EU, EEE or Swiss Confederation Family member

As a ‘Core’ family members of an EU, EEE or Swiss Confederation citizen, your visa procedure is facilitated: some requirements are not asked and the visa application form is simplified.

1. A so called “EU citizen” is a citizen of one of the European Union countries, of Norway, Iceland, Liechtenstein or Swiss Confederation.

2. The following persons are defined as ‘core’ family members:

the spouse;
the partner with whom the EU citizen has contracted a registered partnership, on the basis of the legislation of any Member State, if the legislation of the host Member State treats registered partnership as equivalent to marriage;
the direct descendants who are under the age of 21 or are dependant as well as those of the spouse or partner as defined above; or
the dependant direct relatives in the ascending line and those of the spouse or partner as defined above.

3. Visa application form: The same application form has to but used, but you are not obliged to answer to the questions marked with (*) (number 19, 20, 31, 32 and 33) (more details) (*)

4. Visa-handling fee: The visa-handling is free of charge but the service charge of TLS has to be paid

5. Prior appointment through the visa call center TLScontact is required.

6. Supporting documents:

Despite the requirements for the specifics types of visa, you have to provide the evidence that:

there is an EU citizen from whom the visa applicant can derive any rights;
you are a family member (e.g. a translated & legalised marriage certificate, translated & legalised birth certificate, proof of dependency, serious health grounds, durability of partnerships …) of the EU citizen and a copy of his identity card in Belgium or passport
the visa applicant accompanies or joins an EU citizen (e.g. a proof that the EU citizen already resides in the host Member State or a confirmation that the EU citizen will travel to the host Member State).

7. The following documents are not required

return plane ticket (reservation)
medical insurance policy
references of accomodations
references of financial support