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Impact of debt (loonbeslag) situation on citizenship by Ananun

Hello, if the court gets involved for paying off debt, resulting in a wage garnishment ("loonbeslag"), would it affect the citizenship application if other criteria are met? Specifically, the debt will most probably be paid off at the time of ...

Impact of debt (loonbeslag) situation on citizenship by Ananun

Hello, if the court gets involved for paying off debt, resulting in a wage garnishment ("loonbeslag"), would it affect the citizenship application if other criteria are met? Specifically, the debt will most probably be paid off at the time of ...

BELGIUM NATIONALITY 2023 by FAHAD CHEEMA

Hello Everyone,Here you can share your experience about getting nationality in 2023. I also applied for nationality on 12 jan 2023 and last month police already visited me and called me also for a small interview which went good. Now i am waiting ...

Antwerp Police Visit Timeline Belgium Nationality by andrew77

Hi All ,I completed all requirements for Belgium Nationality , applied end of January got the receipt at the spot and was told that police will visit at my home address .Any experience the timeline for police visit in Antwerp ?Thanks

Belgium Nationality waiting period by Lucky and Lucky

hi to all Is it true that after submitting declaration to be a Belgian, and you don’t receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks

L card -spouse by anonymous mister

Hi all,Would like to know if someone faced a similar situation. I have an L card with 10 yr validity. My wife has been working here for 5.5 yrs but as an expat with uninterrupted service. Although she has applied for PR, she might not receive it due ...

L type card processing time by guestuserbrs

hello , When I applied L type card in commune, they informed that maximum time taken for decision is 5 months and if any decision is not taken you can come after 5 months to commune for further processing.Now 5 month period is over and commune is ...

Economic participation for Belgian citizenship by Ananun

Hello, I am panning to apply for Belgian citizenship and I'm wondering how exactly are the 468 working days within the last 5 years calculated. The required "individuele rekeningen" have a sum of working days per month, the exact days are not ...

individuele rekeningen by maharaji1984

Dear all, I'm struggling with the unlimited work permit service in Flanders. They are continously asking for a document that called as individuele rekeningenDoes any of you guys knows what that means? I have sent them my bank statements Payslips ...

L card vs B card by alex8111

Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...

L card vs B card by alex8111

Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...

Rules for type B and type L card by Adarsh P

Did any one applied for type B or type L card in 2023?If yes can you please share eligibility criteria and your experience.

Requirement of birth certificate for nationality application by ABS25

Hi. Hope all is well with everyone on this very helping forum. I am married to a Belgian and i am going to apply for nationality very soon, i submitted my birth certificate legalized and translated when we did marriage here in Belgium, kindly let me ...

mortage loan for type A card by Sheetal Laad

Hello, Any suggestions for the most apt banks for getting mortgage loan , with type A card?I know ING , Belfius and keytrade would not give that. Thanks a lot

mortage loan for type A card by Sheetal Laad

Hello, Any suggestions for the most apt banks for getting mortgage loan , with type A card?I know ING , Belfius and keytrade would not give that. Thanks a lot

Application for L card (prevously D card) long term stay by lady_lis

Hello! I have the following situation: I am going to apply for a L card (which was previously known as D card) long-term stay (status langdurig ingezetene). It is possible to apply for this status after having cumulatively spent 5 years in Belgium ...

Belgium TAX - Federal Finance notice for non-submission of my taxes by sanjeevandroid2012

I submitted my tax return in Sep,2022 with an accountant & until now everything was ok, I could see my previous years submission as well in the MYMINFIN site, but this week I received a notice that my tax submission for Assessement Year ...

Belgium Nationality waiting period by Lucky and Lucky

hi to all Is it true that after submitting declaration to be a Belgian, and you don’t receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks

Belgian Nationality - Police check by NewlyBelgian

Hi everyone, I am soon going to apply for Belgian nationality on the basis of being integrated in Belgium and having worked 468 days.I am currently a permanent resident (card D), living in Vlaams Brabant, Flanders. I've read in a lot of places ...

Changing employer by Theking123

Hello guys,I am currently on a search year visa ( valid till end of October 2023), I am working with a company that started with the single permit in 15 November 2022. The single permit is not ready yet, I found another employer and I want to start ...

Small Personal Loan for Temporary Residents (A card) by Guest9742

Hello, hope my message finds you well.I have been trying to get a small personal loan in Belgium and seems like none of the banks are ready to give loan (even for small amount~2000 €) just because I have Belgian A residence card. I have tried: ...

Application for belgian Nationality if D Card is applied? by Ricky0210

Hello , Last month i applied for D-card as i completed uninterrupted 5 years Stay here.. i was informed that i am also eligible to directly apply for belgian citizen ship.. is this understanding correct? I have already recieved Annex 16 bis from ...

Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov

After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?

Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov

After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?

Validity of RP after Resignation by Aman Gupta15

Hi All,i have a small query. I was working in Italy before and now I have raised a new Single Permit to Belgium. I resigned my old job and is still waiting for my single permit to arrive. my question is, whether I can use my Italy RP (which expires ...

L card vs B card by alex8111

Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...

L card vs B card by alex8111

Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...

Permanent residence permit request by finannati

Dears,I lived 4 years and 9 months having work permit and paying necessary tax to the government and I have residence permit just three months left to 5 years am I legal to have the permanent or what do you suggest me ?thanks //

Our new Belgium Guide is up! by Veedushi

Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing well and are either settled in your new home in Belgium comfortably or finding all the help you need in order to get your expatriation projects rolling smoothly. Here at ´ó¿§¸£ÀûÓ°Ôº, we are always trying to ...

Benefits of L card by oozkan

Hi all,I have applied for L card 3 months ago, waiting for application to be finished. Meanwhile I have couple of questions:1) With L card, do I have free access to job market, currently as high skilled worker (B card), I require sponsorship.2) ...

Visa D Processing Timeline by aykutg88

Hi everyone. Me and my spouse submitted our documents on 16.08 to Vfs Istanbul for Visa D. Vfs informed us on 19.08 that they sent the documents to Belgium Embassy. Please could you write your time period of visa D applications. For example did ...

Dependent work permit process in belgium by Ranradhi

Hi , did any one recently processed the workpermit as dependent on Belgium.. is there any chances to process here in belgium .. actually I started work in past year in belgium as a dependent , but at present my spouse last his job .. if my spouse ...

Working with Family Reunification by CABC

Hi all,My wife got a job in Belgium and I came with her using Family Reunification, now I also have a "Type D Visa" on my Passport. We both have registered in the city hall and are now waiting for our "A Card".Am I allowed to find a job with the ...

Applying B or L card after 5 Years stay in Belgium by eshwarraj09

Dear All, Looking for some suggestion: I received my First Work Permit on 8th Feb 2017, Reached Belgium on March 28th, 2017. My First Resident Permit Start date is July 12th, 2017. Can I apply for B or L Card in the next couple of weeks(Which means ...

Belgium Nationality waiting period by Lucky and Lucky

hi to all Is it true that after submitting declaration to be a Belgian, and you don’t receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks

nationality status by Amicable4u

Hi Everyone, This is regarding the Nationality. its been already 4 months and 1 week that i applied for the nationality and i haven't received any communication or letter from the commune. 1.is it possible to check the status of it by any ...

L or B Card by eshwarraj09

Hello Everyone, Please help to share feedback for below query. I am working in Belgium from March 2017 under Expat status, I changed to Local employer last year. Next month I complete 5 years in Belgium. Can I apply for B or L card beginning of ...

L or B Card by eshwarraj09

Hello Everyone, Please help to share feedback for below query. I am working in Belgium from March 2017 under Expat status, I changed to Local employer last year. Next month I complete 5 years in Belgium. Can I apply for B or L card beginning of ...

L or B Card by eshwarraj09

Hello Everyone, Please help to share feedback for below query. I am working in Belgium from March 2017 under Expat status, I changed to Local employer last year. Next month I complete 5 years in Belgium. Can I apply for B or L card beginning of ...

Belgium Nationality waiting period by Lucky and Lucky

hi to all Is it true that after submitting declaration to be a Belgian, and you don’t receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks

eligible for Permanent residence card ? by vickykaushal

Hi, I have following situation... I am employed with IT Indian company on expat contract. That's why even after working 5 years my PR application is rejected by commune. But My spouse has completed 5.5 years in Belgium and working for local ...

Unlimited Single Permit - B type Residence Card by Arpita.pooja

Hello All, I arrived in Belgium in Sep 2016 and i will complete my 5 years of continuous work in Sep 2021. So technically i will be eligible to apply for the unlimited single permit (B type residence card). However the complication is that in ...