Travel to Belgium

For general information on Visas for Belgium, please refer to the website of our outsourcing partners VFS: visa Application Centre.

If you have already applied for a visa via the Visa Application Centre, you can check the status of your application at any time by using the visa Application tracker service at the VFS website

This page provides information on:

• the processing time of a visa application submitted by a future student;
• what type of visa;
• the necessary documents to submit an a visa application via VFS;
• where to submit your application;
• what to do after arriving in Belgium or the Schengen zone;
• what to do if your visa is refused;
• necessary documents.
   

Processing time of a visa application for studies.

Please find the APS certificate, for students of Chinese nationality who obtained their last diploma in China, on the website of “APS”

Make an appointment on the VFS website to submit your visa application.

Short stay visa (visa type C) 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.

Long stay visa (visa type D) authorizes you to stay in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days (students, researchers, workers, family reunification, …).
 

The application form for a visa for Belgium should be submitted online. Please fill in the form - you will need to register online first - or visit the website of our outsourcing agency VFS.

Please consult the website of VFS for a checklist of supporting documents required, depending on the purpose of your trip to Belgium. 

If you live in China

The Visa applications have to be handed in at one of the offices of our visa outsourcing partner VFS

We currently have 15 Visa Application Centers (VAC):

For residents of Mongolia

When a short stay visa is required (maximum of 90 days, type C-Schengen), please address your Visa Request to Visa Application Center responsible for the applications of the German Embassy in Ulan Bator. Germany represents Belgium in this matter.

For opening hours and other practical information, please refer to their website.

• Tel: 70100066
• Mail: info.demn@vfshelpline.com
• Germany Visa Application Center - ULAANBAATAR 
  1st Floor, 37/1 apartment (SN Tower), Mahatma Gandhi Street, 
  Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia 

The representation is however only valid for short stay Schengen visas (maximum stay of 90 days). 

When a long stay visa is needed (more than 90 days, type D, Belgian) please hand in your file at our Visa Application Center in Beijing.

The Embassy/Consulate General is not competent to handle immigration matters after you have arrived in Belgium. In case you want to extend your visa, replace a lost visa or change the type of visa, you need to contact the Belgian immigration authorities. Their contacts and extensive information can be found on the website of the Immigration Office.
 

In case of refusal the applicant will be notified in written about the reasons for this refusal.

The refusal letter will be written in Dutch, French or German, depending on the language preference given at the time of application.

As the refusal decision has not been taken by the Embassy or Consulate General but by the Belgian immigration authorities, the Embassy or Consulate General is not competent to comment on this refusal by any means (at the counter, by telephone or in writing).

The applicant can decide to lodge an appeal with the Belgian judicial authorities, as explained in the refusal notice or apply again for a visa with the Embassy or Consulate General.
 

Below are the following documents:

• the online application form;
• the medical certificate;
• a list of approved hospitals;
• the contribution for visa long stay.