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Visa information

Documents and Visa Types

Select the purpose of your trip using one of the visa categories below.

You can apply for a long-stay visa to Belgium, or a short-stay Schengen visa to Belgium, Estonia, Lithuania or Luxembourg, if one of these countries is your main travel destination. If you wish to apply for a Schengen visa to the Netherlands, you must submit your application at the TLScontact centre in Abuja only.  

A Schengen visa allows a maximum stay of 90 days within a period of 180 days in the Schengen area.

Please prepare the documents below carefully.

Read the list of documents which need to be submitted with your visa application based on your travel purpose and prepare the documents carefully. Please always choose the correct travel purpose.

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Short Stay

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Long Stay

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Short Stay to Settle in Belgium