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Address : 9th Floor Multinational Bancorporation
Center 6805 Ayala Ave., Makati City
Tel. no. : (63-2) 845-1869
Fax no. : (63-2) 845-2076
E-mail : manila@diplobel.org
Website
: www.diplomatie.be/manila
Opening hours : Monday-Thursday - 8:00AM-4:00PM : Friday – 8:00am to 2:30pm
Visa applications
: 9:00am to11:00am
Consular matters : 9:00am to 1:00pm + upon appointment
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR VISA:
TO REQUEST AN APPOINTMENT, CALL THE FF:
1-909-101-4545
(PLDT)
1-903-101-4545 (Bayantel)
1-900-101-4545 (Globe)
Visa
procedure for a short stay (up to 90 days) in Belgium
1. DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED
To apply for a visa for a short
stay (up to 90 days) in Belgium, you must submit
the following documents to the embassy or consulate responsible for your
place
of residence:
1. A valid travel document (e.g. national passport) in which a visa can be
affixed.
This travel document must be valid for three months longer
than the visa.
2. A visa application form correctly completed, signed and accompanied by
two
recent passport photos bearing a true likeness to the applicant.
3. Documents proving the
purpose of your trip (e.g. a letter of invitation) and
the circumstances of the planned stay (e.g. hotel reservation, staying with a
private
individual).
4. Documents proving that you have sufficient means of subsistence, covering
both
the duration of your stay and your return journey:
•
either your own financial means (e.g. hotel reservation, cash, cheques
and
credit cards accepted in Belgium, an employment contract, bank
statements,
proof of enrolment on the trade register and/or of professional activity);
•
or the guarantor’s financial means: A pledge of financial support is specific
proof
of means of subsistence. It offers a solution in situations where
you
cannot prove your own solvency. Through this pledge of financial
support,
a Belgian national, or a foreign national resident in Belgium,
acts
as a guarantor for your period of residence, your return journey and
your
medical costs. The guarantor should ask for the pledge of financial
support
(also called Annex 3bis) at the municipality (commune/gemeente)
of
his/her place of residence. The guarantor does not have to be the
issuer
of the invitation. When the pledge of financial support has been
authenticated
by the municipal authorities, the original document must
be
submitted to the relevant embassy or consulate, within six months
of
the authentication, together with;
• a copy
of the guarantor’s last three pay slips or any other (official) document proving his/her solvency. In the case of a
family visit, the
guarantor must
earn at least 800 euro net per month + 150 euro for
each
of the guarantor’s current dependents and/or + 150 euro for each
person
invited. In the case of a visit to friends, the guarantor must earn
at
least 1,000 euro net per month + 150 euro for each of the guarantor’s
current
dependents and/or + 200 euro for each person invited;
•
a copy of a document proving that the guarantor is of Belgian nationality
(identity
card) or has authorisation to stay in Belgium indefinitely (residence permit).
Given
that the number of current dependents is a factor in determining
the
solvency of the guarantor, it is also advisable to submit proof of
the
make-up of the guarantor’s family together with evidence of any
family
benefits received.
5. Proof that you are the holder of a valid travel insurance policy, either
individual
or group, covering the cost of repatriation on medical
grounds, urgent
medical treatment and/or urgent hospital treatment.
As a rule, you
must take out insurance in your country of residence.
If your host
takes out the insurance for you, he/she must do so
in his/her own
country of residence. To find out which insurance
policies are accepted,
you should enquire at the relevant Belgian
embassy or consulate.
The insurance must be valid throughout all
of the Schengen countries
and must cover the whole duration of
the stay. The minimum cover
is 30,000 euro.
6. Proof of transport arrangements (return ticket): as soon as your visa
application
has been approved, you must submit a return ticket (in
your name
and non-transferable) in order for the visa to be issued.
7. You only need submit the return
ticket and travel insurance policy
once the Belgian embassy or consulate
informs you that your visa
has been granted. This is to avoid unnecessary
expense on your part.
However, the embassy or consulate may ask you
to submit proof
that a return ticket has been reserved.
8.
The documents listed above are only the basic documents to be
submitted
in all cases. Additional documents may be requested by
the embassy
or consulate.
2. PROCESSING THE APPLICATION
In some cases, the visa application procedure may take a long time so
you
should submit your application as early as possible. For a short stay, you should
normally apply for your visa three
to four weeks prior to departure.
When the application is complete, it is sent in some instances to the
Immigration
Service at Federal Public Service Home Affairs in Belgium,
which decides whether or not a visa may be issued (Chaussée
d’Anvers 59B
Antwerpsesteenweg, B-1000 Brussels, Tel.: +32 (0)2 206 15 99, Fax: +32
02/274.66.91, helpdesk.dvzoe@dofi.fgov.be,
http://www.dofi.fgov.be).
3. COMMENTS
Young people and minors
Children under the age of 16 may enter Belgium
without their own individual
travel document if accompanied by one of their parents, grandparents or by a guardian, provided
this person is of the same nationality as the child and the
child is included on his/her passport. Children for whom this
is not the case
must have their own valid travel document containing a visa if necessary.
Minors travelling alone or
with persons other than their parents require a
statement of authorisation to travel signed by both parents or by a legal
guardian.
This statement must be authenticated by the local authorities.
Minors travelling with one of their parents also need this
authorisation if their
parents are divorced.
In some cases, schoolchildren or students are required to have a statement
from
their school to the effect that they are on holiday and are not missing
classes.
Access to the territory
Presentation
of a visa does not grant an unconditional right to enter Belgium
or the Schengen area. When you present your visa at the
border, you may be
refused access to Belgium if you are clearly without means of subsistence
and are unable to procure
such means by undertaking legal paid employment.
Proof of adequate means of subsistence may take the form of cash, cheques
and
credit cards accepted in Belgium, the original copy of a pledge of financial
support, a work contract, bank statements,
proof of enrolment on the trade
register and/or of professional activity.
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