Belgium Transit Visa

If you have a transit visa, you can stop in Belgium en route to another country in order to switch aircraft or ships. Transit visas come in two different varieties:

Visa for airport transit: While you wait for your next flight, you are permitted to stay in the airport's international terminal in Belgium with this visa. Transit Permit for Seafarers : A transit Schengen visa for sailors is a type of visa that enables you to dock your ship temporarily in a Schengen seaport. Even if you have to spend the night in Belgium, you cannot leave the Schengen seaport.

Documents you need before you apply for Transit Visa Belgium are listed down below

Required documents to apply for Airport Transit Visa

• Application for a visa. You must print the application, complete it with the necessary details, and sign it.
• two images. Two identical images are required; one to be included on the application form and the other to be brought to the embassy or consulate. The images ought to be current.
• genuine passport Your passport must be current and contain at least two blank pages on which to place your visa.
• Evidence of your destination.
• You must present your confirmed flight reservation for the destination nation.
• If you require a visa for your final destination, you must present it.
• insurance for travel. You must have travel insurance that provides at least €30,000 in coverage for situations such as: An unexpected illness.
• physical harm, very serious harm.
• Evacuation.
• a receipt proving you have paid the transit visa fee You must provide documentation demonstrating that you have paid the required €80 for your transit visa. To determine whether you must pay the full charge or a reduced fee, you should review the Schengen visa costs.
• Required documents you need before you apply for Transit Visa for Seafarers:
• Application for a visa. It must be completed and signed.
• two current images. According to how the Schengen visa application requests the photos, you should have two.
• Passport. You must enter the Schengen area with a passport that was issued within the last ten years and that will still be valid for at least three months after you depart. You might also need to produce a copy of the data pages from your passport.
• Letter inviting the shipping company. To demonstrate that you will disembark in the Schengen region, the inviting shipping company in the Schengen nation must send you a letter.
• book by Seaman. Your Seaman's book should be in both the original and a copy.
• insurance for travel. In case of emergency, you should carry travel medical insurance. It is applicable to all nations that are a part of the Schengen area.
• booking a flight. (If appropriate)
• Employment agreement. To board the ship, you must have your contract with the ship or navigation firm with you.
• a receipt showing your payment of the visa fee. You must provide documentation proving that you have paid the €80 transit visa fee. To be certain of the cost, check the Schengen visa costs.

Process - Transit Visa Belgium online

• On your smartphone, be sure to first visit the visit visa website.
• Select your destination as Belgium.
• Select the country from where you are travelling from.
• Click on the search option.
• After that click on the apply now option and select the visa for which you want to apply.
• Fill all your application form details and passport details.
• After that the payable amount for the particular visa will be generated on our screen
• Then you have to pay the fees which will be displayed on the screen.
• Once the application has been accepted and validated, the applicant will soon receive an application number so they may continue with the fee payment. The applicant will be informed of any missing documents if there are any.

Process- Transit Visa Belgium

• Make an appointment by getting in touch with the Belgian embassy or consulate. Find out where Belgian visa applications are sent if there isn't an embassy or consulate there. It might be a visa application centre or an embassy or consulate of another nation.
• Complete the application for a transit visa to Belgium. The online visa application form should be accessible at the embassy/or consulate's visa application centre's website. Alternately, you might need to visit their offices to pick up a hard copy of the form.
• Create the necessary documents. Gather the paperwork needed to apply for a transit visa to Belgium.
• Be present at your appointment and bring with you the required documents.
• Pay the visa fee.