Myria explains that, for a family reunification visa from Gaza, an application can currently be submitted remotely by email to the Belgian diplomatic post in Jerusalem. For all other visa applications, including humanitarian visas, remote submission by email is currently not authorised. People in Gaza therefore currently have no means of submitting such applications. An exception applies where a humanitarian visa application is submitted together with a family reunification visa application by another member of the same family unit.

Regarding evacuations, Myria states that there are currently no evacuations from Gaza to Belgium and that there appears to be no prospect of a new government decision to resume them. The FPS Foreign Affairs has indicated that it is examining “all possible options” for people holding a Belgian visa or residence permit to leave Gaza outside evacuation operations. These options currently offer little to no concrete prospects. Myria also regularly receives questions about the possibility of medical evacuation for people who are injured or ill in Gaza. In September 2025, Belgium committed to responding actively to the WHO’s call by providing for the medical evacuation of children suffering from complex medical conditions that cannot be treated in the region.

The issue was also addressed in the Belgian Chamber of Representatives on 15 July 2026, in response to questions concerning Palestinians holding a Belgian visa and Palestinian students admitted to Belgian universities. Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot confirmed that visa applications must in principle be submitted in person under the applicable legal and organisational framework, with remote applications accepted only for family reunification visas in the context of a relevant judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union. He acknowledged, however, that applying these general principles to the current situation in Gaza presents particular difficulties. He also addressed the situation of Palestinian students who have obtained scholarships to study in Belgium but are unable to take up their studies because they cannot leave Gaza. Regarding evacuations, he stated that a Belgian visa gives its holder the right to stay in Belgium, but does not create a right to an evacuation organised by the Belgian State from Gaza to Belgium. He explained that evacuations are exceptional and particularly difficult to organise in the specific context of Gaza, and that political validation is required before it can be determined whether such an operation is feasible.

For further information, please consult Myria’s press release (in French or in Dutch) and the report of the 15 July 2026 Chamber of Representatives meeting (in French and Dutch).