Sooileh
Algerian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
38
About me
Algerian
Lives in Brussels, Brussels Capital
Registration: 05 August 2018
Buying a home by Bruusels_be
Hello - Me and my wife (we are from India) work here with a local company with full time contract but our RP type is still type A. ( we have been living since 3.5 years). We don鈥檛 want to pay rent but buy a house. We don鈥檛 have any ...
Hello, My wife and i are still with Temporary residence card and we would like to buy a home. The bank who get our salaries (Belfius) does not accept giving loan for clients who have no permanent resident card. Do you know if there is another ... Read More
Rules for Driving on Provisional license by GuestPoster134
Hello All, I recently got my provision license for 18 months. I was wondering if any one knows the rules for driving on provisional license or if someone can guide me for any website to refer ? Thanks
Hello, I got my driving license abroad (out of EU) in 2008. When i came to Belgium i converted my driving license into Belgian one in 2016. Am i allowed to be a passenger with a holder f provisional driving license? Do they take into account ... Read More
Absence of more than 3 months with Card A by amarimuthu
Dear All, my wife and the new born will be visiting India early next year and planning to spend around 5 months (Feb to June 2020). I have PR card D and their cards A are under renewal and will have validity until March 2021. In recent days, I ...
Hello, Thanks for the information. What happens if the person leaves Belgium (out of EU) for 5 months and 3 weeks during 1 year and comes back without informing the town hall? Would this have an impact on the request for permanent residency ... Read More
Permanent Residence Card - Type-D by shaans
Hello, I had applied for Permanent Residence Card - Type-B in September 2018 in 1000 Commune Brussels. But there was no answer until March 2019 so when i visited the commune again to check status they asked me to apply for Permanent Residence Card ...
Thank you for the info Aneesh / hoangtrunghieu / AlexFromBelgium. Commune is open today and I've visited. Indeed as expected they have applied for Card-B for me already - 2 days back. I've shown them my first Resident card copy which I ... Read More
Single Permit (Belgium Work permit) by udhay ilan
Hello, I hope you all are safe. I am an Indian. I am staying in France since 2017. I got a job in Belgium in November 2019. My Single Permit is under process since [b]December-19-2019[/b] and my company said that it will take 4 months for the ...
Thanks a lot AlexFromBelgium for your response Anyway, i had a look at the applying conditions for unlimited WP an i see that i don't fulfill all the condition as my current WP is for high qualified persons (link ... Read More
Single Permit (Belgium Work permit) by udhay ilan
Hello, I hope you all are safe. I am an Indian. I am staying in France since 2017. I got a job in Belgium in November 2019. My Single Permit is under process since [b]December-19-2019[/b] and my company said that it will take 4 months for the ...
No, i contacted the regional employment in Brussels for WP, and they told me that they are working faster than normal condition. As they are working from home, they have more time to do their jobs (no meetings with colleagues). In their site they ... Read More
Single Permit (Belgium Work permit) by udhay ilan
Hello, I hope you all are safe. I am an Indian. I am staying in France since 2017. I got a job in Belgium in November 2019. My Single Permit is under process since [b]December-19-2019[/b] and my company said that it will take 4 months for the ...
Thanks a lot for your feedback. If i understand well, you mean that if the request for unlimited WP got denied by the foreigners office (even if it is accepted by the ministry), i will not keep the current status (temporary WP with resident permit ... Read More
Single Permit (Belgium Work permit) by udhay ilan
Hello, I hope you all are safe. I am an Indian. I am staying in France since 2017. I got a job in Belgium in November 2019. My Single Permit is under process since [b]December-19-2019[/b] and my company said that it will take 4 months for the ...
Hello, Thank you for your reply and sorry if I mixed subjects (I thought that it will match with the above mentioned subject Single WP). i already received approval for my 6th Single WP for limited duration and I think that the laws changed ... Read More
Single Permit (Belgium Work permit) by udhay ilan
Hello, I hope you all are safe. I am an Indian. I am staying in France since 2017. I got a job in Belgium in November 2019. My Single Permit is under process since [b]December-19-2019[/b] and my company said that it will take 4 months for the ...
Hello, I have some questions related to the unlimited work permit: The request should be done by the employee and once the ministry accepts the request a decision regarding the stay in Belgium will be taken by Foreigners Office. During this ... Read More
Permanent Residence Card - Type-D by shaans
Hello, I had applied for Permanent Residence Card - Type-B in September 2018 in 1000 Commune Brussels. But there was no answer until March 2019 so when i visited the commune again to check status they asked me to apply for Permanent Residence Card ...
As far as I know, the counting starts from the date you receive your first Resident PermitThis is not always true because sometime they may have some delay to encode the information in the system. You need to ask the tawn hall and they will give you ... Read More
Waiting time of type B residence card by Blueberry2018
Hello, everyone, does anybody have received 5 years residence card B recently? Can you please share your waiting time? I have been waiting for 8 months already but without any new, I went to my commune several times and they said they will help me ...
Yes, due to the lock down of corona and also they checked my residence card, still valid for two years so they came to the conclusion that my card D request is not urgent. While my residence card is single permit, if I loose my job, I need to reply ... Read More
Waiting time of type B residence card by Blueberry2018
Hello, everyone, does anybody have received 5 years residence card B recently? Can you please share your waiting time? I have been waiting for 8 months already but without any new, I went to my commune several times and they said they will help me ...
I heard that for some applicants the ministry will grant the card B after expiry of the current Residence Permit. Is this true? I the current residence permit expires in 2 or 3 years, should the applicant wait for his B card all this long duration? Read More
Special Tax Status - Lower Repesentation Allowance??
Hi, I am also following the special tax regime, but my representation allowance remains the same as the one mentioned in my contract. It is a net amount and cant be taxed. Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Yes, this is the only thing i received today from my employer. Read More
Waiting time of type B residence card by Blueberry2018
Hello, everyone, does anybody have received 5 years residence card B recently? Can you please share your waiting time? I have been waiting for 8 months already but without any new, I went to my commune several times and they said they will help me ...
Ok, I will. It seems nobody contacted that mail box before or got a response? I contacted my commune to make an appointment for card D, they rejected me saying I have a valid residence for two years, my case is not urgent. But it is single permit, ... Read More
Permanent Residence Card - Type-D by shaans
Hello, I had applied for Permanent Residence Card - Type-B in September 2018 in 1000 Commune Brussels. But there was no answer until March 2019 so when i visited the commune again to check status they asked me to apply for Permanent Residence Card ...
Were you following the Special Tax Regime (RSI) when you requested D card? Thank you. Read More
Permanent Residence Permit (Belgium) by Sooileh
Hi everyone, I am an Algerian worker who has come to Belgium in 2015 to work on a permanent contract under a work permit B as a consultant (Contract start date: 06/29/2015, date of first residence permit A: 08/17/2015). In August 2020 i will have 5 ...
Hi Abhi2010, I was in France when i signed my Contract with a Belgian division of a big Company. My contract is Belgian contract (not a expat contract) for a permanent position. My employer asked for Special Tax Regime when i started and i am ... Read More
Impact of lockdown coronavirus: experts on temporary jobless status by MittalVibhor
Hello Everyone, I have question that some companies putting on jobless to their staff because of coronovirus lockdown.Anybody know what is the impact on your you single permit if they put you on jobless status??
Will this period of temporary unemployment be considered as an interruption for the work duration for Citizenship application? Read More
Waiting time of type B residence card by Blueberry2018
Hello, everyone, does anybody have received 5 years residence card B recently? Can you please share your waiting time? I have been waiting for 8 months already but without any new, I went to my commune several times and they said they will help me ...
Same conditions for both cards regarding job (no need to work permit & you will not lose the status if you lose job). Read More
Type B Card Eligibility & How to Apply ? by rosachde
Hi Recently I have completed 5 years in Belgium officially. But my RP is valid for another 2 years. (it is tied to a single organization). Am I eligible to apply the for Type B card? And how should I apply? Please revert :) Thanks
You can contact a lawyer and ask for his help to send the request for you. In this case they will do their job correctly. Read More
Long term resident card - Type B card by Tubeloid
Hello All, As of 30.03.2017, I have completed 5 years of stay in Belgium. this was also confirmed by the commune. However my current resident card does not expire until 09.1.2018 could you kindly let me know how I can request for a long term ...
Hi, Did you get an answer to your question? If yes, could you please share it? Thanks Read More
Waiting time of type B residence card by Blueberry2018
Hello, everyone, does anybody have received 5 years residence card B recently? Can you please share your waiting time? I have been waiting for 8 months already but without any new, I went to my commune several times and they said they will help me ...
From y understanding there is no limited period for type B card response (For type D card it is 5 months maximum). If you there is a limited duration to get and answer for B card and it is already reached, you can contact "Le mediateur ... Read More
Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007
HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...
Yes you can, but you can apply only during the 1st 6 months of living in Belgium. Read More
Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007
HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...
Even if the employee is under special tax regime he still pays taxes in Belgium but less than Belgian. I don't find any text stating that the special tax regime will not allow foreign employee to request permanent residence permit.Dear, Double ... Read More
Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007
HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...
Do you have any official source regarding this point? My understanding is once you are Belgian you will lose the special tax regime automatically as you don't fulfill the conditions, but it will not blocking point to get citizenship or permanent ... Read More
Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007
HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...
Even if the employee is under special tax regime he still pays taxes in Belgium but less than Belgian. I don't find any text stating that the special tax regime will not allow foreign employee to request permanent residence permit. Read More
Permanent Residence Permit (Belgium) by Sooileh
Hi everyone, I am an Algerian worker who has come to Belgium in 2015 to work on a permanent contract under a work permit B as a consultant (Contract start date: 06/29/2015, date of first residence permit A: 08/17/2015). In August 2020 i will have 5 ...
What about the duration to obtain a response? I heart that for "B" card there is no limited duration and it may wait until the expiry of the 6th A card. For the "D" card the maximum duration to get a response is 5 months, but D ... Read More
Permanent Residence Permit (Belgium) by Sooileh
Hi everyone, I am an Algerian worker who has come to Belgium in 2015 to work on a permanent contract under a work permit B as a consultant (Contract start date: 06/29/2015, date of first residence permit A: 08/17/2015). In August 2020 i will have 5 ...
Thank you for your reply, My question was about having directly the unlimited residence permit instead of the 6th limited residency permit. In the pas it was granted automatically and now we should request it manually. Once i have the 6th ... Read More
Permanent Residence Permit (Belgium)
Hi everyone, I am an Algerian worker who has come to Belgium in 2015 to work on a permanent contract under a work permit B as a consultant (Contract start date: 06/29/2015, date of first residence permit A: 08/17/2015). In August 2020 i will have 5 ... Read More
Long term resident card - Type B card by Tubeloid
Hello All, As of 30.03.2017, I have completed 5 years of stay in Belgium. this was also confirmed by the commune. However my current resident card does not expire until 09.1.2018 could you kindly let me know how I can request for a long term ...
Thanks all for these clarification. I plan to ask for my permanent resident card next year and I am following the special tax regime (named also non-resident tax regime). Would this be a blocking point for my request of permanent residence permit? ... Read More
Long term resident card - Type B card by Tubeloid
Hello All, As of 30.03.2017, I have completed 5 years of stay in Belgium. this was also confirmed by the commune. However my current resident card does not expire until 09.1.2018 could you kindly let me know how I can request for a long term ...
Thank you for your reply. So, no need to change my tax regime and i can apply for permanent RP when having 5 years living in Belgium with no risk. Read More
Long term resident card - Type B card by Tubeloid
Hello All, As of 30.03.2017, I have completed 5 years of stay in Belgium. this was also confirmed by the commune. However my current resident card does not expire until 09.1.2018 could you kindly let me know how I can request for a long term ...
Hello I came to Belgium for work since July 2015 and I am following special tax regim for (RSI in French). My question is about following the special tax regime when requesting the permanent Residence card.. Some friends told me that i must ... Read More