Higher education
People from outside the EU who come to study at a recognised higher education institution in Belgium.
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Belgium: visa types
Each visa type with who it's for and the official page. These routes are not yet checked against your profile, so always read the official page.
Information, not immigration advice. Official sources: FPS Foreign Affairs - Visa for Belgium.
Links checked 3 Nov 2026
About this list. Main work, study, family, visitor and protection routes from the Immigration Office (dofi.ibz.be) plus work categories from the Brussels region (economy-employment.brussels, domain added; the Flemish site vlaanderen.be, also added, was read for the professional card but its pages are in Dutch). Walloon (emploi.wallonie.be) did not connect and ostbelgienlive.be refused (403), so those regions are not covered. No working holiday scheme found on the official pages.
Study
Secondary education
People from outside the EU who want to study at a secondary school in Belgium.
Not yet checked against your profileWork after study
Search year after higher studies
Graduates of Belgian higher education who want to stay on to look for work or set up a company.
3 official requirements recordedWork with a sponsor
European Blue Card
Highly qualified non-EU workers with a degree and a work contract, who get a Blue Card through the regional work-permit procedure.
3 official requirements recordedFrontier workers
Foreign nationals who live in a neighbouring EU country and work in Belgium.
Not yet checked against your profileHighly qualified staff
Non-EU workers in highly qualified jobs; the type of work authorisation depends on how long the job lasts.
3 official requirements recordedTemporary intra-corporate transfer (ICT)
Non-EU managers, specialists or trainees sent temporarily by their employer to a branch in Belgium.
2 official requirements recordedResearcher
Non-EU researchers; the authorisation needed depends on job length and on a hosting agreement.
2 official requirements recordedSingle permit
Non-EU workers who get one permit for both residence and work in Belgium for more than 90 days.
3 official requirements recordedWork (work authorisation and long-stay visa)
People from outside the EU who get permission to work from the competent Belgian Region and need a long-stay visa to live in Belgium.
2 official requirements recordedSeasonal work
Seasonal workers
People from outside the EU who come to Belgium for seasonal work while their main home stays outside the EU.
3 official requirements recordedWorking holiday
Au pair
Young people hosted by a family in Belgium in exchange for light household tasks, to improve their language skills.
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Professional card for self-employed persons
Non-EU nationals who want to work as self-employed people in Belgium.
1 official requirements recordedJoin a partner
Family reunification with a Belgian national
Certain family members, such as a spouse or partner, who join or come with a Belgian citizen in Belgium.
Not yet checked against your profileVisa for marriage or legal cohabitation
Non-EU nationals who want to marry or legally cohabit in Belgium with a Belgian or a non-EU resident, then apply for family reunification.
2 official requirements recordedJoin family
Family reunification with an EU citizen
Family members who join or come with a citizen of another EU country, or of Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein, in Belgium.
Not yet checked against your profileFamily reunification with a third-country national
Family members of a non-EU national who is allowed to stay in Belgium.
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Long-term resident
Third-country nationals with long-term resident status in Belgium or in another EU country.
1 official requirements recordedVisit
Short stay (Schengen visa)
Short visits to Belgium and the Schengen area, such as tourism, family visits or business trips.
2 official requirements recordedProtection and humanitarian
Listed with official links only. For help with a protection claim, contact the official service or a regulated adviser.
Authorisation to stay (articles 9bis and 9ter)
People who ask for authorisation to stay in Belgium for exceptional or medical reasons.
Not yet checked against your profileApplication for international protection
People who flee their country for fear of persecution or serious harm and ask for protection in Belgium.
Not yet checked against your profileTemporary protection for Ukrainians
Ukrainian citizens and others covered by temporary protection who stay in or come to Belgium.
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