United States passport to Belgium

Visa-free · 90 days for United States passport holders.

United StatesBelgiumShort stay
Visa-free · 90 days

United States passport holders can enter Belgium without a visa and stay up to 90 days.

This is short-stay visitor policy only. It does not let you work, study or settle in Belgium — that needs a residence permit.

Passport Index · updated 17 February 2026Belgium's official immigration service
How long you can stay
Up to 90 days
Belgium passports in United States
Travel authorisation
Getting in
No application. Belgium's border officers decide how long you get, up to 90 days, and can ask for an onward ticket and proof you can support yourself, so carry both.
Long stay

Staying in Belgium longer

Living here takes a residence permit. 6 routes researched:

Belgium visas and residency routes
What changes

United States and Belgium side by side

United StatesBelgium
CapitalWashington D.C.Brussels
LanguagesEnglishDutch, French, German
CurrencyUS DollarEuro
GDP per person (2025)$90,027$60,750
Population341.8M11.9M

GDP and population: World Bank.