Original passport. This must:

• be valid for more than 3 months beyond the validity of the requested visa
• be signed and issued less than 10 years ago
• have at least two blank visa pages

Clear colour photocopy of passport (bio/photo page only).

Two original recent 45mm x 35mm colour photographs. These must:

• be taken within the last month
• be taken against a plain light background and printed on photographic paper
• show full frontal face, have a neutral expression and your mouth closed
• have eyes open and free from reflection or glare from glasses
• not have hair in front of face or have a head covering (unless it’s for religious or medical reasons)

DO NOT ATTACH THE PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE APPLICATION FORM

Signed, fully completed and submitted original VisaOnWeb application form. Please complete online at: https://visaonweb.diplomatie.be/en. 

1. For employees: a letter from your employer (see below)

Signed and completed original proof of employment letter from your home employer. This must be signed by a member of your HR, or a member of your management team. If the latter, this person must be at least a manager grade and/or at least the same grade as yourself, and must be aware of your trip.

Please see template attached: Afghanistan – Proof of Employment letter. Alternatively, the letter must include the following information:

• Addressed to the ”The Embassy of Afghanistan, London”
• Letter needs to be on home employer headed paper
• Letter need to be signed by authorised signatory of the home employer
• Purpose of visit
• Confirm the applicant is an employee of the company
• Applicant’s name and nationality
• Start date of employment and job title 
• Passport number and DOB
• Start & Expiry date of the passport
• Dates of travel to Afghanistan and scheduled return date to work

Signed and completed original invitation from the host in Belgium. Please use the following template: Belgium – Invite letter.

This must be completed by host in Belgium along with a copy of his/her Belgian ID card or residence permit.

Proof of valid travel insurance. It must:

• cover any costs of repatriation for medical reasons, emergency medical care and/or emergency hospital care or death during your stay in the Schengen territory.
• be valid for the whole of the Schengen territory and the whole of the stay.
• have a minimum cover is 30,000 EUR (EHIC cards are not accepted as proof of valid travel health insurance).

A clear colour copy is acceptable.

Clear colour copy of confirmed travel itinerary: mentioning applicant’s name and travel dates.

Clear colour copy of confirmed accommodation (hotel, hostel, camping, etc) booking mentioning applicant’s name, travel dates and accommodation address details.

In the case of accommodation with a private individual, an invitation from the person hosting you.

Proof of sufficient funds in the form of the below. Clear colour copies are accepted. 

• Three most recent months’ bank statements (including name and address). These must show a positive balance / sufficient amount to cover the expenses during the intended stay in the Schengen Area and for the return to the UK. Bank statements which are downloaded from the internet should be stamped/certified by the bank.

OR 

• Three most recent payslips.

OR

• Copy of credit card with most recent credit card statement.

OR

• Travellers’ cheques for an equivalent of €95 per day of stay.

Valid proof of UK residence. This must be presented as your valid UK residency visa in your passport / in the form of a valid UK Biometric Residence Permit (BRP) card. A clear colour copy is acceptable.

 This must be valid for at least 3 months beyond the return date of the trip to the Schengen Area.