Belgium visa for Pakistani 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 2 missions in Pakistan, with its embassy in Islamabad. Honorary consulates, which normally do not take visa applications: Karachi.

In 2025, Belgium’s embassy and consulates in Pakistan (Islamabad) received 4,987 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 2,032. 57.4% of applications were refused. In 2024 it had been 61.1%: the rate fell by 3.7 points. Applications rose by 4% compared with 2024 (4,783).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 45.9% of the applications lodged in Pakistan that year, from 24.2% at the consulates of Germany to 78.7% at those of Denmark. Belgium’s consulates worldwide refused 26.1%. Belgium was the 7th most applied-for Schengen state in Pakistan.

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 Pakistan, by any nationality: mostly citizens, but also residents from other countries.

For a trip from Pakistan to Belgium, the published travel advice reads as follows: 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). The advice is aimed at each government’s own nationals.

How long Pakistani citizens can stay in Belgium

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

How Pakistani citizens apply

In Pakistan, applications go to the Belgian embassy in Islamabad, 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 Pakistani citizens travel in all Schengen states; apply to Belgium when it is the main destination of the trip.

Belgium’s neighbours for Pakistani citizens

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

Belgian citizens travelling to Pakistan

Belgian citizens need a visa for Pakistan, which they can apply for online as an e-Visa for stays of up to 30 days.