Visa for Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

Last updated on

June 24, 2026

Handling fee for long-stay visas as of 1 July 2026

As of 1 July 2026, the handling fee for long-stay visas amounts to €250. Do you already have an appointment? If your appointment takes place after 30/06, you must pay €250 when submitting your D visa application.

Other consular services will also be subject to new consular fees from 1 July 2026 onwards and in the months after that.

Caution with visa agents or consultants and fraudulent documents

The Embassy strongly advises caution when using the services of agents or consultants to prepare a visa application.

This website of the Embassy contains all official and necessary information to help you prepare a correct and complete file. By preparing your file yourself, you maintain full control on the quality of the documents you will be presenting. You also assure yourself that no false information or documentation is given.

The Luxembourg authorities, in particular, wish to inform all visa applicants of the existence of scam websites and so-called “agents” selling fake work permits or long-term national visas for employment in Luxembourg.

The Embassy also wishes to emphasize that the Embassy or the Luxembourg authorities are not working together with any travel agent or consultant for visa applications. Applications for short-term and long-term visas can exclusively be processed through VFS/Gerry's.

In case of any doubts about the authenticity of your Luxembourg documents, do not hesitate to contact the Belgian Embassy in Islamabad and/or the Luxembourg immigration authorities and/or visa authorities.

Contact information of the Belgian Embassy in Islamabad on Google

The only genuine contact details for the Belgian Embassy in Islamabad, which is responsible for visa for Belgium and the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, can be found on the website of the Belgian Embassy itself.

That means that information found on Google (phone numbers, email addresses, etc.) is not a reliable source of information and is regularly modified by fraudulent agents or consultants.

Please visit the website of the Belgian Embassy or VFS for the correct contact details and correct information about how to submit a visa application.

Language of documents submitted as part of a visa application

Official documents must be in English, French, Dutch or German. If your document is established in Urdu or any other foreign language, you must have it translated by a certified translator in Belgium. Certified translators can be found here.

Requirements for official Pakistani documents

Apostille as part of visa applications. All official Pakistani documents as part of a visa application file for long stay have to get an apostille from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs first (however, for diplomas, degrees and transcripts, please see below). More information can be found on the Apostille website created by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Pakistan. Once the visa applicant has all the necessary apostilles, he/she can submit a complete visa file with the application form and all the supporting documents.

Diplomas, degrees and transcripts submitted in the framework of a student visa application are always to be attested by the Ministry of Education, more specifically by the Higher Education Commission or the Inter Boards Coordination Commission. While these documents should in general not be attested by an apostille from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the rules and procedures of the Belgian higher education institution concerning admission/enrolment must always be observed and might nevertheless require documents with apostille. It is up to the student visa applicant to enquire about these rules and procedures, as it is up to the higher education institution concerned to accept or not the documents put forward.

Requirements for official Afghan documents

We currently do not legalize any Afghan documents. Documents submitted as part of a visa application will be accepted in the state in which they are presented to us.

Schengen visas

Long term visas

Practical information

Apostille or legalisation

How to get an apostille or legalise a document.

Competent authority for visa applications

All the information concerning visa applications for Belgium is available on the website of the Immigration Office of the FPS Home Affairs, which is the competent Belgian authority for access to the territory, stay, residence and removal of foreigners in Belgium.