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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.
Caution with visa agents or consultants
The Embassy strongly advises caution when using the services of agents or consultants to prepare a visa application.
This website 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 Embassy also wishes to emphasize they are not working together with any travel agent or consultant.
The visa section remains available for your questions at islamabad.visa@diplobel.fed.be.
Visa for Luxembourg - Fraudulent work permits and fake websites and email addresses
The Luxembourg authorities wish to inform all visa applicants of the existence of scam websites and so-called “agents” pretending to sell legitimate long-term national visas for employment in Luxembourg.
Luxembourg does not cooperate with any agents for the application of visas. The Embassy wishes to clarify that applications for short-term and long-term visas can exclusively be processed through VFS/Gerry's.
In case of any doubt, do not hesitate to contact the Belgian Embassy in Islamabad and/or the Luxembourg immigration authorities and/or visa authorities.
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 do not currently 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
- Start of the Visa Information System (VIS)
- General information
- Business visas
- Medical visas
- Private/Family visit visas
- Tourist visas
- Transit visas (airport)
- Visas short stay for citizens of Afghanistan
- Visas to accompany or join a citizen of the Union
Long term visas
- Family reunification visas
- Marriage or Cohabitation in Belgium
- Student visas
- Visas on the basis of a work permit
- Visas on the basis of a professional card
- Visas for researchers with a Hosting Agreement
Practical information
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.