How to get a Belgium visa from Sudan

• The short-stay Schengen visa is issued to foreigners who intend to travel to any Schengen state for a short period.
• This visa is referred to as the Type-C Schengen visa.
• Belgium is a Schengen state and the rules for the Schengen visa apply to Belgium visas.
• Travelers on this visa go to Belgium for reasons such as business trips, holiday or to visit relatives.
• For the short-stay visa, the reasons or purposes for travelers' visits would be clearly stated on their visas. The purpose of your trip to Belgium must be plausible and comprehensible.
• Applicants' passports should be valid for at least 6 months beyond their stay in Belgium.
• Passports that contain illegible data cannot be accepted and your passport must not be damaged.
• The short-stay visa is valid for up to 90 days within a 180 day period in Belgium and your date of entry starts your 180- day period.
• The Schengen visas can be issued for one, two or multiple entries. These entries depend on the visa holder’s reason for travel.
• If you will be leaving and re-entering the Schengen area during your visit, you will need to apply for a double or multiple-entry visa.

• This visa is issued to foreigners who want to stay in Belgium for a period longer than 90 days.
• This visa is referred to as the Type-D Schengen visa or the National visa.
• This visa is issued to foreigners for purposes such as joining a spouse/family member, taking up a job, studying and conducting research.
• To be issued this visa, your reasons must be clearly stated and will be duly indicated on your visa.
• The national visa grants entry to Belgium on the basis that you will be applying for a residence permit.
• It allows you to enter Belgium as a potential resident and stay while you apply for residency.
• You are expected to convert your visa into a residence permit within three months of arriving in Belgium.
• Your visa can only be converted into the corresponding type of residence permit (a visa for work must be converted into a working residence permit).
• As a foreign national, you are not permitted to work in Belgium unless this was expressly stated when applying for a visa.
• Applicants are required to submit a police report stating that they have no criminal record in Sudan.

• Foreigners intending to make short stops in Belgium to a non-Schengen country need this visa.
• This visa allows travelers alight from an airplane in a Belgian airport and board another flight going to their final destination.
• Flight ticket of your destination country is required for this visa application.
• You must provide the visa of your destination country.
• Minors are required to present their birth certificate and a signed letter of consent from their parents.
• You are not allowed to study or take up paid employment while in the country.
• Proof that you have the incentive to return to your country after the expiration of your visa is needed.
• The transit visa is valid for 5 days and cannot be extended.
• You are required to exit the country before your visa expires.

The official language in Belgium is Dutch and it is spoken by 60% of their population. About 40% speak French while a very small number of Belgians speak German.