peterjohn1104
Bolivian expat in Belgium
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Registration: 21 January 2022
Nationality after 4 month deadline by ievgenfeldmann
Just quick question it鈥檚 4 month after I applied for nationality .:: no news nothing so far , should I go to commune to ask what鈥檚 going on ?it鈥檚 Brx 1000
Just quick question it鈥檚 4 month after I applied for nationality .:: no news nothing so far , should I go to commune to ask what鈥檚 going on ?it鈥檚 Brx 1000 - @ievgenfeldmann I agree that by the law, if 4 full months passes, you ... Read More
Belgium increases nationality fee starting July 2025 by Mia0210
Belgium has officially decided to raise the fee for applying for Belgian nationality 鈥� from 鈧�150 to 鈧�1,000. The change is supposed to start from July 1, 2025, but only if the Senate approves it before their summer holidays. If not, ...
@ARMaliq Nothing will happen. Even if they pass a new law that requires B1 level, it will only apply to new people 鈥� those who come to Belgium after the law comes into force. So you can relax, because in Belgium laws do not work ... Read More
Who to contact in case of question on citizenship?
Hi all,i know we have several sources to ask for information on the citizenship but what I would actually ask is where could we ask for legal advices (not lawyer as it is very obvious).the issue is that the commune does not agree the way I count the ... Read More
Family reunion by Qwer@123
Someone who have a child with Belgium citizen and applying for family reunion and was given an orange card and the community told he or her to wait after 6 months for the immigration to take decision those the person has right for. F card of ...
@Qwer@123sorry but you need to rephrase your paragraph a bit so everyone could read easier.if you are the biological parent of a Belgian child then except you did something illegally or very wrong then I don鈥檛 see why you won鈥檛 get an F ... Read More
Advice on my F-card by Guest1103
Hi everyone. I need some advice please. I live with my Belgian partner and got my F-card this year. Our relationship is rocky. :( If incase things don鈥檛 work out, I would like to know if my Belgian partner can cancel my residency card and ...
@SimCityAT can i hold my F Card after divorce with my belgian citizian husband after 8 months of marriage -@frishtagyou should check with your citihall.f card is given under condition = marriage. I don鈥檛 see yet why one can sill have ... Read More
Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
@drkhangholi It took you 5 weeks to get the letter after your application? I applied 10 days ago and didn't get any letter, but I saw some got it after 2-3 days. I'm curious what others experience of it and if you think it's related to how long it ... Read More
FRV with Belgian spouse by nguyenngoctrucphuong99
Hi! i wanna ask if there is anyone that got the FRV approved this year? Can you also share your timeline of the process too? For me: I applied on 29th Jan 1st Feb: Embassy required to update husband鈥檚 civil status (failed to do it) 6th May: ...
Hi! i wanna ask if there is anyone that got the FRV approved this year? Can you also share your timeline of the process too? For me: I applied on 29th Jan 1st Feb: Embassy required to update husband鈥檚 civil status (failed to do it) 6th ... Read More
Long stay - Dutch nationality by farhadmkhan92
Hi all quick question,I had an appoinment with the local commune yesterday and confirmed my status as a jobseeker in Belgium.They asked for proof of "reele kans op tewerkstelling" and they advised me once I've got a job to send them in my contract ...
Hello In have card B, and after i apply belgium nationality so how many document and whichtype of document required, please give me information. -@Jay797maybe you find it difficult to find out the sources in Google, which are a lot. So ... Read More
Belgian citizenship and AI(Orange card) by Edigj
Hello, I came in BE in 2015 as Non-EU student. I was issued and 1 year A card. I renewed the card twice in 2016 and 2017. In 2017 I applied to changed the status to F card (Belgian spouse). Status F(family member ob Belgian was approved after 6 ...
@ABS25 my question is whether my legal residence starts from having thep orange card or F card? Thank you -@Mohammadkassab992If an orange card is followed by an F card then legal residency is considered since the beginning of the orange ... Read More
Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
Hey everyone, I applied for the nationality on 16th November 2023 and I received the other letter on 20th of December. Its been 5 month and 17th days from the day I applied and 4 months and 13 days from the day I received the delivery letter. and ... Read More
Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
Hi @BMM996210 May I ask which commune you were/are in? Because I heard it otherwise. The city hall staffs suggested my friends apply for PR and nationality at the same time. One got the nationality directly; one is still waiting ... Read More
Orange card renewal/F card issuance by Albert40
Hello everyone thank you for all the positive reviews,kindly asking if your orange card expires and you haven't got any communication from the gemeente house what does it mean?
Hello everyone thank you for all the positive reviews,kindly asking if your orange card expires and you haven't got any communication from the gemeente house what does it mean? -@Albert40So you passed the 6 months with no positive nor ... Read More
F card questions by appyjeans93
Hello all! I have a particular question regarding my (future) F card. I am an Indian, married to a German, living in Brussels. We married in February last year, and I returned to India to start the D visa process. Long story short, my first ...
My man is waiting for F card .His orange card is up on May 6 th .We go to stadhuis to lengthen orange card . Do they notify if they reject the FCard ? -@katiemac2011Of course they do as if you were rejected then noway they are going to ... Read More
F card questions by appyjeans93
Hello all! I have a particular question regarding my (future) F card. I am an Indian, married to a German, living in Brussels. We married in February last year, and I returned to India to start the D visa process. Long story short, my first ...
Good Day They will extend for one month which they wont charge you. After the month is finished , you have to apply for family reunion again, then you have to pay 200euros and will be given an orange card again for six months. When you get an orange ... Read More
F card based family reunification by peterjohn1104
Hi All,Just want to post here as a master thread where you could just share your timeline of applying for an F card based family reunification with a BelgianPlease indicate clearly if it is reunification with a Belgian spouse or a Belgian child (as ...
@KwanniusThank you for updating! Did it take you months to receive the D visa? Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
聽 聽 @pradap27 Oh, I did not know about the medical cover, how can I make it happen? I think I can also ask to my school I attended for a PhD, they arranged my health insurance. But if you know an easy way, can you please tell me about ... Read More
Holidays in first year of full-time work? by aphxtwin
Hey. I started to work full-time last month, right after being done with my university. One colleague has told me that I could ask for "European holidays" (up to 10 days) after 3 months of work in my first year, despite Belgian law ...
聽 聽 @MaryReadThis is not correct: employees do get paid for each European holiday (= supplementary holiday) they take.It is the equivalent pay as a working day.聽 However, it does affect the amount of double holiday pay that is paid ... Read More
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 ...
聽 聽 @BMM996210Makes sense. I got my L card back in 2022. I submit my application without completing with all conditions knowing that they would most likely approve it since immigration does not have enoght personnel to got through all ... Read More
Belgian Nationality 2024 by M_K_S
Dear all,Hope you are doing grea!!Last month (March) I submitted my application for Belgian Nationalityin Evere Town Hall. I was informed that I will receive a letter from commune in a month, however, I did not receive any thing until now?Does this ...
聽 聽 Dear all,Hope you are doing grea!!Last month (March) I submitted my application for Belgian Nationalityin Evere Town Hall. I was informed that I will receive a letter from commune in a month, however, I did not receive any thing until ... Read More
Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
Tobe honest, you can be a Belgian without language proof and you will see thst other public civil servants and police officiers will expect you to speak one of the 3, at least Fr or Nl and you would definitely feel ashame of not speaking any of them ... Read More
Permanent residence - conditions for the eligibility by Prates86
Hi, I am writing this topic to get insights specially from those who have already experienced the process.I am about to complete 5 years living in Belgium, more specifically in Brussels.Now I am doing a search for the information on the application ...
5 years is the minimum for everyone already. If you look closer to your 2nd link, it is for the Work permit (not Residence permit, hence, not Single Permit)! Read More
PR processing after status change by Grunt6891
Hello There,I have a question WRT PR eligibility, I came to Belgium as a dependent of my spouse and worked for first 18 months as dependent and got my own single permit after that. Its been 27 months since I have my single permit but I am hearing ...
Who told you that? Is that a clerk at the commune who really checked your files or a passer by on the street?You actually missed telling us the time inbetween your own SP and dependent RP. Had you worked during that period? Did you got an Orange ... Read More
F card based family reunification
Hi All,Just want to post here as a master thread where you could just share your timeline of applying for an F card based family reunification with a BelgianPlease indicate clearly if it is reunification with a Belgian spouse or a Belgian child (as ... Read More
Belgium nationality refused by Lucky and Lucky
my belgian nationality application rejected due to french language police not interview me and send negetive report to ministry because 6 month before i asked translater to police for a car accident issue 15 days before police send me some ...
聽 聽 Hello Ashwin,I have two questions , may be you can help me in this case.see, I am working in Belgium as java programmer since 27/04/2021 uninterrupted, but there are two cases that happened with me.1 -聽 on one occasion my address ... Read More
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 ...
You cannt expect an exact date. you have in your mind the period you are under student visa and the period you are under work/single permit => you can calculate for sureand just go to commune by then Read More
Registration verification check. by john Paul8
Hello please I registered in antwerp for family 馃應 reunionification and the police have checked since November and I was given till January end next year for the collection of orange card. I don't know what to do and that time is too long ...
Hello please I registered in antwerp for聽 family 馃應 reunionification and the police have checked since November and I was given till January end next year for the collection of orange card. I don't know what to do and that time is too ... Read More
Who pays taxes in Belgium ? by Ahmed Elmahy
Hi Everyone,I work in belgium on a single permit in an NV company. I want to understand the salary that I recieve to my bank account from the company. Is it after tax deduction or Will I have to pay the tax from it ?Thanks
Employee Salary in Belgium is ALWAYS after tax = tax is deducted before coming to your hand! Read More
Do FWO years count towards permanent residency? by GuestPoster7710
Dear all,I now live and work in Belgium with F card, since I got married to a Belgian. Before that I also did a PhD through a scholarship from FWO. That was for 4 years. Therefore I have been living in Belgium for about 4.5 years. Four as PhD paying ...
I think your analyzing information has some problem and you showed no respect to my comment as a person who achieved a PhD.A. Having permanent card already can apply nationality with out the fact 鈥�50% for study years鈥滲. Not having ... Read More
Implications of a period w/0 salary on unlimited WP & citizenship by gafarvictoir
Could someone please give me some advice?Will a month gap without salary (due to a change of employer under a single permit) have an effect on an unlimited WP and citizenship application?
@saad.s Hi there! I have read your replies on the forum regarding the uninterrupted work requirement, and I still can't figure out my case. I switched jobs only once, and my first work permit was still valid when the second one was approved. I ... Read More
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 ...
To get a L card should we have a b card first? -@maharaji1984No No :)Just ask one when you have worked (paying tax) for 5 years Read More
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 ...
@Peterjohn123Sorry for not being clear. When I got my my orange card 4.5 years ago my husband was non Belgian. Since he was here before me, he became Belgian last year. I am trying to figure out whether the condition of the 6 months of orange card ... Read More
Single Permit March 2023 processing by berna polat71
My application is sent on 9th of March and it found admissible in 17th of April. Since then there is no news about my work permit and apperantly it is sent to another government agency/third partner/manager (I called the economy of immigration ...
Well, single permit is just an administrative adjustment that combine work permit and residence permit.Work permit is under controlled by the Work DepartmentResidence permit is under controlled by Ministry of Foreigners.So it should go from that ... Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
@Spencer Gee Gold hey , how is yours going ? You are 4 months in and nothing yet ? -@Abena neYes I鈥檓 still anticipating but I know I could get results anytime from now. Please who on here has tracked his or her application today, because there ... Read More
Can I change status while in Belgium? by Arch Quartet TR
When I go to Belgium with a tourist visa, can I get a residence permit if I become a partner in a restaurant while there?My cousin is a Belgian citizen and owns a restaurant. I'm thinking of partnering with him. I want to go and see it and if I like ...
When I go to Belgium with a tourist visa, can I get a residence permit if I become a partner in a restaurant while there?My cousin is a Belgian citizen and owns a restaurant. I'm thinking of partnering with him. I want to go and see it and if I like ... Read More
Moving (temporarily) abroad while keeping Belgian domiciliation? by changoman
Hi all,I live and work in Gent and have Belgian nationality. Since I move to Gent ~7 years ago I have always been registered at the domicile where I lived and the rule was always "you need to register your new domicile as soon as you move".I now ...
I think its best to ask the FPS economie, no? I am not sure if Commune agents understand clearly about tax matters. I suggest to ask directly to the tax authority. This kind of information requires correctiveness and I never believe whatever commune ... Read More
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 ...
@Peterjohn123 Thank you for your response. Do you know whether it is same rule for B card as well? Or period of foreign contract is counted for calculating 5 years for B-card? -@scag9087B card is at the discretion power of the ministry.it means that ... Read More
Holiday Certificate from Current Employer by Zabi1983
Dear Users, I have accepted a new opportunity in Brussels. The new HR asks for holiday certificate from the previous employer. When I contact with HR of the previous employer, I was told that as I was not a local hire but hired in India and on ...
Hello, I have worked for an Irish company but my contract was Belgian, now I work for a Belgian company and they ask me for a vacation certificate for the year 2022, I have gone to the RJV website to see my vacation for the year 2022 but it says ... Read More
do 5 years of study in Belgium count for Citizenship Declaration ! by Maria_sid
Hey Guys ! How are you :), Just a question please. As an Egyptian citizen, could you tell me if I came to Belgium to study for five years on a long term student visa "type D" (obtaining a bachelor's degree and then a master's ...
@Peterjohn123 Hello, I will also聽greatly appreciate your advice if I have a child, who within 5 years finished secondary school, entered 1st year of university and turned 18 (card A). What permanent card is he eligible and is this child still ... Read More
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鈥檛 receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks
Hi,I had applied for Belgian nationality at Antwerp commune.Date of Application : October 7th 2022.Police Visit : November.But I still didn't receive any response from the commune, on whether my application is approved or rejected.Does anyone else ... Read More
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 ...
Is there any body from Commune B1000 got their birth certificate uploaded? I find it weird that they did not do that for me! Read More
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 ...
To your question on something that you cannot find on the internet or if its new, like 鈥淪earch year鈥�. Its best to contact infodesk@ibzThey will even tell you exactly the date when will you be able to apply for the L card so why dont you ... Read More
Accommodation contract land lord change by abhayamyadav
Hi, I have applied FOR LONG TERM dependent visa for Belgium in April 2023. I gave my wife's rental agreement as Belgium address proof. In the rental agreement we have landlords/owners name mentioned. Now landlord has sold the apartment to a ...
Nothing impact if your application is already admissible (With registered contract and what ever if it is changed or not)If they would require additional info they will contact you! Read More
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 ...
@BMM996210 I did no applied yet to L card.I have applied for unlimited period single permit but meanwhile i have a valid sindle permit till 04.06.23As far as i know my residence permit will be valid for 3 months after 04.06.23Do you think if i ... Read More
Residential permit belgium for dependent by Kanchang
Hi everyone, I have a dependent visa for belgium which is valid for 6 months only. As per my understanding I either have to apply for a RP or renew my visa after expiry. I have come to belgium to join my husband only for two weeks as i work in ...
And did they give you any annex 15? Because in fact, your A card expired? Read More
Financial proof for residency by Hanney Bustami
Hi everyone, I am Hanney from Indonesi毛, my husband is Dutch. We are recently got the huis. And he will be living in Belgi毛, Ravels by 1 june. Now he need to start his residentie card and, i will be join him at soonest. We will be using ...
Hi everyone, I am Hanney from Indonesi毛, my husband is Dutch. We are recently got the huis. And he will be living in Belgi毛, Ravels by 1 june. Now he need to start his residentie card and, i will be join him at soonest. We will be using ... Read More
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 ...
I have a question regarding nationality requirement: Do you have to be working for 5 years completely or you need to be resident of 5 years with permanent residence and working for 468 days minimum? -@ARMaliqYour later is correct if you want to go ... Read More
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 ...
Hi everyone,I have a question regarding the application for nationality. my wife will be getting a PR in June 2023. She has to switch jobs during this period and she will be joining the new job only in August.(due to contractual obligations with ... Read More
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) ...
Best is to ask the commune what is your status. They definitely could give an answer! Read More
How are we informed if an application is delayed/rejected by BMM996210
Hi,Just to have an understanding. Does anyone know/experienced a rejection/pending status for their L card.After how many days/months was this communicated to you?.Reason: I would be completing my 5 months period after the L card application and ...
Hi,Just to have an understanding. Does anyone know/experienced a rejection/pending status for their L card.After how many days/months was this communicated to you?.Reason: I would be completing my 5 months period after the L card application and ... Read More
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) ...
@Waleedov you can go to your commune with annex 16. If they have no response on your file from ministry then they are obliged to give you card L after 5 months of waiting. -@Rudra1985I have no Annex 16, nothing.Since the date of L card application, ... Read More
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鈥檛 receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks
Hello everyone nationality application approved apply date.聽05/12/2022approved date. 17/04/2023apply in Brussels (1000 bxl commune)in this period no police interview no police visitno registered postno normal post just on 17 april 2023 recived ... Read More
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 ...
@peterjohn1104 i think so... i called commune but they told me to wait for the letter so after you can take appointment for the e card. Lets see one more week may be. -@FAHAD CHEEMAMy commune sends mail. So yeah. That depends on the commune. ... Read More
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 ...
@saad.s it is the same i applied and commune did farward the file on the same date. from yesterday i m now unable to log in mondossier website. may be within few weeks the response will come. -@FAHAD CHEEMAIt means that they processed your ... Read More
Orange Card/90-180Rule/Dual Citizen by trisley
Hello,I was on an orange card (family reunification visa) for the last 6 months. We had assumed it would be granted as we had provided all of the required information but it was rejected because of a small bit of missing information. If they had ...
Hello,I was on an orange card (family reunification visa) for the last 6 months. We had assumed it would be granted as we had provided all of the required information but it was rejected because of a small bit of missing information. If they had ... Read More
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 ...
Hello Everyone i applied for natiionaliy on 12.01.2023 and after one month police checked my addresse and did the interview. my birth certificate is uploaded on mon dossier website on 17-04-2023. It is almost 4 months and 15 days. i called the ... Read More
Inviting spouse from non eu country with my f card. by phuntsok
Hello i have been living in belgium for 7 years now and i got a f card duefamily reunification process with my mother who has a nationality.it took me this long because i am above 30 years old.my thought is can i go to my home country in nepal and ...
@phuntsok hello got a similar situation what was the process and how long did it take before you got orange card? -@Albert40You could search for family reunification with Non-EU and there are clear timelines. I found a blog via Google with just a ... Read More
New members of the Belgium forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Belgium forum? Don't know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your ...
Hello,Please I have a question I recently renewed my F card Within the聽5 days of my application to renew my F card I received a letter to receive another card in the commune but I was given F+ card permanent residence card for duration of 10 ... Read More
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 ...
Weird as I have no transcripted birth certificate as you. I think I must pay 50E to B1000 to do that. Read More
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 ...
@Peterjohn123聽Congrats you applied in Brussels 1000, right? -@vocicag725Thank you!yes B1000 :) Read More
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 ...
@ABS25 Yes. And diploma taught in English is normally not an issue. All of my friends went through in the same situation. Read More
Procedure for correcting Surname in the RP card by Amicable4u
Hi Everyone, this is regarding the correction in my ID Card. currently it has X X X in Nom because in my passport the surname was blank. now i have corrected my name in the passport. could you please help me with the procedure in correcting the ...
Hi Adeyola or anyone who can help i need to correct my ID card name and I got an appointment in June 2023.聽How long it take correct the name? Also anybody knows how to get an early appointment?? Any help is appreciated. thank you. ... Read More
Residence permit by imanlorzadeh
Is there a difference in expediting the process of issuing a residence permit after the approval of a work permit for public employers such as universities or private employers in Flanders?
Yes and it depends on what would they (universities) hire you for. You could Google for how this work in UGent for an example. Read More
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 ...
@woodcook so just to be clear, her orange card counts because its an orange card immediate prededing the F card application and since F card application was approved, all the residency prior to the application was also in effect (retro effect). This ... Read More
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 ...
@vocicag725i applied Nov and I should expect a response this week or next week.One week earlier, they said they had not received any response yet.have you recontacted them after the deadline passed? Read More
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 ...
fyi, I applied in Brussels commune. Just sent an email asking them and they confirm the last date that the parquet should issue any comment otherwise its possitive. So who wants to check, just send an email.also, in the recept of the application, it ... Read More
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 ...
@Muhammad Hanif69 Hi, did commune email you after exactly 4 months or you came to the commune and ask them for the ID card? Read More
Changing to local Employer from Indian Employer
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L card processing - leaving job while L card is processing by Manusha47
Dear,I have applied for my L card on September 15 and its in process. I got an another Job offer which I am planning to start in March (hoping that I will receive my L card by then and that I dont need single permit). So my question is can i already ...
It was required by the time the application was made and if you still prove you match all criteria at anytime "if" it asks then/otherwise I don't see an issue. Read More
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 ...
@Peterjohn123 Isn't it the commune's job to check the documents before? Why would they accept card A? Can someone advise me if I should apply for PR card while my citizenship application is in process? -@WaleedovI think people answered you more than ... Read More
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鈥檛 receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks
@Jimsen thank you. I鈥檝e managed to log in. It doesn鈥檛 tell there that i鈥檝e applied on the citizenship but i guess the only way to tell when its accepted if the certificate is downloadable, right?thanks again -@vocicag725If you can ... Read More
Type A residence card renewal timeline by GuestPoster198722
Hi everyone,My name is Josh (a non-EU national), new (relatively) in Belgium and new to the group. I am a researcher with a type A card. I have to renew my resident permit every year. According to the instructions from the commune, I am supposed to ...
To update the community! I finally got approval from immigration today. However, the commune mentioned that it is not so common for a renewal process to take this long if I have a convention d'accueil. So my case might be an outlier (but from the ... Read More
Belgian Nationality by mohannad arabi
Hello,Based on what I read from several websites, study period in belgium is counted as half so if one studies for 2 years, they are accounted as 1 and if he works for 4 years after, he is eligible to apply for the permanent residence type D, ...
@richeekdey3 I saw that you mentioned individual rekenning. But how about this year that I have not got that one yet? Will payslips covered? I mean I get one in Feb each year for the previous year. Read More
Single permit renewal for dependent spouse by peterjohn1104
Hi all, Do you know how soonest you could ask for a Single permit renewal? I know its usually 1 month but if someone has been experience sooner? And currently how long does it takes for a dependent spouse single permit renewal? We are all non-EEA ...
Thanks Likeaen, as an update to the topic that could be useful for someone. My wife single permit application (dependent) got approval by the ministry 2 days after application was made in the commune. Read More
Orange card and leave the country. by Plyfain
Hey everyone! I have a question about orange card So right now I don't have it yet and still waiting for it The police came and at the moment just waiting for the commune. And I'm still on my visa. My visa is expire in May Me and my ...
If you have a valid Schengen Visa then you are fine to go because you rely on that Visa to go out/in Belgium or Spain. Read More
Single permit renewal for dependent spouse
Hi all, Do you know how soonest you could ask for a Single permit renewal? I know its usually 1 month but if someone has been experience sooner? And currently how long does it takes for a dependent spouse single permit renewal? We are all non-EEA ... Read More