I'm working in a software company in India; next month, I'm going to Belgium on a work permit. I want to take my widowed mother with me (I'm the only son).
Is there any other visa apart from tourist visa for her? If so, what's the procedure?
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Someone has voted to close this as off topic, in favor of Expatriates, which is probably where it belongs. I will flag it for migration.– phoogMay 25, 2017 at 3:04
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@user1995151: I am facing a similar situation. Could you please provide an update of your situation now? I would really appreciate any help whatsoever.– New userSep 29, 2020 at 13:56
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Unfortunately for you and your mother, it seems that she can't qualify for a family visa:
A non EU ascendant can not rejoin for instance his non EU son working in Belgium.
Ascendant means parent, grandparent, and so on.
Note that your situation corresponds with the "second situation" covered by that page, "a non-EU citizen rejoins a non-EU citizen." (In the first case, dependent ascendants are included, but that does not apply to you because you are not an EU citizen.)
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@mkennedy but the first situation is "A non EU citizen rejoins a EU citizen." That does not apply in this case, which instead corresponds to the second situation, "A non EU citizen rejoins a non EU citizen."– phoogMay 24, 2017 at 18:38
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Thank you, that was stupid of me. I'll delete my first comment, then this one, shortly.– mkennedyMay 24, 2017 at 18:41
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@mkennedy if you missed that then others will. I'll edit the answer to make it more explicit.– phoogMay 24, 2017 at 18:51
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thanks for your comments so the only visa option I have is (dofi.ibz.be/sites/dvzoe/EN/Application-guides/Pages/…) But what are the possibilities of getting this visa for maximum duration May 31, 2017 at 9:25
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@user1995151 I'm afraid I don't know anything about the probability of success or about how it relates to the planned duration of the visit.– phoogMay 31, 2017 at 14:58