Student without student visa: how to register?
This is your situation:
- You do not have the nationality of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway of Switzerland.
- You have come to Belgium without a student visa (type D).
- You are not a mobility or border student.
AttentionIs this not your situation?
Then your registration will proceed differently.
Check how to register
You preferably come to Belgium with a student visa (type D). Contact the competent Belgian embassy in this regard. Prefer to apply for your visa in Belgium? Bear in mind that this may take a long time and that your application may be rejected.
What do you have to do?
Step 1: Report as a tourist
Notify the city of your short stay as a tourist.
State in your application that you wish to apply for a student visa.
Step 2: We provide you with information
We provide you with information on how to apply for a student visa.
Step 3: Apply for a student visa
Before your short stay as a tourist expires, you apply for a student visa. This allows you to stay in Belgium as a student for a longer period.
Do you have a question?
Contact us. We are happy to help you.
We will get back to you as soon as possible.