprints for a previous Schengen visa application in the last 59 months, you are not required to submit them again. However, If you are uncertain whether your fingerprints have been captured for a Schengen visa within the last 59 months, you are advised to appear in person. Kindly note that, if it would appear that the fingerprints prove not to be present in the VIS system, you will be asked to reappear in person for new biometric data collection.The fingerprint registration procedure only takes a few minutes and identifies you with certainty as the sole licensee of the visa. It protects you against falsification or abuse of your identity (for instance, if your passport is stolen) and optimizes the border crossing. For more extensive information, we refer you to the European Union website and the VFS website

Long stay visa (more than 90 days)

NEW PROCEDURE WORK PERMIT: Since 01/01/2019 the double procedure of an application for a work permit and for a residence permit has been replaced by a single procedure for a unique permit.

According to the type of long stay visa (D visa) you require, you might have to present a medical certificate you can obtain via one of the doctors certified by the Embassy / Consulate General of Belgium.

Official documents issued by public authorities (marriage, birth, and death certificates, or diplomas, police clearance certificates and affidavits) have to be legalized before the submission in a visa file. Click here for all details on legalizations.

If those documents are not directly redacted in English, they have to be translated by a sworn translator in one of the Belgian national language. Click here for all details on translations.  

Belgian embassies and consulates general must submit certain visa applications to the Immigration Office of the Federal Public Service Home Affairs for a final decision. It is the only competent authority with regards to the admittance, stay, residence and removal of foreigners from Belgian territory.

In such a case, your file number will be communicated to you by the embassy or consulate general upon the submission of your file to the Immigration Office. From this stage onwards, the Immigration Office is the only authority to contact, if you wish to know the status of your application.

With the file number you can inquire about the status of your application (Boulevard Pacheco 44, 1000 Brussels, T: +32.2.793.80.00, infodesk@ibz.fgov.be). Using this number, you can also check the status of your visa application on the Immigration Office website

With your passport number and last name, you can also track your visa application on the Belgian website of VFS

Once a decision has been taken, The Belgian Embassy or Consulate general will inform you personally.