What the Luxembourg visa rules mean for Belgium travellers
Belgium citizens can enter Luxembourg without a visa and live there under freedom of movement. You only need a valid Belgium passport at the border; immigration officers may still ask for a return or onward ticket, proof of accommodation and enough money for your stay.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Luxembourg applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: Under the Schengen Borders Code (Article 6(1)(a)), 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 (this may be waived in a …
- 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. The UK government says British…
- 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…
Luxembourg entry rules compared
Luxembourg lets 93 passports in without a visa and requires an embassy visa from 105. Belgium citizens are treated the same way as Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Bulgaria. Overall the Belgium passport ranks #3 in the world with 126 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Europe? With a Belgium passport you can also visit 44 countries in the region without a visa, including Andorra, Albania, Armenia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Belarus and Switzerland.
In the other direction, Luxembourg citizens can visit Belgium visa-free.