Belgium

Contact details

Chancery address

50 N, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi-110021Copy addressSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Telephone

+91-11-42428000, 42428040Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Email

newdelhi@diplobel.fed.beSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Fax

+91-11-42428002Source: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Office hours

9.00 A.M. to 1.00 P.M.; 1.30 P.M. to 5. 00 P.MSource: MEA Protocol Division register, read 24 Sept 2026.

Office hours can change on national and local holidays. How to contact a mission

Visas and consular services

Visa information

Official visa information (india.diplomatie.belgium.be)Source: Mission website, read 16 Oct 2026.

Consular services

Consular services (india.diplomatie.belgium.be)Source: Mission website, read 16 Oct 2026.

Many missions take applications through an outsourced visa centre. The mission's own page says which centre is official and what it may charge.

India and Belgium: recent developments

Visits, talks and agreements from Ministry of External Affairs publications, each linked to its source. New publications are added twice a day. Newest first.

1. 3 September 2026Visit

   Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever makes first official visit to India

   Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever made an official visit to India from 2-4 September 2026, his first since taking office in February 2025, and held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Belgium reaffirmed support for India's candidature for permanent UNSC membership, the leaders aimed to double bilateral trade in the next 5 years, and De Wever invited Modi to visit Belgium.

   Source: India-Belgium Joint Statement on the visit of the Prime Minister of Belgium to India, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

2. 3 September 2026Agreement

   Belgian PM's visit yields defence Letter of Intent and MoUs on renewable energy, policing and training

   Outcomes of the Belgian Prime Minister's visit on September 03, 2026 included a Letter of Intent on Defence Cooperation and MoUs on renewable energy, diplomatic training, defence industry links and CBI cooperation with the Belgium Federal Police on organized crime and cybercrime. Announcements included a resident Indian Defence Attache in Brussels, an Investment Fast-Track Mechanism and a Consular Dialogue.

   Source: List of Outcomes: Visit of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium to India (September 03, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

3. 15 July 2026Dialogue

   India and Belgium hold first Strategic Dialogue

   India and Belgium held the first meeting of the India-Belgium Strategic Dialogue on 15 July 2026, co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar and Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot. They agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, green energy, technology, connectivity, defence and security. An India-EU Business Forum was held the same day at the Federation of Belgian Enterprises.

   Source: India-Belgium Strategic Dialogue (July 15, 2026), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

4. 10 April 2026Other

   Pranay Verma named India's next Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union

   Shri Pranay Verma (IFS: 1994), High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union. He is expected to take up the assignment shortly.

   Source: Shri Pranay Verma appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Kingdom of Belgium and the European Union, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

5. 4 November 2025Dialogue

   India and Belgium hold third round of Foreign Office Consultations in Brussels

   The third round of India-Belgium Foreign Office Consultations was held in Brussels on November 04, 2025, co-chaired by Secretary (West) Sibi George and Theodora Gentzis, President of the Board of Belgium's Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs. They reviewed trade, technology, defence, renewable energy and education ties and discussed India-EU relations, including the Free Trade Agreement.

   Source: Third India-Belgium Foreign Office Consultations (November 04, 2025), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India

All India and Belgium developments, year by year · All countries, week by week

1. 1

   Relations

   India and Belgium: diplomatic relations and milestones

   How India-Belgium relations began in 1947, the leaders' visits and calls, the new Ministerial-level Strategic Dialogue and the Foreign Office Consultations.

   3 min read

2. 2

   Trade and investment

   Trade and investment between India and Belgium

   Trade in 2025-26, Belgian FDI in India, the Joint Economic Commission, the 2025 Economic Mission, ministerial and India-EU meetings, and sectoral agreements.

   3 min read

3. 3

   Culture, education and community

   Culture, science, education and Indians in Belgium

   The Cultural Agreement, Gandhi and Tagore memorials, First World War links, science and research cooperation, university MoUs and students, and the Indian diaspora.

   3 min read

4. 4

   Practical guide

   Belgium in India: embassy, consulates and how to get help

   Contact details for the Embassy of Belgium in New Delhi, its consulates in Bengaluru, Chennai and Mumbai, the honorary consulate in Kolkata and the national day.

   2 min read

Read the full guide to India and Belgium

Written from the Ministry of External Affairs bilateral brief of August 2026.

Consulates and offices elsewhere in India

Career consulates and trade offices, from the MEA register, read 24 September 2026.

Honorary consulates

Honorary consuls are not career diplomats. Their services are usually limited; check with the embassy for passports and visas.

India in Belgium

India has one office in Belgium, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Addresses and websites of the Indian mission in Belgium.