Attention Is 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 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.

Step 1: Report as a tourist

Report your short stay as a tourist.

• You may only report to the city, not to the federal authorities.
• State in your application that you wish to apply for a student visa.

Report your short stay as a tourist

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 will allow you to stay in Belgium as a student for a longer period.