Belgium visa for Saudi citizens

Belgium’s tourist visa costs €90 at the standard rate published by its authorities; the official site for it is 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 Saudi Arabia, with its embassy in Riyadh.

In 2025, Belgium’s embassy and consulates in Saudi Arabia (Riyadh) received 1,673 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 1,265. The refusal rate was 22.6%. The refusal rate rose by 6.5 points from 16.1% in 2024, a sharp increase. Applications fell by 40% compared with 2024 (2,778).

For comparison, all Schengen states together refused 5.2% of the applications lodged in Saudi Arabia that year, from 1.6% at the consulates of Austria to 55.4% at those of Bulgaria. Belgium’s consulates worldwide refused 26.1%. Belgium was the 14th most applied-for Schengen state in Saudi Arabia.

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

For a trip from Saudi Arabia 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).

How long Saudi citizens can stay in Belgium

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

How Saudi citizens apply

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

Belgium’s neighbours for Saudi citizens

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

Belgian citizens travelling to Saudi Arabia

Belgian citizens receive their visa for Saudi Arabia at the border; it covers up to 90 days.