Sweety
@Babitha De Ruyter
South African looking for information about Belgium
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South African
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Registration: 28 February 2023
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
@Abhimanyu_143 If you are applying from abroad, the processing time is 6 to 9 months.You will have to wait. Read More
Return Visa by SilverGun
Hello everyone,My wife had to return to our home country because of a medical emergency, while her dependent residence permit (which was already expired) was still under renewal in Belgium. Now I understand that we may need to apply for a return ...
Good DayDid your wife have an Orange card, and are you in the process of a family reunion while she lived in Belgium? Normally, if she is in the event of a family reunion and leaves the country without notifying the immigration office, then she will ... Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
Hi Everyone I am married to a Belgian, and I live in Belgium on an orange card. I am working, but my husband is not. We have applied several times for a family reunion, but I am always getting rejected. The reason is that my husband has to work. He ... Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
@Fernanda Mart铆nez71 With an Orange Card, technically, you are NOT allowed to travel out of Belgium. The Orange Card grants you a temporary stay in Belgium and not in the Schengen Zone ... Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
Hi, I am in the same situation, but I am now working in Belgium on an orange card. They refused me several times because my husband is not working. The income must be 2100 euros net for a family reunion and sick leave funds, which the immigration ... Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
@Tonne85 it takes 6 to 9 months. Read More
Married to a Belgian citizen, my orange card expired by reduxhominy8i
I have a huge problem and I thought maybe someone here can help me.I聽 came to Belgium since 3 years and half I married with a聽 Belgium girls and I鈥檓 3 years married with her now my kids born 6 mounth ago they give me orang card聽 ...
I am in the same situation , married for 22 years . Got married in Belgium in 2003. My husband is Belgium . We went back to South Africa in 2011 and returned Back to Belgium in 2023. I am here for two years and every six months i get a new orange ... Read More
Visa D - family reunification by aakriti1
Has anyone got recent approval?Please share because i feel like they are sleeping in brussel.
It takes 6months. Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
It takes 6 to 9 months Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
It takes 6 to nine months . Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
@farhhttps://infovisa.ibz.be/InfovisaFr.aspxadmkhan92 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 ...
@RSSSIt takes 6 months . First three months they don't look at your file , they only do, on the 5th month. I am in the Same situation , i only give my file end of the 3rd month. Read More
Can I enter Belgium with Orange Card? by mae24lax
Hello,I'm Japanese, living in Belgium with an orange card (my husband has a single permit). Although I expect to receive the F card around next September, I must return to Japan to attend my best friend's wedding in April (during the orange card ...
I have the same problem. I want to visit my sons in South Africa but due to the Orange card i cannot. I cannot leave Belgium for 5years or neither my sons can visit me. I have a full time working contract in Belgium. Read More
Do I need to apply for a different card after divorce? by Cris L
Hello everyone, I am divorced and f+ card holder. I am still so confused and broken so I am gonna start with this. I booked a flight to my home country to visit my family. Upon the last step(immigration I believe)before boarding the plane,the ...
Contact the immigration office. Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
Hello everyone.Just want some advice. I am married to a Belgium for 21 years and got married in Belgium in 2003, lived here before . Used to travel and live both sides with no problem . In 2011 I went back to my country in South Africa. I came back ... 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 DayThey 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
Family Reunion visa by nadeshn
Please after the embassy called me for a written interview and submission of missing documents are they going to call my spouse after for an interview there in Belgium?
Yes they do. Read More
Belgium short stay visa processing time by Anonymous_user
HelloCan someone please guide me this. My mother has submitted Belgium short stay visa visiting family as I live in Belgium. The visa application was submitted at Mumbai VFS and after 3days we received an email saying that "Your visa application has ...
@Anonymous_userFrom what i know they won't grant your mom a visa. They are not allowing parents especially to come to Belgium, because once your mom is here and she wants to stay they have to allow her . Once she can stay than she can get money from ... Read More
Marriage in Belgium by oregonauden
Hello everyone 馃憢馃徎, im getting married in June in Belgium to my fianc茅 who lives there. I got all the info on the documents I need but I have a few questions. One of the documents I need is a certificate of residence. I have no ...
They do not except other income , your husband has to be working for a year and show salary slip . Read More
Immigration lawyer
Does anyone know an immigration lawyer, who can get paperwork done. Read More
Getting Spouse and Kid's VISA for short term work permit travel by helloabhisek2012
Hi,I will travel to Brussels for 88 days with short term work VISA. I would like to know the clause of applying sengen VISA for my dependent wife and kid who will travel after my travel and will stay for a period of 1 month with me.Can anyone guide ...
Hi are you from south africa Read More
Samenwonen with illegal by kezz
I have been 'illegal' in Belgium since 2012. Met a Belgian in 2018.He proposed early this year.We now want to do a legal cohabitation before wedding later.What are my chances of getting my residency if we pass the 'real relationship test'?.And it is ...
My dear i am from south africa married 21 years to a Belgium and i used to live in Belgium after marriage . I got married at the commune in Deurne Belgium . My husband had a job offer in South Afrika and we moved to South Africa. My husband contract ... Read More
translator for practical test by Jeny0
Hi, I need numbers and names of translators for the practical exam for 3 or 4 of September early morning.
Does anyone know if you can make an appointment with the immigration office in Brussels. I am married to a Belgian. Got married in 2003 in Belgium and lived here previously. I am 20 years married .In 2011 we moved back to South Africa and lived ... Read More
Samenwonen with illegal by kezz
I have been 'illegal' in Belgium since 2012. Met a Belgian in 2018.He proposed early this year.We now want to do a legal cohabitation before wedding later.What are my chances of getting my residency if we pass the 'real relationship test'?.And it is ...
@kezz Firstly you are illegal in the country , you are not going to get a residency. I am talking from experience. I got married in Belgium live here for more then 9 years but still never got a residency . I am married for 20 years. Had businesses ... Read More
SWITCH TYPE C VISA FOR MARRIAGE INTO FSMILY REUNIFICATION by BO90
Hi,My fianc茅 and I applied for a TYPE C VISA TO GET MARRIED IN BELGIUM in June. I am Non eu citizen but my fianc茅 is EU living in Belgium.Our marriage declaration from the commune expires end of November and till date our status is ...
@BO90Don't make the mistake of getting married in your country , rather get married in Belgium . If you get married in your country they won't allow you in Belgium . Read More
Getting married in Belgium- Document of single status by KritikaS
Hello All,As an Indian citizen planning to marry a Belgian citizen, I visited my local municipality to inquire about the required documents. They informed me that I need to obtain a proof of unmarried status. I would like to know the process of ...
@KritikaS You can get it from the Embassy from India in Brussels. 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
@IgnacioEg Are you living in Belgium to apply for a nationality card or are you living in another country and applying for nationality. Read More
Family Reunion Belgium by Sunnydrop
Is the whole procedure very difficult to pass?Me (f20) and my fiance (m21) are planning on getting married in the summer and then either after that try to apply for family reunion or wait until next year to apply for it.We have few concernces and we ...
@Sunnydrop You have to be earning a salary of 1950euros to get family reunion. Read More
Family reunification visa to Belgium by Tonuss93
Good day to everyone) Thank you in advance for your replies My question will be about the family reunification visa to Belgium. My story started in summer 2015 when I was married with the Georgian man (but he has unlimited Belgian residence) in ...
@khaledrasel1980 I have the same problem like you . I applied in September 2022, got refused in February 2033. Your wife must be working and earning more than 1950euros to support one person , with two children's i think its more .They don't care . ... 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 ...
@Yoginee My name is Babitha De Ruyter , I am living in South Africa at the moment . My husband is Belgium and is living in Belgium from 2021. I applied for family reunification 4 times and i am being refused under the grounds that he must be ... Read More
Family Reunion
Good Day I have been refused four times my visa to reunite with my husband in Belgium in Stekene .My husband is a Belgium and he moved from South Africa in 2021 .I have done so many applications for family reunion. They want my husband to be ... Read More
Police visit - what to expect by Zaza00
Hello I am new to Brussels and heard that there is a police visit shortly after registering at the commune. Should I be expecting the police to need to visit again in the future? Is there a police visit when applying for Card A?Thanks!
@Zaza00 Police visit is a must in Belgium . You have to have an address where you are living .Your house has to be furnished and you have to have enough rooms for everyone living at the address you registered yourself .Regards Roma Read More
Family reunification visa to Belgium by Tonuss93
Good day to everyone) Thank you in advance for your replies My question will be about the family reunification visa to Belgium. My story started in summer 2015 when I was married with the Georgian man (but he has unlimited Belgian residence) in ...
@GuestPoster297 I applied 5 times and got refused. I am married to a Belgium and got married in Belgium. The municipality in Belgium married us in 2003. I lived in Belgium . I always lived both sides in South Africa and Belgium . 2011 we moved to ... Read More