COVID-19 : WARNING! THE VALIDITY CALCULATIONS OF SCHENGEN VISAS OR 90 DAYS IF YOU’RE FROM A SCHENGEN ZONE COUNTRY, ARE NOT SUSPENDED DURING CONFINEMENT.
It is indeed urgent that you take the lead because any exceeding of the duration of your Schengen visa or of the 90-day period if you are visa exempt, may not only lead to a situation of illegality but also to a possible refusal to issue a new Schengen visa in the future.
However! It is possible to submit a request for an extension of your visa, your declaration of arrival or your order to leave the territory to the ‘Office des Etrangers’.
Our firm will assist you in this process by advising you on the documents to be produced and by writing a letter to the ‘Office des Etrangers’ requesting an exceptional extension of your stay (less than 3 months).
Contact us as soon as possible on + 32 472 82 27 92, or by e-mail at eh@avocat-halabi.com.
You have the right to stay in Belgium for a maximum of three months regardless of the purpose of your stay (tourism, family visit, professional reasons, etc.).
You do not need a Schengen visa if you are a national of any of the following countries:
- Albania (visa exemptions only apply to holders of biometric passports)
- Andorra
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Argentina
- Australia
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (visa exemptions only apply to holders of biometric passports)
- Brazil
- Brunei
- Canada
- Chile
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
- Dominica
- El Salvador
- Former Republic of Yugoslavia and Macedonia (visa exemptions only apply to holders of biometric passports).
- Grenada
- Guatemala
- Holy See (Vatican City State)
- Honduras
- Israel
- Japan
- Kiribati
- Malaysia
- Marshall Islands
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Montenegro (visa exemptions only apply to holders of biometric passports)
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Palau
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Samoa
- Saint-Marin
- Seychelles
- Serbia (visa exemptions only apply to holders of biometric passports)
- Singapore
- Ukraine (with a biometric passport)