Belgium visa for Lebanese citizens

For the tourist visa, Belgium’s official sources give a standard fee of €90, and applications are made on visaonweb.diplomatie.be. Processing time, as Belgium states it: The consulate normally decides within 15 calendar days of a complete application; in individual cases this can be extended up to 45 days. Longest stay on the tourist visa: Up to 90 days in any rolling 180-day period across the Schengen area.

Belgium has 1 mission in Lebanon, with its embassy in Beirut.

In 2025, Belgium’s embassy and consulates in Lebanon (Beirut) received 1,708 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,180. The refusal rate was 29.5%. The refusal rate fell by 14.0 points from 43.5% in 2024, a clear improvement for applicants. The number of applications was almost unchanged (1,743 in 2024).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 17.3% of the applications lodged in Lebanon that year, from 4.6% at the consulates of Bulgaria to 38.6% at those of Germany. Belgium’s consulates worldwide refused 26.1%. Belgium was the 8th most applied-for Schengen state in Lebanon.

You apply to the Schengen state that is your main destination (the longest stay or the main purpose; the state of first entry only when there is none), so a lower rate elsewhere is no reason to apply there. The figures cover applications lodged in Lebanon, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

Before travelling from Lebanon to Belgium, it helps to know the official travel advice: the US State Department rates Belgium at Level 2, exercise increased caution (updated 22 July 2026), the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office does not advise against travel to Belgium (updated 17 October 2026) and the German Foreign Office has no travel warning for Belgium (updated 28 October 2026).

How long Lebanese citizens can stay in Belgium

How long Lebanese citizens may stay in Belgium is set by the visa issued, and the visa type must match the purpose of the trip.

How Lebanese citizens apply

In Lebanon, applications go to the Belgian embassy in Beirut, or to a visa centre acting for Belgium; fees, documents and processing times are published by Belgium.

Belgium and the Schengen area

A Schengen visa issued by Belgium lets Lebanese citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Belgium when it is the main destination of the trip.

Belgium’s neighbours for Lebanese citizens

Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and France require Lebanese citizens to obtain a visa in advance.

Belgian citizens travelling to Lebanon

Belgian citizens can get a visa on arrival in Lebanon, valid for stays of up to 30 days.