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Belgium Visa Requirements for Ethiopia Citizens

Q: How much does a Belgium visa cost for Ethiopia citizens?

Schengen short-stay visa: 90 EUR, processing —.

Visa required

Ethiopia passport holders need a visa for Belgium, issued by an embassy or consulate before travel.

Source: Regulation (EU) 2018/1806 listing visa-required and visa-exempt nationalities, consolidated text — EUR-Lex · checked 2 Oct 2026

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Belgium visa options for Ethiopia citizens

Schengen short-stay visa

Embassy

Fee: 90 EUR
Max stay: 90 days
Extension: Possible

Children aged six to under 12: €45; under six: waived.

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What the Belgium visa rules mean for Ethiopia travellers

Ethiopia citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Belgium. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.

The main option is the Schengen short-stay visa, which costs 90 EUR with a processing time of —.

Documents to prepare

Whatever your visa status, Belgium applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:

Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code, a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area and must have been issued within the previo…
Blank passport pages: Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.
Travel insurance: Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000.
Return or onward ticket: Under the Schengen Borders Code, the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request (Annex I) includes, as regards return, a return or round-trip ticket. The UK government says British visitors m…

Belgium entry rules compared

Belgium lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Ethiopia citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Ethiopia passport ranks #189 in the world with 12 visa-free destinations.

More travel options

In the other direction, Belgium citizens need evisa to visit Ethiopia.

Entry requirements for Belgium

Passport validity

10 years

Under the Schengen Borders Code, a third-country national's travel document must be valid for at least three months after the intended date of departure from the Schengen Area and must have been issued within the previous 10 years.

Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) 2016/399) — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Blank passport pages

2 blank pages

Your passport needs at least 2 blank pages.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Travel insurance

Schengen visa applicants must prove they hold adequate and valid travel medical insurance, valid throughout the Schengen Area for the whole intended stay, with minimum coverage of €30,000.

Visa Code (Regulation (EC) No 810/2009), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Return or onward ticket

Under the Schengen Borders Code, the non-exhaustive list of supporting documents a border guard may request (Annex I) includes, as regards return, a return or round-trip ticket. The UK government says British visitors may also need to show a return or onward ticket at Belgian border control.

Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) 2016/399), consolidated text — EUR-Lex✓ Checked 6 Oct 2026

Proof of funds

EUR 45

The European Commission's table of reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities, gives Belgium's minimum amount per day and per person as EUR 45 for aliens staying with a private individual and EUR 95 for aliens staying at a hotel.

European Commission — Reference amounts required for the crossing of the external border, fixed by national authorities✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: EES — Entry/Exit System (biometric registration)

On a first crossing since the EU Entry/Exit System started, passport control officers take a photo of your face and/or scan your fingerprints. The UK government's travel advice says there is no cost for EES registration.

UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office — Belgium travel advice: entry requirements✓ Checked 7 Oct 2026

Arrival cards and declarations: ETIAS — European Travel Information and Authorization System

Belgium is among the 30 European countries that will require visa-exempt travellers to have an ETIAS travel authorisation. ETIAS is currently not in operation and no applications are being collected; the EU will announce the start date several months before launch.

ETIAS — Official EU website✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Registration after arrival

A third-country national coming to Belgium for a stay of up to ninety days who does not lodge in an establishment subject to the travellers-control legislation must communicate their residence address within three working days of entry, either electronically to the Immigration Office or in person at the municipality; the King may exempt categories. Holders of another member state's residence permit or long-stay visa must do it in person at the municipality.

Justel / Moniteur belge (FPS Justice) — Loi du 15 décembre 1980 sur les étrangers, art. 5 (consolidated)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Overstay penalties

A foreigner who entered Belgium lawfully may not stay more than ninety days, unless the visa sets another period. A foreigner staying illegally is punishable by eight days to three months' imprisonment and a fine of twenty-six to two hundred euros, or either. Imprisonment is possible only if an earlier detention measure ended without removal and the person still stays illegally without a justified reason for not returning. A repeat offence within three years carries one to twelve months' imprisonment and a fine of one hundred to one thousand euros, or either. A third-country national not authorised under article 6 to stay more than three months is given a period of seven to thirty days. A removal decision carries an entry ban of up to three years when no period for voluntary departure is given or an earlier removal decision was not carried out.

Justel / Moniteur belge (FPS Justice) — Loi du 15 décembre 1980 sur l'accès au territoire, le séjour, l'établissement et l'éloignement des étrangers (consolidated)✓ Checked 12 Oct 2026

Customs allowances

Cash of €10,000 or more (or its equivalent in other currencies) must be declared to customs when entering or leaving the EU.

Your Europe (EU) — travelling with cash✓ Checked 3 Oct 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do Ethiopian citizens need a visa for Belgium?