My father is going to be living in Belgium on a work visa on an invitation from the King. However, the Belgian (and American) bureaucracy is taking its time processing the visa, but everyone knows he is coming. If the visa application process is taking too long, is it possible for us to just enter the country as a tourist and visit our American embassy in Brussels (which is "American soil")? There, we can get our passport stamped, and have "exited" and "entered" Belgium officially? Dat kan niet? Of dat kan wel? Doing this will allow us in essence to "extend" our stay as a tourist until the formal visa gets processed.
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Dit kan niet, geen toegang zonder visum! An application for a temporary residence permit must be made before the travel. You cannot register your presence at the Belgian community in which you plan to reside within 8 days of arrival without the proper visa in your passports. A working visa application only takes several days once all required paperwork to include the work permit is provided to the Belgian embassy or consulate which covers your U.S. state of residence. The American embassy in Brussels has nothing to do with it. They cannot stamp Belgian exit or entry stamps into passports. Don't try to game the immigration system and travel without visa, regardless who has issued the work permit. http://www.diplobel.us/TravelingBelgium/Visas/Employees.asp ..
