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Secondary Education Residence under Article 9

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What education or training is this pathway designed for?

This route concerns a non-EU national seeking study in a secondary-education institution. This person does not have student status under Article 58; instead, the person may apply for a first Belgian stay authorisation exceeding 90 days under Articles 9 and 13 of the 15 December 1980 Act.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not state a minimum study duration or explain how shorter stays are treated.
  • Scope — secondary education and Article 58
    A non-EU national who wishes to follow studies in a secondary education institution does not have student status within the meaning of Article 58 of the Law of December 15, 1980.
  • Scope — first authorisation to stay
    However, this foreign national may apply for authorisation to stay in Belgium for more than 90 days at the Belgian diplomatic or consular post competent for the place where they reside or stay abroad.
  • Scope — visa D under Articles 9 and 13
    This application takes the form of a visa D application (national long-stay visa) based on Articles 9 and 13 of the Law of December 15, 1980.

What type of institution/course must accept or enrol the applicant?

The applicant must provide a certificate of enrolment from a secondary-education institution. The page also requires proof that the intended programme does not exist in the country of residence and proof of a relative in Belgium up to the third degree who is authorised to stay for at least the intended study period.

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Limits of the record
  • The page does not define which secondary institutions or programmes qualify beyond these statements.

What are the most important financial or study-related conditions: tuition, funds, insurance, full-time study, attendance or equivalent?

The applicant must show sufficient means for the full stay so as not to burden Belgian social assistance, and health insurance covering all risks in Belgium for the full stay. The official source states no fixed amount, tuition, attendance rule or full-time-study requirement.

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Limits of the record
  • No monetary threshold, tuition amount, attendance rule or full-time-study requirement is stated here.

Can the student work? Under what major restrictions? What is the family position where clearly stated?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a secondary-school pupil on this route may work or whether family members may accompany them.

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Limits of the record
  • Work rights and accompanying-family rules need a separate current official source; the relative requirement is not itself a family-reunification permission.
  • Supporting documents — relative in Belgium
    proof of the presence in Belgium of a relative up to the third degree authorised to stay in Belgium for a period at least equivalent to the duration of the intended secondary studies;

How long does the status last, how is it renewed, and what officially documented post-study work or residence possibilities exist?

After approval the pupil receives a D visa and, after reporting to the municipality within 8 days of arrival, is registered in the Aliens Register and receives a residence permit (A card). The official source does not state how long this status lasts, how it is renewed or any post-study work or residence options.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured page does not state the secondary-study authorisation's exact validity, renewal conditions, a decision deadline for this route or post-study options. Its limited-period and no-deadline text refers to a different private higher-education route and is not applied here.
  • Visa application — competent post
    A non-EU national submits their application for authorisation to stay to the Belgian diplomatic or consular post competent for the place where they reside or stay abroad.
  • Approval — visa D
    In the event of approval, the applicants receive a visa D.
  • Approval — municipal registration
    they must present themselves at the municipal administration of the place where they reside within 8 days following arrival in Belgium.
  • Approval — A card
    They will be registered in the Aliens Register and will receive a residence permit (A card) upon presentation of the passport.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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