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The Embassy must sometimes submit your visa application to the Immigration Office of the Federal Public Service Home Affairs for further decision. It is the only competent authority with regards to the admittance, stay, residence and removal of foreigners from Belgian territory.
When the file is submitted, the applicant gets a receipt with a 5 digits unique number. This number also allows you to check online the status of your file on the website of the Immigration Service
With this number you can contact the immigration service to know the status of your file:
- by phone: +32 (0)2 793 80 00
- by mail to infodesk@ibz.fgov.be
- by consulting their website
Immigration Service
Pachecolaan 44
1000 Brussels, Belgium
Information on the average processing time per category of visa application can be consulted via the link: “Le délai de traitement d’une demande de visa” / ”De behandeltermijn van een visumaanvraag" (link in French, link in Dutch) on the same webpage.
