Belgium Visa Requirements for South Africans
Belgium requires a visa for South Africans
South African passport holders require a visa to enter Belgium. Where you lodge the application, what it costs and how long it takes are set out below.
- Entry requirement
- Visa Required
- Stay allowed
- 90 days in any 180-day period
- Passport validity
- Valid for at least 3 months after you leave the Schengen Area, and issued within the last 10 years
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Applying for a Belgium visa in South Africa
- Where the application is decided
- Embassy of Belgium, Pretoria, or the Consulate General in Cape Town
- Covers applicants in
- Pretoria covers Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal; Cape Town covers the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape
- Where you lodge it
- TLScontact
- Application centres
- Centurion, Durban and Bloemfontein for the Pretoria jurisdiction; Cape Town and Gqeberha for the Cape Town jurisdiction
- Visa fee (adult)
- EUR 90
- Visa fee (child 6–11)
- EUR 45 (aged 6 to 11)
- Processing time
- Up to 15 calendar days
You must complete the application on VisaOnWeb before booking with TLScontact, and keep the VOW reference number — you cannot make an appointment without it. Applying in the wrong jurisdiction is a common reason a file is turned away.
If your case is not straightforward
The application is the same for everyone. What differs is how you prove income and ties. These cover the situations that need building differently:
More Visa Required Countries for South Africans
Afghanistan
Visa Required
Algeria
Visa Required
Andorra
Visa Required
Austria
Visa Required
Bangladesh
Visa Required
Belarus
Visa Required
Source: southafrica.diplomatie.belgium.be. Checked 13 August 2026. If you spot something out of date, tell us at help@getvisa.co.za.
Information last reviewed: . Always verify with the relevant embassy before travelling.