🇧🇪Belgium Visa for Palestinian Citizens2026 Requirements, Fees & Documents
Palestinian passport holders need a visa to enter Belgium. Apply at a Belgium embassy or consulate, or the official visa portal, before travelling.
How Palestinian citizens apply for a Belgium visa
- → Apply for a visa at the Belgium embassy/consulate or official visa application centre before travelling. Apply here ↗
- → See the exact document checklist for Palestinian applicants, by visa type.
Belgium visa cost for Palestinian citizens
Schengen short-stay visa (type C), adults and children 12+
EUR 90 (~$97)
Applications are handled via VFS Global — service fee approx. INR 2700, varies by centre.
Fees checked 2 Jul 2026 · sourced from official government fee schedules
Documents required for Palestinian applicants
The exact documents Palestinian citizens must submit for Belgium, by visa type, from the official visa application centre.
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Attention ! Guarantees for return (assessment of migration risk): the applicant is requested to provide as much information as possible to document his/her family background, professional and socio-economic status, ownership of land or real estate (for instance : proof of family bonds with his/her country of origin, proof of regular income and stable source of revenues from the applicant and/or his/her partner, proof of property, etc.) This information is essential to correctly judge the intention of the applicant to leave the Schengen area before the expiry of his/her visa. Essentials: Please click on each of the above tab for detailed information. - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Please click here to download checklist
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Essentials: Please click on each of the above tab for detailed information. - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Please click here to download checklist
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Attention ! Guarantees for return (assessment of migration risk): the applicant is requested to provide as much information as possible to document his/her family background, professional and socio-economic status, ownership of land or real estate (for instance : proof of family bonds with his/her country of origin, proof of regular income and stable source of revenues from the applicant and/or his/her partner, proof of property, etc.) This information is essential to correctly judge the intention of the applicant to leave the Schengen area before the expiry of his/her visa. Essentials: Please click on each of the above tab for detailed information. - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Please click here to download checklist Attention : Your application will not be admissible and will thus not be examined if you do not lodge a completed, signed application form, a valid travel document and a photograph, if you do not pay the visa fees and if you do not agree to give your biometric data.
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Which documents must you present? You will find all conditions on the Federal Public Service Home Affairs Immigration Office (dofi.ibz.be ↗) website, the only Belgian competent authority for the admittance, stay, residence and removal of foreigners. One Extra Photocopy of the entire set is required for long stay applications. Essentials: - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Contribution Payment for long term application New visa regulations starting on 02 March 2015 will oblige visa applicants to pay a handling fee directly in Belgium before applying for a visa. It is an administrative fee that comes above the normal visa fee and it is valid only for the D-visa (long stay). The amounts to be paid according the type of visa application. For Detail Click Here. This Belgian handling fee should be paid directly on the Home Affairs’ Belgian bank account BE57 6792 0060 9235, either from Belgium or from where the applicant is registered. Application won’t be Submitted at Belgium Visa Application Center if the Fees is not paid. Payment modalities The exact due amount according to the purpose of long stay in Belgium (see table) has to be paid in EURO and in the bank account below only, all bank/intermediate bank charges to be borne by the person making the transfer (applicant, family member, employer, warrant…). Belgian Bank Details [bel > pse > en > Table:Long Term > Documents Required 1] Communication The following information has to be visible in the communication of the transfer : - Last name and First name of the applicant, - nationality, - birth date, - purpose of stay (article of the law of 15 December 1980) For Example: Mrs. Sophie Salameh born on 03 June 1978 in Ramallah applies for a family reunion visa with her Palestinian husband in Belgium (article 10). Whoever makes the payment (herself from India or her husband in Belgium) will ask the bank to register the following communication in the bank transfer: Salameh_Sophie_Palestine_03 June 1978_Art.10_Law15 December 1980 Note : In case the communication in transfer is limited to a certain number of characters, this first part has at least to appear: Salameh_Sophie_Palestine_03 June 1978 Legalization The foreign official documents must be legalized or carry an apostil, unless an exemption is provided in a treaty : click here (jerusalem.diplomatie.belgium.be ↗) Attention : Your application will not be admissible and will thus not be examined if you do not lodge a valid travel document and a photograph, if you do not pay the visa fees.
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Attention ! Guarantees for return (assessment of migration risk): the applicant is requested to provide as much information as possible to document his/her family background, professional and socio-economic status, ownership of land or real estate (for instance : proof of family bonds with his/her country of origin, proof of regular income and stable source of revenues from the applicant and/or his/her partner, proof of property, etc.) This information is essential to correctly judge the intention of the applicant to leave the Schengen area before the expiry of his/her visa. Essentials: Please click on each of the above tab for detailed information. - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Please click here to download checklist
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Attention ! Guarantees for return (assessment of migration risk): the applicant is requested to provide as much information as possible to document his/her family background, professional and socio-economic status, ownership of land or real estate (for instance : proof of family bonds with his/her country of origin, proof of regular income and stable source of revenues from the applicant and/or his/her partner, proof of property, etc.) This information is essential to correctly judge the intention of the applicant to leave the Schengen area before the expiry of his/her visa. Essentials: Please click on each of the above tab for detailed information. - Every person should hold a personal travelling document and must complete a separate application form. - Minor children must submit an application form signed by a person with parental authority or by a legal guardian; Please click here to download checklist
Belgium visa for Palestinian citizens — FAQ
Do Palestinian citizens need a visa for Belgium?
Palestinian passport holders need a visa to enter Belgium. Apply at a Belgium embassy or consulate, or the official visa portal, before travelling.
What documents do Palestinian citizens need for Belgium?
A valid passport plus the Belgium document checklist for your visa type — Earth Visa lists the full required documents per visa category from the official visa application centre.
How much does the Belgium visa cost for Palestinian citizens?
The Belgium schengen short-stay visa (type c), adults and children 12+ fee is EUR 90 (~$97). Applications through VFS Global carry an additional service fee of about INR 2700.
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