Documents to be produced when applying for a Schengen transit visa

( max. 5 days - valid for transit in Schengen area with Belgium as port of entry)

1) A valid passport: To be obtained from the local Public Security Bureau. The passport should remain valid at least 3 months after return. Please submit two photocopies of your complete passport (all the filled pages).

2) Two photocopies of the applicant’s identity card.

3) A visa application form signed and dated by the applicant. The form is to be completed in Dutch, French or English. A 2-inch photograph should be affixed. Please complete correctly items (24) number of entries requested, (25) duration of stay, (27) visa for the final country of destination outside the Schengen-area, and (28) previous Schengen-visa.

4) A valid visa for the country of final destination (outside the Schengen area).

5) Ticket booking proving the transit port of entry is Belgium.

6) Proof of sufficient financial means. (Bank account statement, etc.)

7) Depending on circumstances, other documents may be demanded.

Note: All documents (except those under 1, 2) have to be produced in one original and one photocopy.

Only complete files will be accepted.

You should submit all the required documents listed above in person Monday through Thursday from 9:30 till 12:00 AM. Visa can be picked up Monday through Friday from 14:00 till 16:30 PM.

Please leave your name card and telephone number.

If further applications for other countries are to be made, the passport can stay in possession of the applicant until the day preceding the date of issue.

Shanghai, 18/05/2004

AS A RULE - and provided the relevant authorities do not object - the visa will be issued after 10 working days.

DO NOT PHONE before receiving formal notice from the Consulate General.

NO INFORMATION will be given.

Your visa does NOT confer an absolute right to stay in the Schengen area. You may be required to prove your personal means of subsistence upon arrival at the Belgian border.