Need Guidance 鈥� Family Reunification Visa Confusion (India 鈫� Belgium)

Minakshi Arora New member

Member since 11 December 2025

Minakshi AroraNew member11 December 2025 17:00:33

Hi everyone,

I鈥檓 reaching out to seek guidance from anyone who has experienced something similar.

I applied for family reunification visas for my husband and my son in New Delhi, India, in May 2025. Recently, the IVZ portal showed an update stating that the visa was approved in principle, pending submission of documents. After that update, the Embassy contacted us asking for a specific MYRENT document, which we submitted on 11 November.

Since then, the Embassy has only told us to wait.

When we followed up, the Embassy said that the file has been sent to Brussels.

But when we checked with IBZ, they said that they are no longer competent for this file.

This has left us confused because it鈥檚 unclear who is actually handling the case now or what the next step is supposed to be.

If anyone has gone through a similar situation鈥攕tatus approved on IVZ 鈫� Embassy asks for a document 鈫� then confusion between Embassy and Brussels/IBZ鈥擨 would really appreciate hearing your experience, timeline, or any advice.

Thank you so much for your help.

Aneesh Belgium Expert

Member since 11 April 2010

AneeshBelgium Expert13 December 2025 08:29:50

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Send a new email to consulate, attaching the IBZ response. Sometimes IBZ makes decision, transmits it to Embassy and it is in Embassy queue to process and update the file.

Minakshi Arora New member

Member since 11 December 2025

Minakshi AroraNew member13 December 2025 15:54:47

We did twice to no response. Do you by any chance know - does the status on ibz change from granting of visa upon submission of additional documents or not?