Belgian Consulate General in Lubumbashi

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

In 2025, Belgium’s consulate general in Lubumbashi received 5,743 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 4,756. 928 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 16.3%. In 2024 it had been 11.8%: the rate rose by 4.5 points. Applications rose by 15% compared with 2024 (5,001).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 11.8% (2024) to 16.3% (2025).

Belgium issues Schengen visas at 2 locations in DR Congo; this office handled 14% of their 39,612 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Kinshasa 38.0%, which makes Lubumbashi the lowest 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.

Multiple-entry visas made up 92.2% of those issued. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of DR Congo.

For matters it cannot handle, the Belgian embassy in Kinshasa (1,570 km) is responsible. Besides the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi, Belgium has 1 other mission in DR Congo. DR Congo in turn has 3 missions in Belgium, its embassy being in Brussels.

About the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Belgium in Lubumbashi. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: Avenue de la Lufira 990, Lubumbashi. The record for the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Belgian citizens travelling to DR Congo

Belgian citizens need a visa for DR Congo, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 7 days.

When the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi is closed

The next closures of the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi for public holidays in DR Congo are Christmas Day on Friday 25 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027; it may also close for Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand) on Wednesday 11 November 2026.

Before visiting the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi

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

Near the Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi

The Belgian consulate general in Lubumbashi has 2 other foreign missions within 1 km.