I was invited by my then boyfriend to visit him in Belgium as he wasn't able to visit Philippines that time cause he doesn't have any vacation till summer so we decided that I will be the one to go to Belgium. The first thing we did was he went to his community center there he told them that he will be inviting me over. There he got the Annex3bis or better known as Affidavit of Support to proved that he is really sponsoring my stay and also another document he obtain from the center was the Family composition. Also he includes his 3 months payslips and a copy of his Belgian id card then he sent it to me via fedex. After I got his documents I gathered mine so what I prepared are my passport, visa photos, a roundtrip ticket reservation which I got from a travel agency for 1000php, travel insurance from Malayan insurance got it for 1800php also provided my COE (Certificate of Employment), bank certificate and my leave of absence from work after I gathered all the necessary documents I scheduled an appointment via VFS Belgium. After I submitted all the documents I recieved a call from the embassy its like an interview so they asked me things about my job and my sponsor it lasted for about 10 mins and that was it I never heard from them after that. Then after a month of waiting I recieved a sms from VFS Belgium that my passport is ready to be pick up. I was nervous on my way to the VFS office and then when I got there they gave me back my passport but there was no visa I was denied my world was shattered I was devastated. I didn't checked the paper that came with my passport till after a few days when I finally checked the reason why I was denied it says that I did not present enough evidence that I have a strong ties with my sponsor it means I did not submit photos of me and him together or email or other conversation.
Few weeks after I got my result my ex decided to visit me since it was summer and he got some time off from work he stayed for 15 days here in The Philippines. 2 months after he left we tried to apply again this time equipped with more documents especially photos together and a thousand pages of conversation I printed from whatsapp.
Documents from the sponsor
Affidavit of support/Annex3bis
Family Composition
Copy of passport or ID card
3 months payslips
and TAX documents
Documents from Applicant
Passport make sure it has 6 months validity
Application form you can get it here.
Roundtrip airline reservation you can get this in travel agencies
Travel insurance you can do this online try Malayan or Pacific Cross
Passport size photo
Bank certificate/bank statement its safe to have atleast 60 euros per day on your account
if you have a sponsor or try to budget atleast a 100 euros if you are on your own. there is no rule for this just my opinion.
COE if you are employed with leave of absence.
if you are being sponsor by a relative or a boyfriend/girlfriend/friend
please makesure that you will submit all evidence (Photos together,emails,or conversations on messenger,whatsapp or other messaging platforms,or any other documents that will prove you really do know each other. )
Schedule an appointment here.
After I submitted all the documents I got a phone call the next day same questions about my job and my sponsor this time I am more ready. Questions asked are How long I am working with the company, my salary, how many siblings I have? their jobs, questions about my parents, then she also asked how did I met my sponsor, how many hours do we talk everyday, what are our future plans and how much does he earns. she even asked me about my past relationships and what are the purpose of my past travels. All these questions I answered with all honesty don't try to lie just tell them the truth never ever lie. After 3 weeks I recieved another call that I got my visa I was so happy can't explain the feeling I was just so happy. The number of days that i was allowed in Europe was based on the number of days of the ticket reservation I requested it also comes with a condition that I will report back to the Belgian Embassy soon as I am back in The Philippines.
Just a tip be prepared ready all the documents Google any documents that you don't know joined forums like Pinoyexchange there are lots of people there that can help you and of course always submit real documents and never lie. Goodluck
