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Croatia → Belgium: Student visa (long-stay visa D for higher education studies)

Whether you need a visa at all, according to official sources.

Checked by our automated verification on 20 Oct 2026: every source on this page resolves and the data is structurally complete. This does not confirm a person re-read the source text for accuracy.

You likely don't need this permit

Citizens of EU countries and of the associated countries (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland) don't need a visa to study in Belgium. To stay longer than three months, they apply for a registration certificate at their local town hall within three months of arriving; students show their enrolment, health insurance and enough money to live on.

Source: Immigration Office (FPS Home Affairs), EU citizens: right of entry and residence

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