Residence continuity. Do I have a gap?

Eline Paul Active member

Member since 16 June 2025

Eline PaulActive member17 October 2025 17:44:19

Hi everyone, I have a question about residence continuity in Belgium.

I had an orientation year permit and applied for a single permit before it expired. My orientation year card expired, and the single permit was ready 3 days later. The commune told me they issue no annex in this situation and I just had to wait for the single permit decision even if my card expired.

Now I鈥檓 wondering, do those 3 days count as a gap in my legal stay, or is it still considered continuous since my new permit was pending?

On my 鈥渁ttest van hoofdverblijfplaats met volledige historiek鈥�, it says 鈥渋ngeschreven in het vreemdelingenregister sinds 19/09/2022鈥� ( The date I received my first annex). Does that mean my registration was continuous?

Has anyone experienced something similar or knows how this affects the 5-year count for long-term residence?