Belgium Spouse of a work-permit holder

For the spouse or registered partner of a non-EU worker who holds a Belgian single permit. It gives a long-stay D visa that is issued quickly when filed with or within six months of the worker's visa. ^{1 2 3 4 5 6}

What you must show and pay

• Income of at least EUR 2,456.97 a month (≈ $2,740) · Net monthly means of the single permit holder: at least 110% of the guaranteed average minimum monthly income, which the Immigration Office gives as EUR 2,456.97 (≈ $2,740) net a month (amount indexed on 1 July 2026), plus 10% for each additional dependent family member. This applies when the single permit was granted from 18 August 2025, and to every application from 18 August 2027. It is presumed met for highly qualified workers, EU Blue Card holders, intra-corporate transferees on long-term mobility, researchers, postdoctoral researchers, professional athletes and coaches, and international-agreement workers. ^{6 3}
• Income of at least EUR 2,217.47 a month (≈ $2,480) · Earlier rules only (the single permit was granted before 18 August 2025 and the application is filed by 18 August 2027): 120% of the integration income, EUR 2,173.88 (≈ $2,430) net a month as indexed on 1 March 2026 and EUR 2,217.47 (≈ $2,480) from 1 September 2026. ^{6 3}
• A fee of EUR 218 (≈ $240) · Administrative fee paid to the Immigration Office for a D visa for family reunion (applications from 1 January 2026); not due for applicants under 18. ⁴
• A fee of EUR 250 (≈ $280) · Visa handling fee for a long-stay (D) visa, applicable from 1 July 2026. ⁵

Requirements

• The sponsor holds a Belgian single permit (work and residence). ¹
• Applicant is the spouse or registered partner of the single permit holder. ¹
• A registered partner shows 2 years of relationship and 3 meetings in the last year totalling 45 days. ¹
• Sufficient housing exists, confirmed by an employer certificate if the sponsor is not yet in Belgium. ¹
• The worker's net monthly income is at least 110% of the guaranteed minimum monthly income, EUR 2,456.97 (≈ $2,740) as indexed on 1 July 2026. ^{6 3}
• Highly qualified workers, Blue Card holders, researchers and intra-corporate transferees are presumed to meet the income test. ³
• The administrative fee for a family reunion D visa is EUR 218, (≈ $240) paid to the Immigration Office before applying. ⁴
• The visa handling fee is EUR 250 (≈ $280) for long-stay applications from 1 July 2026. ⁵
• Copy of the single permit (Annexe 46), the sponsor's passport and the D visa or residence card. ¹
• Authenticated marriage certificate with legalised translation. ¹
• Medical certificate, health insurance proof and, for applicants over 18, a criminal record. ¹
• Apply for the D visa on the same day as the worker, or within 6 months of the worker's D visa, for a fast decision. ¹
• Applications made later than 6 months after the worker's visa go to the Immigration Office for a decision. ¹

Stay

• The residence permit follows the sponsor's single permit.

Nationality

Non-EU/EEA/Swiss nationals. Not open to: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Estonia, Spain, Finland, France, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia.

Family

Children under 18 and disabled adult children can be included.

Fine print

The Immigration Office's single-permit page still shows EUR 2,408.79 (≈ $2,690) for the 110% test; its means-of-subsistence page gives EUR 2,456.97 (≈ $2,740) as indexed on 1 July 2026, and that figure is used here (checked 12 October 2026).

Checked 2026-10-12

Official sources

1. Family reunion with a single permit holder (long-stay visa D) · Belgian Office Taipei, Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs · checked 2026-10-11
2. Law of 15 December 1980 on access, residence, settlement and removal of foreigners, Articles 10, 10bis and 40ter · Moniteur belge (Justel) · checked 2026-10-11
3. Family reunification with the holder of a single permit · Immigration Office (DOFI) · checked 2026-10-12
4. Administrative fee for long-stay (D) visa applications, amounts from 1 January 2026 · Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs · checked 2026-10-11
5. Visa fees: handling fee for long-stay visas from 1 July 2026 · Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs · checked 2026-10-11
6. Stable, regular and adequate means of subsistence (family reunification): reference amounts, new-rules amount indexed on 1 July 2026 · Immigration Office (DOFI) · checked 2026-10-12
7. Code of Belgian nationality (Art. 12bis: acquisition by declaration after 5 years of legal residence) · Belgian Official Gazette (Moniteur belge / Federal Public Service Justice) · checked 2026-10-11