Belgium · Startup Visa
Entrepreneur and startup visa programs, investment thresholds, and application criteria.
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Belgium does not operate one single federal startup visa. Non-EU founders usually look at the regional professional card for self-employment, then the matching long-stay visa and residence steps.
- Professional-card competence is regional: Flanders, Brussels, Wallonia or the German-speaking Community.
- A company incorporation alone does not grant residence or work rights.
- Employee-style founder roles may instead raise single-permit questions.
- Belgium.be — self-employment
Official note that professional cards are regional.
- Flanders — professional card requirements
Official regional professional-card requirements example.
Government portals
- MyMinfin — FPS Finance — Tax return (Tax-on-web), tax documents and payment status.
- Crossroads Bank for Enterprises (KBO/BCE) — Public search of every registered Belgian company by number, name or address.
- FPS Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue — Employment contracts, working time, wages and workplace safety rules.