What are the entry requirements ?

Passport and visa service

All information on the website of the Belgium Ministry of Foreign Affairs

For further information

All Belgium embassies abroad

Contact your embassy

What time is it ?

Current local time

It is %T:%M %A in Brussels

Summer time

March to October

What is the spoken language ?

Official language

Dutch, French and German. In Belgium, 5.6 million people speak Dutch, 3.5 million speak French and about 50,000 people speak German.

Other languages spoken

Indigenous languages, recognized since 1990, such as Walloon, and immigrant languages, such as Arabic, Spanish and Turkish.

Business language

French, German or English (common business language with Flemish people).

Getting some knowledge

In Flemish; in French.

Free translation tools

Google translation - Translation of words and web pages
Babel Fish - Free translator of texts and web pages from and to French and German
Leo - German-English-German dictionary
Systran - Free English-Dutch-English translator of texts and web pages
Freedict.com - Dutch-English-Dutch dictionary
Lexilogo - Free dictionary arabic-english-arabic and arabic-french-arabic
Translated - Free translation arabic-dutch-arabic and arabic-french-arabic
TV5 - Free translation arabic-dutch-arabic and arabic-french-arabic

What is the local currency ?

Domestic currency

Euro

ISO Code

EUR

To obtain domestic currency

ATM, bank counter. Everywhere in town.

Possible means of payment

Cash, Cheque, Proton, Maestro, VISA, Amex, etc.

Exchange rate on

Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)

To find out the locations of ATMs in in Belgium, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

What is the climate ?

Type of climate

The climate is temperate; mild winters, cool summers; rainy, humid, cloudy.

For further information

Weather forecast Belgium

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