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New Visa Application Procedure at the Embassy of Belgium in London
Visa applications can now be submitted in person without a prior appointment.
Applications may also be sent by post for those residing outside of the M25.
Postal applications can be sent by special delivery to:
Belgium Visa Application Centre
1-8 Bateman’s Building
South Soho Square
London W1D 3EN
A visa application can be submitted by the following:
1) Applicant him/herself.
2) Immediate family member of the applicant (i.e. Father, Mother, Sibling,
Spouse/Civil Partner or Child with an authority letter and proof of
relationship. Marriage / Civil Partnership document or Birth certificate will
be the only documents accepted as proof of relationship)
Applications accepted at the Belgium Visa Application Center will be submitted
on the next working day to the Embassy of Belgium for a decision. The visa
processing time is a minimum of 48 hours provided that
a complete file is submitted. But, it may take longer in
certain cases.
All visa decisions are solely at the discretion of the Embassy of Belgium,
London .
Applicants are strongly advised to track the status of
their application on our website after 48 hours not before 1030am
of submission before collecting their passport at the Belgium Visa Application
Centre.
Please note that for all countries listed in the link the processing time is at
least 15 working days. *
Please view the exceptions.
[ Visas are normally dealt with within 48 hours except for the nationals of
countries marked below:
Afghanistan,Belarussia,Burundi, Colombia, Congo (DCR), Egypt, Guinea
(Equatorial), Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Jordan,Kazakhstan, Lebanon, Libya,Nigeria,
North Korea, Pakistan, Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan,
Surinam, Syria, Yemen + Palestinian Authority, Refugees, Stateless,Tunisia and
Vietnam .
In this case, please make your application well in advance (3 weeks MINIMUM, no
more than 90 days before travel) because the procedure can take at least 15
working days for most of these countries).
Applicants from these exception countries are requested to provide all their
travel arrangements. Applicants need to take in consideration the processing
time. ]
Applicants who are NOT a UK resident and who hold a Type C visit
visa need to be aware that their application can take between 5 and 15
working days to process. In this case, the travel arrangements will not be
required at the application stage.
Each applicant (child included) must have their own passport in order to apply
at the Belgium Visa Application Centre. If, by law, the child does not have the
right to hold their own passport, applicant must provide a letter from their
Embassy/Consular Mission clearly stating this fact.
Should a family member plan to collect the processed application on the
applicant's behalf, he/she needs to carry a Photo Id of himself/herself and an
authority letter from the applicant.
Processed applications can also be returned by Special Delivery at an
additional cost. Alternatively, you can enclose a Special Delivery envelope
when sending a postal application.
Applicants now have the option of paying their visa fees by Credit/Debit card
(only at the Visa Application Centre) or Postal Orders in the name of Belgium
Visa Application Centre. Fees in Cash will also be accepted. Cheques will not
be accepted. Payments can be sent by post or paid in person at the time of
submission of your visa application.
Along with the visa fees, there is a service charge of £24 (inclusive of VAT)
applicable per visa application from the 1st of June 2008 for all visa
applications.
The Embassy of Belgium in London will process the following types of visas:
Some students traveling to the
BeNeLux
countries for a field trip will need to contact the authority mentioned below
for further information:
Criteria’s to contact this centre are the following –
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Be a pupil at a general education primary, secondary school or sixth form
college.
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Be on an organized school trip with their school/ be accompanied by a teacher
from their school.
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Have their own valid passport or travel document in their own name.
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Have evidence in their passport of their residency status in the
UK
(a stamp or document within their passport which confirms that they are
currently resident in the
UK
).
The Central Bureau for Educational Visits and Exchanges,
10 Spring Gardens,
London SW1A 2BN
Tel: 0161/9577755
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