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The Embassy of Belgium in Baku does not issue visas
Citizens and official residents of Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkmenistan who want to travel to Belgium may apply for a visa at the relevant authorities mentioned below. If you have questions regarding the application process, please direct them to the authority handling the application.
The Embassy of Belgium in Baku does not intervene in the application process, except in some cases to verify a medical certificate or to legalize the signature on a guarantor agreement for students (see 'Important information' below).
General information concerning visa applications for Belgium is available on the website of the Immigration Office, which is the competent Belgian authority for access to the territory, stay, residence and removal of foreigners in Belgium. You should read the information on this website carefully before contacting the authorities listed below.
Applying for a visa from Azerbaijan
Short term visa: Embassy of France in Baku
Long term visa (more than 3 months): Consulate General of Belgium in Istanbul. Important: your long term visa application should be submitted through the VFS center in Istanbul.
Applying for a visa from Georgia
Short term visa: Embassy of the Netherlands in Tbilisi
Important, in line with the visa liberalisation agreement between the EU and Georgia, Georgian citizens with a biometric passport are exempt from the visa obligation for short stays in the Schengen zone. However, travellers are still required to bring along all required documents. More information on the legally required documents is available here. The rules regarding the maximal duration of stay (max. 90 days in a 180-day period) remains also applicable to Georgian citizens. As of November 2023, Georgian citizens will need to apply for a travel authorization before they can travel to the Schengen zone, via ETIAS.
Long term visa (more than 3 months): Consulate General of Belgium in Istanbul. Important: your long term visa application should be submitted through the VFS center in Istanbul.
Applying for a visa from Turkmenistan
Short term visa: Embassy of Germany in Ashgabat
Long term visa (more than 3 months): Consulate General of Belgium in Istanbul. Important: your long term visa application should be submitted through the VFS center in Istanbul.
Important information
Medical certificates
If a medical certificate is required for your visa application, we recommend visiting one of the following recognised doctors. Medical certificates signed by a recognised doctor do not have to be verified by the Embassy of Belgium in Baku. If the doctor is not recognised by the Embassy, the verification of the signature is required.
Azerbaijan
International SOS Clinique
Dr. Farah Mammadova
Dr. Jamila Huseynli
Dr. Jamila Rzayeva
1 Yusif Safarov Street Khatai District - Baku
Tel: +994 12 489 54 71
www.internationalsos.com/locations/cis/azerbaijan
Georgia
Mediclub Georgia
Dr. Eka Mikaberidze
Dr. Natalie Goguadze
22 A, Tashkenti St, Tbilisi 0160, Georgia
+995 32 225 19 91
http://mcg.ge
Guarantor agreement or annex 32
Students have to provide proof that they possess sufficient means of subsistence to cover the cost of living, your studies, medical and repatriation costs. Proof of sufficient means of subsistence is provided by submitting one or more of the following documents:
- a certificate drawn up either by an international organisation or a national government, or by a community, region, province or municipality, or by an institution of higher education, to the effect that the third-country national is receiving or will soon receive a scholarship or a loan
- a certificate drawn up by the institution of higher education specifying that the third-country national has deposited a sum covering the costs of their stay in Belgium in a frozen account managed by the institution (contact your education institution for more information)
- a guarantor agreement or annex 32, which allows a third person to assume financial responsibility for the student
If you want to use a guarantor agreement or annex 32, and your guarantor resides in Azerbaijan, Georgia or Turkmenistan, the Embassy of Belgium in Baku will verify whether the necessary conditions are fulfilled and then legalize the signature of the guarantor. Important: if the guarantor is a citizen of Azerbaijan, Georgia or Turkmenistan, he or she must be related to the student to maximum the third degree.
The annex 32 can be found on the website of the Immigration Office, in Dutch or French. We encourage students to carefully read the relevant information about the conditions to be a guarantor, available in Dutch or French. If you plan to use an annex 32 as proof of sufficient financial means, we invite you or your guarantor to contact the Embassy at baku@diplobel.fed.be