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ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW TLSCONTACT WEBSITE IS LIVE!

1/7/2026

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new TLScontact Yaounde website for your visa applications for Belgium. The new interface is designed to make your application process smoother and more efficient.

What’s new?

New look and innovative features: enjoy a modern, consistent user interface.
Improved value-added services: personalised options to enhance your overall experience.

Please note the application process remains unchanged. If you have any questions, our TLScontact Operations team is available to assist you. Please contact us via our Contact Us page.

Happy browsing!

The TLScontact Team

SERVICE FEE UPDATE NOTICE

12/14/2025

We would like to inform our valued customers that starting from 14 October 2025, our standard service fees will be revised as follows:

Previous fee: 40.00 EUR / 26,400 XAF

New fee: 43.10 EUR / 28,500 XAF

This adjustment reflects changes in operational costs and ensures we continue to provide the high level of service you expect from us.

We thank you for your understanding and continued trust.

For any questions or further information, please contact our customer service.

Important: Short-Stay Tourist Visa for Belgium

5/14/2025

We remind applicants for a short-stay tourist visa (Type C) that this type of visa is issued exclusively for tourism purposes in Belgium.Belgium must be the main destination of the trip.This means that the applicant must spend the majority of their stay in Belgium, and not in another Schengen country.If the primary purpose of the trip is to visit another Schengen country, the visa application must be submitted to that country, even if the applicant enters the Schengen Area through Belgium.Any false declaration or inappropriate application may lead to a visa refusal and compromise future visa requests.

Important notice third-party agents

9/22/2024

All applicants are advised that from now on, walkers and similar persons will not be allowed access to the tlscontact centre.

Indeed, it has been noted that some people come back several times with documents from different people for the same service. henceforth, any person who brings documents that are not theirs, more than once, will be considered as third-party agent and will be banned from accessing the visa application centre.

IMPORTANT NEWS FOR STUDENTS GOING IN FOR ARES EXAMS

7/22/2024

All the students going in for the Medical School Exam ARES can get to the Visa Application Centre of their respective towns, Douala or Yaounde to submit their visa applications appointments as from the 12/07/2024. They should have all their documents and their registration slip for the exam.

New Health Insurance Requirement for Marriage and Legal Cohabitation Visa Applications

6/26/2024

For D-Visas related to marriage and legal cohabitation, applicants must now have travel health insurance valid for at least three months after arrival in Belgium. This insurance must cover potential repatriation costs for medical reasons, emergency medical care, and/or urgent hospitalization or death, with a minimum coverage of 30,000 EUR.

INCREASING OF SHORT-STAY SCHENGEN VISA FEES

6/7/2024

On 22 May 2024, the Official Journal of the European Union published Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2024/1415 of 14 March 2024 amending Regulation (EC) No 810/2009 as regards the amount of the visa fee, which you will find in the appendix.

This means that starting from 11 June 2024, the visa fee will increase from EUR 80 to EUR 90 for short-stay visas for adults and from EUR 40 to EUR 45 for short-stay visas for children aged 6 to 12 years.

The visa fee amount remains unchanged for countries benefiting from a visa facilitation agreement, staying at EUR 35, except for Cape Verde nationals, for whom the visa fee will increase from EUR 60 to EUR 67.50 for adults and from EUR 30 to EUR 33.75 for children aged 6 to 12 years.