Can EU family members enter Belgium with a tourist visa and then change status to family reunification ?
Hi all, I have this question to which I need an urgent answer. I do know that people planning to study in Belgium shouldn't go there on a tourist visa as a change of status to provisional sojourn on the basis of studies is not possible. My question is, me as a EU family member, can I go to Belgium on a tourist visa and then apply for a change of status to family reunification or it's the same case as with student residence ? I'm thinking of doing that because my university starts next month and I won't be able to be there on time if I were to submit all the required documents to get a D-type visa for student provisional sojourn, due to this reason I'm considering going on a tourist visa and then apply for a change of status. I do know, that when one applies for family reunification, he/she has to submit the same documents required for a student visa, I read that this is possible for people who do not require a visa to Belgium, in my case I do require one, but if I had a Schengen tourist visa will I then be a able to change status like I mentioned above. Thank you. I hold a Lebanese passport. I hold no visas at the moment. I'm currently in Lebanon. I'm a spouse of a EU. I hold a Lebanese passport. I hold no visas at the moment. I'm currently in Lebanon. I'm a spouse of a EU. I used to have a polish residence card which has already expired months ago. I'm being asked for a certificate of good conduct from Poland which is totally ridiculous, I either have to go to poland to get that or wait for two weeks to have that sent to me by my wife which is nonsense considering the fact that I have to be in Belgium next month as classes start at the end of September. It pisses me off that they didn't have that written on their website nor on the MOF website, just a cerificate of good conduct without mentioning that it has to be in accordance to the countries of residence during the last 5 years, that is not specified instead they only had written a Certificate of good conduct of the last 5 years. Another thing that I can't get to understand, both countries are in the EU and the Schengen, considering only the fact that they are both in Schengen there shouldn't be such a requirement as everything would be visible in the Schengen system if there's anything against me. I do know about the reunification visa which I can apply for in Belgium as well as abroad, but my question is can I be on a tourist visa and I do so in Belgium ! I read somewhere that those not requiring a visa can deal directly with the municipality and apply for the reunification, but I'm not sure if that includes those who do posses a visa to go there.
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since you are of lebanese nationality, you need to have a specific "eu reunification/accompanying family member" type d visa BEFORE entering. Then, within three months you must apply for a family permit. Within 6 months, the government should give you it.
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