Belgian Embassy in Kinshasa

Citizens of DR Congo need a visa for Belgium, obtained before travel. Check with the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

2025 figures: 33,869 short-stay Schengen visa applications were lodged at Belgium’s embassy in Kinshasa, and 20,798 visas were issued. 12,746 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 38.0%. The refusal rate rose by 14.4 points from 23.6% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 20% compared with 2024 (42,458).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 23.6% (2024) to 38.0% (2025).

Belgium issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in DR Congo; this office handled 86% of their 39,612 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Lubumbashi 16.3%, which makes Kinshasa the highest of the group. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in DR Congo, 40.1% of applications were refused in 2025; Belgium’s rate worldwide was 26.1%. Belgium received the largest number of applications of the 8 Schengen states represented here.

79.0% of the visas issued here were multiple-entry visas, valid for several trips. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of DR Congo.

Besides the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, Belgium has 1 other mission in DR Congo. Consulates: Lubumbashi. DR Congo in turn has 3 missions in Belgium, its embassy being in Brussels.

About the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa

It appears in official lists as Embassy of Belgium in Kinshasa.

Address and contact

Address: Boulevard du 30 Juin 133, Kinshasa. The record for the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Belgian citizens travelling to DR Congo

Belgian citizens need an e-Visa for DR Congo, applied for online before travel and valid for up to 7 days.

When the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa is closed

Expect the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa to be shut on Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in Belgium.

Before visiting the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa

Current procedures for the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa

Within 1 km of the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa there are 11 other foreign missions.