Gamargu
Nigerian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
28
Contacts
5
About me
Nigerian
Lives in Brussels, Brussels Capital
Speaks English, Hausa , Fulani, Turkish
Registration: 07 March 2022
L card after 5 months waiting period by Blueskii
Hi everyone,I reached the end of my 5-month waiting period for the L card earlier this month. As many of you probably know, in most communes, once there鈥檚 no objection within those 5 months, the L card is considered automatically approved, and ...
@Blueskii BXL 1000 馃槗 why am i not surprised Read More
Brussels areas by SashaMNE
In a month we are moving to Brussels (a couple with two primary school kids). We will be looking for an apartment, with nice neighbourhood and good primary and secondary schools. First choice would be Etterbeek, but it's not decided yet so we are ...
Just avoid Schaerbeek, Anderlecht, Molenbeek-Saint-Jean and you are good. As an english speaking family preferably take your kids to a dutch school, it's much closer to english than french. Read More
Urgent: Documents to renew Card A? by Mirage123
Hello,Sorry if this is a dumb question or readily available information, but I can't seem to find any clear answers and I realise I'm dangerously close to my titre de sejour running out.What do I need to take with me to the commune to renew my Card ...
Just your renewed Annex 46 , Passport Photo, Current Residence Card and 25 euros. They will collect your residence card and issue an annex to you. 2 weeks later you will receive a pin in the mail and you would use that to collect your new card, go ... Read More
Paternity Leave - Citizenship by Gamargu
Hi All,Does anyone know if taking paternity leave will be considered as not working when you want to apply for citizenship through the 5 years path. I saw that when on paternity leave, you are not paid by your employer but by the mutuelle.Anyone ...
@lebimmi Not a solid answer per se but what most told me is that Parental Leave(4 months per child) count as not working but paternity leave(20 days) does not Read More
Personal loan by ChristelP
Hi guys a question so with a single permit type A card is it possible to get a personal short term loan in Belgium really nothing serious like 1500 that will be payed back in a month from somewhere? Because most credit unions say they cant with a ...
@ChristelPit is next to impossible to get a loan with an A card; you cannot get a credit card on an A card, so a loan is borderline impossible. The best you can get is the deferred debit credit card, which you have to pay off every month, and unlike ... 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 ...
@Shannen Navarro HUE-NEU@brucity.be 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 ...
@Shannen Navarro For me they got the name on my wife's RP wrong, i sent a mail to the commune 1000 , they gave us an appointment and we went with her passport. They rectified the name in their system, collected the wrong RP and gave us an annex ... Read More
Family reunification residency permit renewal by RSSS
Hello,I have submitted the family reunification permit renewal at the municipality since almost 3 months. I have contacted the IBZ to get an update on the status of the file. They told me that they have not received anything from the municipality. I ...
@RSSS I am also in the same situation , submitted my family's document for renewal since April and up till now the commune keeps saying they have not received any update from immigration. Quick question which number did you call to get ahold of ibz ? Read More
Reunification Visa by rejina Simkhada
My parents have 10 years residency permit in Belgium also my father is getting passport in almost 3 months.I am from nepal and we are willing to apply for family reunification visa. I am 24 years old so am i eligible for that.
@rejina Simkhada you are not eligible as you are already an adult. You have to stay in Belgium for some years then apply Read More
Paternity Leave - Citizenship
Hi All,Does anyone know if taking paternity leave will be considered as not working when you want to apply for citizenship through the 5 years path. I saw that when on paternity leave, you are not paid by your employer but by the mutuelle.Anyone ... Read More
Definition of un-interruped work for citizenship application by jill dervla
Hello,I have been living and working in Belgium for 8 years. I have been in my current job for over 4 years and will soon leave and start a new job. I would be interested in applying for citizenship at some point. I understand that to avoid the ...
@BuRukh That's terrible, quick one how about paternity leave do you have any idea if taking it will be considered an interruption to work. I saw that once you take the twenty days your employer only pays for three days and the remaining days you get ... Read More
Permanent permit by Taimtaim11
Hello,I have work permit and residency A limited and now I have applied for a permanent permit after completing 3.5 years (married with kids) and there is a concern of losing my job. So, does the permit shifting will affect my resident period and ...
@Taimtaim11 Once you have unlimited work permit , you are no longer tied to your employer. You can simply look for another job before your residence expires. Read More
Documents Needed for Residence Permit Renewal by sandym007
Dear Expats, I believe many members in our community might have gone through the renewal process of Residence Permit in Brussels. Hence could you please help me out with the documents required to renew or extend residence permit ? Regards Sandy
@maharaji1984 Thank you for the response Read More
Documents Needed for Residence Permit Renewal by sandym007
Dear Expats, I believe many members in our community might have gone through the renewal process of Residence Permit in Brussels. Hence could you please help me out with the documents required to renew or extend residence permit ? Regards Sandy
Hi @aneesh hope you are well quick question , the renewal of the residence permit should be done while your current card is still valid right ?My commune (1000) gave me an appointment to issue annex 49 after the expiry of my current card and i am ... Read More
bilingual pre-schools (English-French) and quiet neighborhoods by Movingtobrussels
Hi, I'm due to move to Brussels with my son next spring. I'm mostly interested in getting advice on bilingual pre-schools (English-French) and quiet neighborhoods. As I'm a single mom working near the EU institutions (but nor for), I'm looking for a ...
@Movingtobrussels Bilingual schools are really expensive, the only one i can think of that is not too expensive is tutti -frutti primary school. Check out this site for a list of schools in brussels ... Read More
Legalizing my degree certificates by opsin29
I am currently processing my application for work permit in Belgium. I come from Nigeria. I was also informed that I have to legalize my documents which I have commenced the process already.Question; for a work permit(and not coming as a student), I ...
@opsin29 I provided a copy of my certificates, i didn't legalize them 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 ...
Hi All,My Name is Ibrahim Yerima Balla from Nigeria, I joined this forum in April 2022 while processing my single permit but haven't introduced myself yet. I am currently in Brussels, nice to meet you all Read More
Annex 49 (Single Permit) by Frahmouni
Hi all, My employer requires Annex 49 to start working either the 15th of November or 1st of December, I have managed to book appointment this Monday in city hall to get annex 49; Do I get it in the same day or it takes time ? if yes how long?Thank ...
@Frahmouni That's the evidence given to you to signify you have started your registration process. Once all your documents are ok they give it to you and don't loose you need it for the second step after police visitation Read More
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 ...
@dindasurel Buy a Schengen travel insurance for yourself then when you get here he can add you to his mutuelle Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
@krishna15聽Purchase Schengen travel insurance for your dependents that's what i did. Read More
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 ...
@aykutg88聽We submitted ours at TLS Contact Abuja/Nigeria on 29th July 2022 still waiting for the Visa Read More
Single Permit and Family Reunification by mehmetfirattt41
Hello everyoneMe and my wife (family reunion) applied for a visa on 20 July. All documents were ready at the time of application. We gave every detail and filled out the visa form. Anyway, it's been quite some time since our application today, but ...
@mehmetfirattt41聽I have a similar timeline to you, I applied with my wife and kid on the 29th of July(Abuja/Nigeria). The visa is not yet out, I will suggest relaxing and giving them time to contact you. Its most probably administrative ... Read More
Family reunification visa by Guest9876
Kindly assist with what this means.聽I applied for family reunification visa to join my spouse since May 30 2022 through the TLS center in Nigeria, its been 2 months now and the status on the TLS portal says " instructions (Additional)"Does this ...
@Adeola Azeez聽I also have instructions additional showing up on my portal though i called TLS contact and they said its nothing. If they need additional documents, they will send a mail. Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
@vksng聽I was surprised too, I was anticipating mid to ending of August based on the timelines posted in this thread. Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
@Meric Erdeviren聽Thanks Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
@aykutg88聽Region: Brussels Privacy Notice Email: 19th May 2022 Work Permit: 15th June 2022 Residence Permit: 19th July 2022 Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
@Gamargu聽New Update, Just received my Annex 46 today. Read More
Single Permit Processing in 2022 by amansoalie
Please share your timeline here Region: FlandersApplication date : 14th OctWP: waiting RP: waiting
Hello guys,Here is my timeline, new applicationRegion: BrusselsPrivacy Notice Email: 19th May 2022Work Permit: 15th June 2022Residence Permit: Waiting Read More