Fiance Visa Documents in Belgium

Hello,

the easiest way is the legal cohabitation visa C (and it avoids a marriage)
Basically it's an official partner ship regarding a law. (protection, tax, heritage, ... check on google/immigration website), we call it a "small" wedding in Belgium.
Meaning you've rights and obligations toward each other, but not as much as in marriage.
Both grant you the privilege to start a family reunion FROM Belgium, meaning you can avoid requesting a visa D (long stay) family reunion from your residence country. (6 months), but a visa C (short stay 90d) is enough to start the process.
Meaning you'll both live together while waiting for your resident permit.


You've either to submit submit  proof justifying that you and your partner have been living together at least 1 year before your arrival in Belgium: typically you're both renting an apartment and BOTH your names are on the contract lease / legal certificate from city hall that you're living at the same address, electricity bill, phone, .... ==> one year of documents
Either you wait 2 years of relationship / known each other.


The embassy website in Australia doesn't talk about the legal cohabitation (like usually.......), so here's the link from our Embassy in Vietnam:
https://vietnam.diplomatie.belgium.be/s … itizen.pdf


The main point is that your Belgian partner must be working in Australia AND when he comes back in Belgium, he'll have a job waiting for him to take care financially of you.

Hi Alex,
Thank you for your recommendation! it is very helpful:)