Visa application
People affected by the earthquake who wish to travel to Belgium to receive support from their families must apply for a type C visa for a stay of up to 90 days and a type D visa if they plan to settle in Belgium as part of a family reunion.
The procedure to follow, the conditions to be met and the documents to be presented are detailed on this site.
For a short stay (C visa): https://dofi.ibz.be/fr/themes/ressortissants-dun-pays-tiers/court-sejou… (in French) or Aanvraag binnenkomstvisum voor de Schengenruimte (visum C) | IBZ (in Dutch).
For a family reunion (D visa): https://dofi.ibz.be/fr/themes/ressortissants-dun-pays-tiers/regroupemen… (in French) or Gezinshereniging | IBZ (in Dutch).
For information on applying for C and D visas, residents of southeastern Turkey can consult the website of the Belgian Consulate General in Istanbul or the VFS Global website.
CG Istanbul: Visa for Belgium | Belgium in Turkey
VFS Global (in Turkish): https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tur/tr/bel
VFS Global (in English): https://visa.vfsglobal.com/tur/en/bel
People living in northern Syria can consult the website of the Belgian Embassy in Beirut or the website of TLS Contact.
Embassy Beirut: Visa pour la Belgique ou le Luxembourg | La Belgique au Liban (belgium.be)
TLS Contact (in Arabic): https://visas-be.tlscontact.com/visa/lb/lbBEY2be/home
TLS Contact (in English): https://visas-be.tlscontact.com/visa/lb/lbBEY2be/home
Extension of stay
People from an earthquake-affected region who are currently in Belgium and who wish to temporarily extend their stay must contact the municipal administration of the place where they reside before the date on which they should have left Belgium (expiration of their visa or residence permit).
The procedure to follow, the conditions to be met and the documents to be presented are detailed on this site.
To extend a short stay: https://dofi.ibz.be/fr/themes/ressortissants-dun-pays-tiers/court-sejour (in French) or Kort Verblijf | IBZ (in Dutch).
To extend a long stay (card A): https://dofi.ibz.be/fr/themes/faq/prolongation-dun-visa-ou-dune-carte-d… (in French) or Een verblijf verlengen | IBZ (in Dutch).
Processing time
The Immigration Office will give priority to the processing of applications for visas and extensions of stay from persons originating from an area affected by the earthquake and submitted before February 6, 2023.
The Immigration Office will also process as quickly as possible applications for visas and extensions of stay for persons from an area affected by the earthquake submitted after February 6, 2023.
The visa applicant can follow the progress of the procedure via the application "Follow a visa application": https://dofi.ibz.be/fr/themes/faq/visa/suivre-une-demande-de-visa (in French) or Een visumaanvraag opvolgen | IBZ (in Dutch).