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Belgium Tightens Visa Rules for Non-EU Students, Linking Residence to Academic Progress
Beginning with the 2026-27 academic year, non-EU students in Belgium must earn 45 ECTS credits annually to keep their residence permits. The new rule, announced on 2 June, forms part of a wider migration clamp-down that also raises financial thresholds and scraps certain benefits. Universities and employers of sponsored researchers must tighten monitoring to avoid mid-program visa cancellations.
European Commission Urges End to Internal Schengen Border Checks, Nudging Belgium’s Neighbours
On 2 June 2026 the European Commission urged nine Schengen states to wind down prolonged internal border checks, stressing that technology and the new EU Migration Pact make such controls unnecessary. Belgium, although not imposing checks itself, stands to benefit as commuters and posted workers would once again cross into France, Germany and the Netherlands without routine stops.