
uygurdamla5
Turkish expat in Belgium
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Turkish
Registration: 02 October 2024
Change of employer under single permit by Bel_expat
Hello, apologies if this has been discussed before but I could not find. I moved to Belgium with my family in Jan 2019 with B type work permit, which was renewed by my employer after 1 year to a single permit for 3 years. As I wanted to leave my ...
@Nadeem Irfan Hello,I am sorry for the situation. After your company finishes your working contract, you will still have 90 days to stay in Belgium. In this time you can find another job and get a new work permit to start working. Hope it helps, ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@maharaji1984 Maybe the rules changed from this time. Now, you can work at the time that the new WP arrives and as you have any valid residence permit no matter from which employer. It is written in their website. I generally call them more than ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@uygurdamla5 hi Thanks for the clarify. Do i need submit my RP card in commune before getting annex 49. I think they both cant be issued together. You did the same? - @Puneet07 Did you receive a letter from the commune that they will take your card ... Read More
Reference start date - unlimited single permit by math7612
Hi, I’ve looked thoroughly on the forum but couldn’t reach a clear conclusion. That’s why I’d like to ask friends who have previously applied for the unlimited single permit. We have two start dates for the application to ...
@math7612 Hi, I asked the same question to the SPW and they told me that they literally count the days we actively worked. If you apply with 2-3 weeks before completing your 4 years or have some inactive days in your 4 years, they wait for these ... Read More
Change in RP while changing employer by fantasy2019
Hi, I am an Indian citizen, currently working in Belgium on long term Work Permit. Currently my Single Permit (RP) of type "A" is valid till end of 2020. I had got an offer from another employer in Belgium and then they processed to get ...
@Puneet07 The new employer and I decided the new start date by counting my notice period and the processing time of WP. So when the WP arrived it had the future starting date. Read More
Change in RP while changing employer by fantasy2019
Hi, I am an Indian citizen, currently working in Belgium on long term Work Permit. Currently my Single Permit (RP) of type "A" is valid till end of 2020. I had got an offer from another employer in Belgium and then they processed to get ...
@uygurdamla5 I have the similar question as below.... I would like to understand in which order I should do what not to risk my work / resident permit also handling good transition for both companies. Did you inform your former employer about your ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@maharaji1984 Okay, I got it now. I am sorry for the confusion but normally you should have worked because it is written on the website. You can also see the same situations in some other forums here. Unfortunately, they can give always the same ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@maharaji1984 Annex46 comes from the immigration office (IBZ). Work permit comes from the regional authorities. We receive the work permit first, then the decision goes to the IBZ and they issue the decision via annex46. Then we apply for the card ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@maharaji1984 Selam 😀I think you should visit this website for the change of employer section. ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@Puneet07 So I already did it, I think you can have it too. Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@maharaji1984 Hi, thank you for your answer. However, if you have a valid residence permit and have a new work permit together, they can issue an annex49 with working rights on it. So, you can continue to work while waiting for the new annex46 in ... Read More
Annex 49 Question by Puneet07
I did change of employer and Work permit got approved. Now my company wants annex 49 for starting my work. They are saying ask annex 49 awaited annex 46 decision from immigration office. As my RP card is still valid will my municipality issue annex ...
@Puneet07 Hi, they can issue annex49 or they can let you keep your residence permit till the new one arrives. I also made my second change of employer but this time immigration office gave me an annex49 with no working rights. Does anyone know what ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@math7612 You can do the application after 3 years via https://www.workinginbelgium.be/en/home.htmlby clicking on single permit. Then you should see the application button on the top. After receiving the annexe46 you will not follow a link, you ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@teaenjoyer27 They announced 2 weeks of waiting time of work permit for High skilled workers in their website. ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@teaenjoyer27What is your category and the region?Normally, for residence permit it can be that long but work permits are quite faster. Read More
Change in RP while changing employer by fantasy2019
Hi, I am an Indian citizen, currently working in Belgium on long term Work Permit. Currently my Single Permit (RP) of type "A" is valid till end of 2020. I had got an offer from another employer in Belgium and then they processed to get ...
Hello, I had the job change situation some months ago. So I signed the contract with the new company and they started the WP process. Then I learned that I can start to work for the new employer without waiting the new RP as I am already in Belgium ... Read More
New SP Request From Belgium by kriznaonline
Hello Guys,I applied for SP fro Belgium and my employer submited the documents and when I was checking the status I got this pending document - anyone has received similar request?what does this means?Veuillez nous dire à quelle fonction en ...
@kriznaonline With the last rules in Belgium, the profession should be in the ‘needed professions’ list. Your employer or you should have mention that in the application. They are asking about your profession to match it with the ... Read More
Changing Employer - Permit Processing Time - 2023 by aromal235
Hello, I plan to change my current employer through a mutual agreement with my current and future employer. Could anyone tell me how long does it take to get the permit for the second job? Does it take the same time as the first-time application?
Hello,Update!!!I am changing my employer in Wallonia, here is the processing time;Application date: 05/09/2024Admissible: 11/09/2024WP: 25/09/2024SP: 17/10/2024Good Luck 😀 Read More
Belgium Single permit application by Shubham740
Hi All My Single permit application was submitted by my employer on 31st July and I have received WP on 30th Oct.Now they have asked me to wait for 8 weeks to get RP or annex 46. Does anyone received RP recently how much time does this take?
Hello,I am also waiting for my annex 46 but this timing depends on the applied region.Normally, for annex 46 they said a maximum of 5 weeks in Wallonie.But you can see other forums, people put there their timelines for different regions. Read More
PDFs for unlimited PR by gannam
Hello!Could you please advice how you combine pdf payslips for submission? Mine are digitally signed and acrobat says it cannot combine them into one pdf . Did you post all of documents separately?Many Thanks for the answers, I got really puzzeld.
@gannam i asked to my HR representative, she downloaded all of them in one PDF. Read More
Changing Employer - Permit Processing Time - 2023 by aromal235
Hello, I plan to change my current employer through a mutual agreement with my current and future employer. Could anyone tell me how long does it take to get the permit for the second job? Does it take the same time as the first-time application?
@arunpecchem2489 even if you have it after the 4th of November, you can start working anytime on your work permit period. Read More
Changing Employer - Permit Processing Time - 2023 by aromal235
Hello, I plan to change my current employer through a mutual agreement with my current and future employer. Could anyone tell me how long does it take to get the permit for the second job? Does it take the same time as the first-time application?
@arunpecchem2489 it has to be a start date on the work contract to have the new permit starting from that date. Apart from that they did not mention. Read More
Single Permit Processing - 2024 by Mirage123
Hi everyone, I'm yet to submit any official application for my work permit/visa (I blame my employers who are incredibly disorganised...) so will post my information when the time comes.They seem to want me to start at the beginning of April but ...
@LegendaryV it means you have the work permit, they will send it to the immigration office.The next step for you is to wait to have Annex 46 from the immigration office via the same system. Read More
Changing Employer - Permit Processing Time - 2023 by aromal235
Hello, I plan to change my current employer through a mutual agreement with my current and future employer. Could anyone tell me how long does it take to get the permit for the second job? Does it take the same time as the first-time application?
@arunpecchem2489 Yes, they are in the same region.Normally it's on the 4th of November.In Wallonie, the single permit takes 2 months generally. Read More
Changing Employer - Permit Processing Time - 2023 by aromal235
Hello, I plan to change my current employer through a mutual agreement with my current and future employer. Could anyone tell me how long does it take to get the permit for the second job? Does it take the same time as the first-time application?
Hello, I am changing my employer in Wallonia, here is the processing time;Application date: 05/09/2024Admissible: 11/09/2024WP: 25/09/2024Now, I am waiting for the Annexe 46.Good luck everyone :)PS: they did not ask for any resignation letter or ... Read More