Embassy of Belgium in Ukraine

Belgium in Ukraine

Welcome to our website


 

Important notice

Because of international and national travel restrictions imposed by the Ukrainian authorities for preventing the spread of the coronavirus.

Please note:

  • Only very urgent visa applications will be received.
  • Tourist visa are not considered as urgent visa.
  • Always contact the visa section first by phone (tel. +380 44 529 41 41) or by email (kiev.visa@diplobel.fed.be)
  • You will receive an appointment if your application is justified and urgent.
     

 
Visitors having received an appointment at the Embassy must respect the following instructions:

  • If the visitor has been ill or had symptoms of COVID-19 infection during the last 2 weeks, he/she shall NOT come to the Embassy. The same applies if the visitor lives with a sick person or was recently in contact with a person showing COVID-19 symptoms.
  • Take your temperature before coming to the Embassy.
  • Wear a mouth mask.
  • At your arrival immediately wash your hands. If this is not possible please use the available hydroalcoholic gel.

 

Welcoming address of the Ambassador

 
Are you a Belgian who has recently moved to Ukraine and would like to register with the Embassy in Kyiv? Did you lose your passport while you were travelling through Ukraine as a tourist? Do you need to request a visa in order to travel to Belgium? Then you’ve come to the right address.

This website will keep you up to date on consular matters that are specifically applicable to Belgians in Ukraine, current events in Belgian foreign policy and other useful information or events.
 

Notice to holders of a Ukrainian biometric passport

Holders of a Ukrainian biometric passport are exempted of a visa for their short stay visits to the Schengen area.

For holders of a non-biometric Ukraine passport, the Schengen visa stays compulsory.

For a long stay in Belgium (more than 90 days) one must apply for a type-D Belgian visa, whether you hold a biometric or a non-biometric passport.

 
Important notice to the visa applicants

All visa applications will be introduced at the Embassy of Belgium, vul. Mykoly Rayevskoho 4B, 01042 Kyiv. You should take an appointment before coming: tel +380 44 529 41 41.

News

04 Jul

The COVID-19 crisis has shaken up all habits and forced everyone to review certain operating modes. This was also the case for the FPS Foreign Affairs, where teleworking was the rule, even though it had to carry out one of its fundamental tasks: assisting Belgians abroad. Not simple when the crisis was worldwide: “It is as if you had 200 earthquakes and many aftershocks at the same time, including in Belgium”, says Minister Goffin.

02 Jul

The Minister for Foreign Affairs, Philippe Goffin (MR) states that: "Following the adoption on 30 June of the European recommendation which gradually authorises non-essential travel from some 15 countries outside the European Union, Belgium has begun consultations with experts from the public services concerned with a view to achieving a cautious reopening of its borders".

02 Jul

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defense Philippe Goffin welcomes the adoption on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 of new conclusions of the Council of the European Union concerning the relationship between the European Union (EU) and Africa, to which Belgium has actively contributed and which will serve as a basis for discussions with a view to redefining our relationship with our African partners.

01 Jul

Minister of Foreign Affairs Philippe Goffin welcomes the resolution adopted today by the United Nations Security Council in New York on the Covid-19 pandemic. With resolution 2532, the Security Council calls for ninety-day humanitarian ceasefires in all conflict zones around the world to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.

30 Jun

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Philippe Goffin is pleased that the international conference 'Supporting the future of Syria and the region', which took place through video conference today, on 30 June 2020, managed to draw attention to the difficult humanitarian situation of the Syrian population and to advocate renewed efforts for a political solution to the conflict in Syria.