As of January 1, the Belgian government raised the fees payable by foreigners immigrating to Belgium. The fee covers the administrative costs of processing an application for a visa D or an application for residence. However, some foreigners are exempt from this.

The new fees for the most common categories are as follows:

138 euro ➡️ 144 euro 

• Application for a work and residence permit (single permit) in all categories

184 euro ➡️ 192 euro  

• Application for a residence permit of more than 90 days for a foreigner holding a valid “long‑term resident – EU” residence permit issued by another Member State of the European Union based on Directive 2003/109/EC

198 euro ➡️ 206 euro  

• Application for a residence permit for non-EU family members of a Belgian citizen or non EU citizen.

228 euro ➡️ 237 euro 

• Application for a residence permit of more than 90 days for a foreigner who wishes to stay in Belgium as a student in a public higher education institution

Questions? Reach out to belux@expatmanagementgroup.com for more information.