This is the Belgian contribution to the EMN focused study on Family reunification with third country national sponsors. Other EMN National Contact Points (NCPs) produced a similar report on this topic for their (Member) State. The scope of the Study includes the family members of TCNs residing legally on the territory of the EU and Norway (=sponsors), who come to these (Member) States through the channel of family reunification together with the sponsor or at a later stage. The sponsor is a TCN who resides in the EU or Norway as a beneficiary of international protection, which means either refugee or beneficiary of subsidiary protection, or is a holder of another residence permit (e.g. worker, student, etc.). Conditions for family reunification for non-mobile EU nationals, are not covered by this Study. Family reunification under the Dublin III Regulation is not within the scope of the Study. The Report follows to a certain extent the provisions contained within the Family Reunification Directive (2003/86/EC) on the right to family reunification. The Directive establishes a right to family reunification and provides: a definition of eligible sponsors and family members (Section 2); optional requirements for exercising the right to family reunification, for example income (Section 3); guidance on the application procedure (Section 4); and rights following family reunification, such as access to education and training (Section 5). Note that the Directive applies to all (Member) States, except Denmark, Ireland, the United Kingdom and Norway.