Important News And Notices


Holiday notice: on 23 December 2011, Beijing Visa Application Center will be closed at 13:00. From 26 Dec 2011 to 1 Jan 2012, Beijing Visa Application Center will be closed for Christmas and New Year. Thanks for your attention.
   
Holiday Notice: Belgium Visa Application Centre Guangzhou will be closed during 23 January to 25 January, 2012(Chinese New Year) and will be open on 26 January, 2012 as usual.
   
New regulation regarding Taiwanese Passport Holders
 
From January 11, 2011 onward, Taiwanese passports holders that are including the number of their ID card (on the 3rd page of the passport, just above the holder's date of birth) will no longer need a short stay visa in order to travel to a member State of the Schengen area.
As a consequence, they will be able to travel to Schengen countries without visa and have short stays for a maximum of 3 months within a semester.

Warning: Taiwanese passport holders who benefit from this visa exemption are not exempted to show, when entering a Schengen border gate, the following mandatory documents (Schengen borders code): proof of accommodation, if necessary letter of invitation (case of a family or private visit or a business trip), a return air ticket and some means of living (international credit card, traveller's cheques, cash and so on);

This visa exemption does not concern the holders of Taiwanese passports which do not mention the number of their ID card;
   
The Belgium Visa Application Centre in Beijing will relocate to a new premise
 
The Belgium Visa Application Centre in Beijing will relocate to a new premise and will be closed on 13 December 2010. The Belgium Visa Application Centre in Beijing will not accept any applications or return any envelopes on 13 December 2010. The new Belgium Visa Application Centre in Beijing will start accepting applications and returning envelopes on 14 December 2010.

The address of the new Belgium Visa Application Centre in Beijing is as follows:

Beijing Inn, A901-919, A Zone, 9th Floor, Building A, Second group, No 5 Dongshuijing Alley, Dongcheng District, Beijing - 100010

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We apologies for any inconvenience.
   
You have the opportunity to confirm your language preference
 
You have the opportunity to confirm your preference regarding the language to be used for the answer. This answer will be done in one of our 3 national languages (French, Dutch or German). The application form must be completed in one of these 3 languages, or English. Your choice of form will determine your preference of language. If you choose to complete the English application form, it will be considered that you have no preference.

Please note that you have to choose one of the three national languages (Dutch, French, German) in which the application will be treated.

This form can be filled in the application center when you submit your application and signed by applicants themselves.

As of August 2009, all the applications must be submitted within 3 months before travel date.