Atlas des passeports
Belgique

Atlas des passeports

Entering Belgique

Belgique playbook updated 2026-09. Openness first, then how to apply and how to stay.

Openness rank

#90

Entry openness

93

Sans visa

93

Visa requis

105

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Fiche pays

Capitale

Brussels

Population

11.8 million

Superficie

30,510 km²

Monnaie

Euro EUR

Langue

Dutch, French, German

Fuseau

UTC+01:00

Nés à l’étranger

2.3 million · 2024

Part de migrants

20%

Groupes ethniques · 2012

  • Belgian75.2%
  • other10.6%
  • Italian4.1%
  • Moroccan3.7%
  • French2.4%
  • Turkish2%
  • Other2%

Nés à l’étranger : stock de migrants de l’ONU via la Banque mondiale (surtout 2024). Les groupes ethniques suivent les catégories publiées de chaque pays. La plupart ne recensent pas la couleur de peau. Indicatif seulement.

Travel notes

Plug

Type C / Type E

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+32

Airports

BRU · CRL · LGG · ANR

Highlights

  • Historic Bruges
  • Grand-Place
  • Atomium
  • Gravensteen

Belgique PasseportVisa siteImmigration site

How to get a visa

  • Schengen short-stay (type C)

    Visit / tourism · 90 days in any 180-day period

    • Apply at a Schengen consulate or visa centre in your country of residence, with biometrics, for the main destination.
  • Single permit

    Work · Matches the employment contract

    • The employer applies regionally for labour permission, then visa and residence follow.

Immigration routes

  • Unlimited residence

    Skilled work

    After about 5 years of lawful stay you may apply for long-term or unlimited residence.

    Leads to PR:Long-term residence can lead to citizenship.

PR & citizenship

Settlement permit / EU long-term resident

Time to PR:About 5 years

  • Usually continuous lawful stay, stable income or social cover, and a clean criminal record.

Citizenship often after 5 years plus language and integration. Belgium allows dual nationality.

Passports that enter without a prior visa

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