Visum voor België als u in India woont

1. Where, when and how can you submit a visa application?
2. How much is the handling fee (cost for processing your visa application)?
3. Required documents
4. Checking the status of your visa application
5. Medical certificate - Certified doctors
6. Contact

The website of the Immigration Office is currently being completely renewed and is still under construction. If you notice that a link is not working, go to the opening page of the website.
 

New Online Visa Application Procedure 
as from 25/01/2017

Due to the entry into force of the new Visa Code from 02.02.2020, only holders of an official passport, family members of EU citizens and VIPs with an invitation from the Embassy or Consulate of Belgium can submit an application directly to the Embassy in New Delhi or the Consulate General in Mumbai. The decision to recognise an applicant as a VIP belongs exclusively to the Belgian mission concerned.
 

The handling fee for a short term stay visa (C) is 80 euro, except for children between 6 and 12 years old, which is 40 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 applications. 

Important news

The amounts of the administrative fees are regularly updated. The latest updated amounts can be found on the Immigration Office website.

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 INR 1200/- (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.

Since May 2020 a harmonized list of supporting documents is imposed to persons who are subject to visa (C) requirement and are residing in India. This list is the result of an Implementing Decision of the European Commission. 
Read here important information on Schengen visa applications in India and specific details on Indian passports validity Schengen Common Information.  In addition, you can consult a general Q&A developed by the European Commission.

The overseas travel medical insurance required for short stay visa (C visa) and valid for all Schengen-countries has to cover the applicant for at least 30000 Euros or equivalent, for all risks e.g. accident, illness, medical emergency evacuation, repatriation of mortals remains etc. The policy has to clearly specify the period of validity and has to cover the entire duration of the trip including the date of arrival & departure. Please click on the following link for the approved list of insurance companies in India.

Please note that the Travel Insurance policy needs to be duly signed by the applicant before submitting the same with the application. 

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 en de VFS website.

Long stay visa (more than 90 days)

New procedure work permit and long stay visa type D.

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. See below point 5 for details.

Officiële documenten uitgereikt door de lokale overheden (huwelijks-, geboorte- en overlijdensakten, of diploma’s, attesten van goed gedrag en zeden/uittreksel uit het strafregister en beëdigde verklaringen) moeten vóór de indiening van het visumdossier gelegaliseerd worden. Klik hier voor alle informatie over legalisaties.

Indien deze documenten niet rechtstreeks in het Engels opgesteld zijn, moeten zij vertaald worden door een aangestelde vertaler naar een van de Belgische nationale talen toe. Klik hier voor alle inlichtingen betreffende vertalingen.
 

De Ambassade / het Consulaat-Generaal van België moet in bepaalde gevallen de visumaanvragen voor beslissing voorleggen aan de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken van de Federale Overheidsdienst Binnenlandse Zaken, de enige bevoegde instantie voor wat betreft de binnenkomst, het verblijf, de vestiging en de verwijdering van vreemdelingen van het Belgische grondgebied.

Wanneer het dossier voorgelegd wordt aan de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken, deelt de Ambassade / het Consulaat-Generaal van België u het referentienummer van uw dossier mede. Vanaf dit moment is de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken het enige contactpunt voor alle vragen aangaande de stand van uw visumaanvraag.

Dit nummer laat u toe contact op te nemen met de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken om de stand van zaken van uw dossier na te gaan (Antwerpsesteenweg 59B, 1000 Brussels, T: +32.2.793.80.00,infodesk@ibz.fgov.be). U kunt bovendien op basis van dit nummer de stand van zaken van uw visumaanvraag controleren op de website van de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken.

Aan de hand van uw paspoortnummer en familienaam kunt u het verloop van uw visumaanvraag volgen op de Belgische website van de VFS.

De Ambassade / het Consulaat-Generaal van België zal u in elk geval persoonlijk informeren over de beslissing die genomen werd over uw visumaanvraag.
 

U kunt uw medische attesten bekomen via een van de door de Ambassade/het Consulaat-generaal erkende artsen uit onderstaande lijst.

New Delhi

Dr. Rajiv BHALLA 
Dente, 14, Nizamuddin East, 
New Delhi 
Tel: 9811157759 & 9811444469
Email: drbhalla@hotmail.com 

Dr. Rajiv KOHLI 
c/o Dr. Ved Prakash Kohli Medical Center 
A-23 Ground Floor, Hauz Khas 
New Delhi 110 016 
Tel: (+91) (011) 4022 4399 / 4022 4299 
Mob: (+91) 98102 82553
Email: customercare@vpkmc.com, drrajiv@vpkmc.com 

Kolkata

Dr. Subhankar Chakrabarti, MBBS (Cal) 
New Sab's Clini, AE-34/1 
Subhash Abasan, Beside UBI 
Kestopur; Kolkata - 700101 
Tel: (+91) (033) 2591 0801; Mobile: (+91) 98310 68040 
Opening hours: 10:30 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. [I.S.T.] and 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. [I.S.T.] daily. SUNDAY CLOSED.

Mumbai

Dr. M. M. Meraney and Dr. Rohit Barman 
(Dr. Usha Lulla Talvadkar replaces Dr. M. M. Meraney in his absence) 
(Dr. Meenal Shah replaces Dr. Rohit Barman in his absence) 
Breach Candy Hospital and Research Centre 
60 Bhulabhai Desai Road 
Mumbai 400 026 
Dr. M. M. Meraney - Tel: (+91) (022) 2366 7800 / 2366 7860 
Dr. R. Barman - Tel: (+91) (022) 2366 7800 / 2351 7675 

For more information :  https://www.breachcandyhospital.org/index.php/departments1/belgium-visa

 
Bangalore

Dr. K.S. Chandramouli / Dr. G.D. Ravindran/ Dr. Jyothi Iddiculla/ Dr. Seena Sankar/ Dr. Ratnamalla Choudhury/ Dr. Souyma Umesh/ Dr. Geetha Ann Francis/ Dr. Anusuya DS/ Dr. Abdul Mateen Athar.
For applicants aged 15 years or less: Dr. Sanjiv Lewin/ Dr. Chitra Dinakar/ Dr. Fulton Dsouza/ Dr. Ranjini Srinivasan/ Dr. Sushma K

The above-listed panel of doctors can be contacted at: 
St. John’s Medical College Hospital 
St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences 
John Nagar 
Bangalore 560 034 
Tel: (+91) (080) 2206 5169 / 2206 5000 
Fax (+91) (080) 2553 0070 
Email: sjmch.pro@stjohns.in, sjmch.cms@stjohns.in, sjmch.infodesk@stjohns.in

Dr. Anindita Bhateja / Dr. Shalini C.
SPARSH Super Speciality Hospital
146 Infantry Road
Bangalore 560001
Tel: +91 80 6122 2000
https://www.sparshhospital.com/ 

Dr. B D Shashidar
Republic Hospital
No. 5 Langford Gardens
Bengaluru
Karnataka 560025
Tel: + 91 80 4124 5450
Consultation Time : Morning 10.30 Am to 12 Noon
Evening  5.30 Pm to 7.00 Pm

Chennai

Dr. B. Krishna Rau / Dr. Sharon Krishna 
Billroth Hospital R.A. Puram 
52, 2nd Main Road, R A Puram, 
Chennai 600 028 
Tel: (+91) (044) 2464 1111 Extn: 151, between 09.00–13.00 
Email: bkr@vsnl.com

 
Hyderabad

Dr. Pramati Reddy / Dr. Indira Reddy Ramasahayam 
Apollo Health City 
Jubilee Hills 
Hyderabad-33 
Tel: (+91) (040) 2360 7777 
Fax: (+91) (040) 2360 7530

Dr.Vikram Varma Jampana MD (General Medicine)
Consultant Internal Medicine
Regd No:54526
Star Hospital
Survey No 74, Financial District, Nanakramguda, India, Telangana,
Hyderabad 500008
Tel : +91-40-4477 7777 
For appointments call 1800 102 7827
E: info@starhospitals.co.in
W: financial-district.starhospitals.in

Dr. Shiva Raju
Sr Consultant Physician & Diabetologist
KIMS SECUNDERABAD
1-8-31/1, Minister Rd, Krishna Nagar Colony,
Begumpet,
Secunderabad - 500003
Telangana
T : +91-40-4488 5000 / +91-40-4488 5184
F : +91-40-27840980
E: assistance@kimshospitals.com
W: www.kimshospitals.com/secunderabad/

Pune

Dr. P.K. Grant, Dr. Nirmala Castellino, Dr. Neelima Limaye 
Ruby Hall Clinic 
40, Sassoon Road, 
Pune 411 001 
Tel: (+91) (020) 2612 3391 / 6645 5100 
Fax: (+91) (020) 2612 4529 
 

Should you still have questions on visa procedures after reading carefully this entire website, please contact the Embassy / Consulate General of Belgium at newdelhi.visa@diplobel.fed.be or mumbai.visa@diplobel.fed.be.  

Should you need information or details on your visa application, you may contact us via VFS: 

• For applications from West India and South India at the Consulate General in Mumbai: 
  (Monday-Friday except Consulate holidays) 
  Tel.: (+91) (022) 6786 6036 between 08:00 to 17:00 
  Email: infowest.belin@vfshelpline.com 
   
• For applications from North India and East India at the Embassy in New Delhi: 
  (Monday-Friday except Embassy holidays) 
  Tel.: (+91) (022) 6176 6920 between 08:00 to 17:00 
  Email: infonorth.belin@vfshelpline.com