EES - Entry/Exit System - Entry into force on 12 October 2025
The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an automated IT system for registering non-EU nationals travelling for a short stay, every time they cross the external borders of European countries using the system, including Belgium. This registration is carried out automatically for travellers who require a short-stay visa (maximum 90 days) and for those who do not need a visa. No prior action is necessary on their part. The EES records entry and exit dates, and biometric data (fingerprints and facial image). The system also records refusals of entry.
For further information, please consult the European Union website.
Competent authority for access to Belgian territory
All the information concerning access to Belgian territory can be found on the website of the Immigration Office of FPS Home Affairs, which is the competent authority for access to the territory, residence, settlement and the removal of foreigners in Belgium.
Visa for Belgium
Here you will find our tailor-made instructions for people applying for a visa in one of our U.S. consular posts.-
Visa for Belgium
All information on applying for a visa to Belgium.
Portal website of the federal government
On this external website, you will find useful information about moving to Belgium and about life in Belgium: finding a home, healthcare, studies, transportation, etc.-
Belgium
Official information and services.
Travel to Belgium
On this webpage of the Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs, you will find general information about traveling to Belgium.-
Travel to Belgium
On this page you will find all the information you need to travel to Belgium.
Traveling with pets (cat, dog, ferret)
On this webpage of the Embassy, we elaborate on the US and Belgian requirements when traveling to Belgium with pets.-
Traveling with pets (cat, dog, ferret)
Information for when you are traveling with pets (cat, dog, ferret).
Battle of the Bulge
On this webpage of the Embassy, we elaborate on the commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge.-
Battle of the Bulge
Message from the Kingdom of Belgium on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge.
