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Good Standing Certificate for Belgium (FPS Health Visa)

Belgium's visa for a nurse with a non-EU diploma needs a certificate showing that no authority has restricted your practice, from every country where you practised. For India, that is your state council. We get it from your council, follow it up and keep you updated on WhatsApp.

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Notice: Trueway provides independent documentation support and is not affiliated with the FPS Public Health, the Departement Zorg, NARIC, any Indian council or any other government authority.

At a glance

For
Belgium (FPS Public Health visa)
Issued by
Each country where you practised
Must show
Your standing at the time of the application
Usual time
15 to 30 working days at most councils

What Belgium asks for

In Flanders, a nurse with a diploma from outside the European Economic Area goes through three steps: diploma equivalence from NARIC, a visa from the Federal Public Service (FPS) Health, then recognition by the Departement Zorg. Doctors, dentists, midwives and pharmacists follow the same order.

For the visa, Belgian law (Article 145 of the law on the health professions) asks you to attach a certificate, or failing that other proof, showing that at the time of your application no authority has restricted or banned your practice, fully or partly, even temporarily. It must come from the authorities of every country where you practised.

For an Indian nurse, the certificate comes from your state council. If you also worked in the Gulf or elsewhere, that authority's certificate is needed too.

Good to know

From the Departement Zorg and the Belgian health professions law.

  • Current at the time of applying

    The certificate must show your standing when you apply, so request it close to your visa application.

  • Every country where you practised

    One from your Indian council, and one from each other country where you worked as a nurse.

  • NARIC comes first

    Your diploma equivalence from NARIC comes before the FPS Health visa.

  • German-speaking Community

    It follows another route, which asks for at least three years of experience in the EU.

Indian councils we work with for Belgium

Nursing, medical, dental, pharmacy and paramedical councils, among them:

Your council is not listed? Ask us on WhatsApp. All councils are on the good standing and verification page.

Documents we need

Tick what you already have.

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For most councils

Each council adds its own items, such as mark lists, the renewal slip or an Aadhaar copy. Open your council's page for its list, or send us what you have on WhatsApp and we check it.

How we handle your good standing for Belgium

  1. Step 1: We look at your registrations

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    Which councils you are or have been registered with, and so which certificates the authority needs.

  2. Step 2: We check your documents

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    Your council's list, the same name across your passport and council records, and an active registration.

  3. Step 3: We time the certificate

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    Because it must show your standing at the time of your application, we request it close to your FPS Health visa application.

  4. Step 4: We follow up

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    We follow your application at the council until it is issued and sent, and keep you updated on WhatsApp.

Got questions?

Frequently Asked Questions

Which certificate does Belgium ask for?

A certificate, or other proof, that no authority has restricted or banned your practice, from every country where you practised. Belgian law asks for it with the FPS Health visa application.

How recent must it be?

The law says it must show your standing at the time of your application. No fixed number of months is given, so we request it close to the date you apply.

I worked in Saudi Arabia after India. Do I need two?

Yes: the law asks for one from the authorities of every country where you practised.

What are the steps for a nurse in Flanders?

Diploma equivalence from NARIC, then the visa from the FPS Health, then recognition by the Departement Zorg.

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