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Competent authority for visa applications
All the information regarding 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.
Information on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
- Short stay visa (visa C)
- Long stay visa (visa D)
- Checking the status of your visa application
- Schengen representation for visa
- Medical certificate - Certified doctors
- Contact
1. Short stay visa, maximum 90 days (visa C)
1. a) Nationals of Jamaica, residing in Jamaica
Nationals of Jamaica need a visa and may apply in person for a visa C at our Embassy if they reside in Jamaica and their main destination is Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway or Sweden.
Beware: We are not responsible for the Dutch Caribbean Territories, nor for Greenland, nor for the Faroe Islands!
→ This page of our website gives additional and detailed information for visa C applications from Jamaicans in Jamaica.
Note: nationals of Jamaica travelling on a diplomatic or official passport do not need a visa for the Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg).
- If you reside legally and permanently in Jamaica but have a different nationality please contact us to verify whether you need a visa (kingston@ diplobel.fed.be).
- If you are a Jamaican residing outside of Jamaica, you need to verify which embassy of your destination country is responsible for your country of residence.
1. b) Nationals of other countries in the Caribbean
Citizens of the following countries/territories do not need a visa C to visit Belgium :
- Anguilla, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat,
- Antigua & Barbuda,
- Barbados,
- Dominica,
- Grenada,
- St Kitts & Nevis,
- St Vincent & Grenadines,
- St Lucia,
- Trinidad & Tobago
If you reside legally and permanently in one of these countries but have a different nationality, you may contact us to verify whether you need a visa.
1. c) Nationals of Guyana and Suriname (visa C)
Nationals of Guyana and Suriname need a visa and may apply in person for a visa C (short stay, max. 90 days) via the Embassy of the Netherlands in Paramaribo (Suriname) if they reside in Guyana or Suriname and their main destination is Belgium or Luxemburg.
While it is possible to apply for a visa C for Belgium at our Embassy, you will have to follow the instructions for Jamaicans nationals, entailing an in-person appointment to our Embassy.
If you reside legally and permanently in Suriname or Guyana but have a different nationality, you may contact us to verify whether you need a visa.
Beware: for a 'return visa' (if you lost your Belgian residence card), you should contact our embassy by email (kingston@diplobel.fed.be) as soon as possible.
2. Long stay visa (visa D)
A long stay visa (visa D) is intended for residence in Belgium or Luxemburg for a longer period of time (more than 90 days, for family reunification, study, work, etc).
We can only process applications for visa D when the intended country of residence is Belgium or Luxembourg. We are not responsible for any other countries in this aspect.
All information regarding long-stay visa for Belgium can be found on the Immigration Office website. The Immigration Office is the only authority in charge of entry, stay, settlement and removal of foreigners with relation to the Belgian territory.
Procedure to follow for a visa D application
2. a) Visa D for Luxembourg
For all information regarding long-stay visa for Luxembourg, please consult the following website of the Luxembourg authorities for immigration.
2. b) Visa D for Belgium as a Jamaican national residing in Jamaica:
You are required to have a visa to travel and are obligated to apply for your visa D through our Embassy.
You will need to fill out your application form online and make an appointment to submit your application in person.
→ This page of our website gives additional and detailed information for visa D applications from Jamaicans in Jamaica.
2. c) Visa D for Belgium as a national of Suriname or Guyana residing in Suriname or Guyana:
You are required to have a visa to travel and mandatorily have to apply for your visa D through our Embassy.
You will need to fill out your application form online and send your full application to us via courier service (For instructions on Sending and collection of documents).
Personal appearance at our Embassy is not required.
→ This page of our website gives additional and detailed information for visa D applications for nationals of Suriname and Guyana, residing in Suriname and/or Guyana.
2. d) Visa D for Belgium as a nationals of other insular Caribbean States or territories:
Citizens of the following countries/territories do not need a visa C to visit Belgium :
- Anguilla, Cayman Islands, British Virgin Islands, Montserrat,
- Antigua & Barbuda,
- Barbados,
- Dominica,
- Grenada,
- St Kitts & Nevis,
- St Vincent & Grenadines,
- St Lucia,
- Trinidad & Tobago
Therefore, applicants that are nationals of the abovementioned countries can in some cases travel to Belgium without a visa and apply for their residence there. However, it is always advised to apply for the visa D through our Embassy before travelling to Belgium, to avoid all potential issues. If you are exempt from a visa C (short stay) and you intend to reside in Belgium, you can send us an email (kingston@diplobel.fed.be) with all the details of your situation so we can best guide you.
2. e) As a resident of one of the above countries who doesn't have one of those nationalities
Nationals of other countries than those mentioned on this web page but who reside in one of those are advised to contact us by email (kingston@diplobel.fed.be) explaining their installation project in Belgium in detail, so that we can inform you of about the specific procedure to be followed.
3. Checking the status of your visa application
Belgian embassies and consulates general must submit certain visa applications to the Immigration Office of the Federal Public Service Home Affairs for a final decision. It is the sole competent authority with regards to the admittance, stay, residence and removal of foreigners from Belgian territory.
In such a case, your file number will be communicated to you by the Embassy or Consulate general upon the submission of your file to the Immigration Office. From this stage onwards, the Immigration Office is the only authority to contact, if you wish to know the status of your application.
With the file number you can inquire about the status of your application (Antwerpsesteenweg 59B, 1000 Brussels, T: +32.2.793.80.00, infodesk@ ibz.fgov.be). Using this number, you can also check the status of your visa application on the Immigration Office website
Once a decision has been taken, the Belgian Embassy or Consulate general will inform you personally.
4. Schengen representation
In Kingston (Jamaica), Belgium represents :
- Luxembourg for the processing of short term visas (less than 90 days) and long term visas (over 90 days) and;
- the Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Norway for short stay visas (less 90 days) only.
In Castries (Saint Lucia), Belgium is represented by France for the processing of applications for short-term visa (less than 90 days).
Ambassade de France
Nelson Mandela Drive
Castries
Saint-Lucia
Tel: + 1 758 455 6060
Mail: visa.castries-amba@ diplomatie.gouv.fr
In Paramaribo (Suriname), Belgium is represented by the Netherlands for the processing of applications for short-term visa (90 days maximum) :
Embassy of the Netherlands
Van Roseveltkade 5
Paramaribo
Suriname
Tel: + 1 597 477 211
Mail: prm-vs@ minbuza.nl
The Embassy that represents another Schengen state applies its own rules for the processing of short-term visas on behalf of the other Schengen state.
Not all short stay visa applications can be handled in representation. This depends on the representation agreement that has been signed between Belgium and the Schengen Member State in question. For more information about this, you can consult our representation partner or the Belgian embassy.
5. Medical certificate - Certified doctors
If you need a medical certificate, we invite you to contact one of the doctors certified by the embassy.
A medical certificate is only needed for visa D applications.
- In Jamaica:
Dr. Richard Gomes
Devon House East, Unit 28
28 Hope Road (entrance on Kingsway)
Kingston 10
Tel.: +1876 926 7161
Tel./Fax: +1876 968 0682
- In Suriname:
Dr. Jasin Harold Mohammed Ashim
Ashim Medisch Centrum
Tel: +1 597 48 61 40
Tel: +1 597 48 61 50
Tel: +1 597 48 61 70
Tel: +1 597 48 61 92
Fax: 486192
Mail: info@ amcsur.com
6. Contact
Should you have any further questions, please contact us by email: kingston@ diplobel.fed.be
