Eline Paul
Moroccan expat in Belgium
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Moroccan
Registration: 16 June 2025
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Residence continuity. Do I have a gap? by Eline Paul
Hi everyone, I have a question about residence continuity in Belgium.I had an orientation year permit and applied for a single permit before it expired. My orientation year card expired, and the single permit was ready 3 days later. The commune told ...
@Christy132 Hi Christy. No I don鈥檛 have an answer yet. I didn鈥檛 chase it further. I still have a couple of years until I become eligible to apply for nationaliy anyway鈥� but I believe I don鈥檛 have a gap Read More
Lost job but single permit visa still valid after several months by teddy19
Hi All,I am non-eu. In august 2024 I started a job after search year and I got a single permit after.I lost my job in September 2025 and I have been actively applying for jobs but, as you may know, it is quite difficult to have a job for english ...
@teddy19 Your employer forgot to cancel your single permit. If they did, you would have had the 3 months grace period. Just change to another status if you can. Because one day they might wake up and realize they forgot to cancel and do cancel it ... Read More
F Card or continue with A Card by Cityantwerp
Hi All,it is 4 years that I use my A type ID Card and recently I applied for F type ID Card, recently I received this email from "Burgerlijke Stand" that they mention, A change of residence status can unintentionally lead to a short interruption in ...
@aju90 Did you get an answer pls? Read More
F Card or continue with A Card by Cityantwerp
Hi All,it is 4 years that I use my A type ID Card and recently I applied for F type ID Card, recently I received this email from "Burgerlijke Stand" that they mention, A change of residence status can unintentionally lead to a short interruption in ...
@expact16 Did you get an answer? 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
@Nnajiu 1- The only requirement is that the salary of the job need to be as the work department specified for a highly skilled worker. 2- Why would they create problems? Generally speaking it鈥檚 better that you are in the search year and not ... 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
@Adina Asim RP approved means the annex 46 is ready! How come you are waiting for it? 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
@joaoaccorsi 3 months is usually enough to get the 1st approval ( work approval) once you get that you can resume work normal and ur card expires and you still don鈥檛 have the annex 46, you get an annex 49 immediately and you continue working ... Read More
Residence continuity. Do I have a gap?
Hi everyone, I have a question about residence continuity in Belgium.I had an orientation year permit and applied for a single permit before it expired. My orientation year card expired, and the single permit was ready 3 days later. The commune told ... Read More
Professional Card 鈥� What after my A-card expires? by NomadResearcher
Hi everyone,I鈥檓 a non-EU national living in Flanders. I completed my PhD here and recently applied for a Professional Card (beroepskaart) on October 1, 2025 to start self-employment in my field (engineering/R&D).My current A-card, based on ...
@NomadResearcher I switched from orientation year to single permit. Once my orientation year card expired the commune refused to give me any sort of annex. I was just told to wait until I get a decision. But my stay remains legal as i had an ongoing ... 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
@mfpratama I will go tomorrow to the commune to request my new ID. I will let you know if they tell me any remarks regarding how I did it. 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
Thank you! I don鈥檛 think it鈥檚 slowing the procedure. Actually I was in the same situation, I just changed my address and few weeks ago was the police visit. I didn鈥檛 go to the commune after that to get a new card, I waited for the ... 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
@@Tomkar They sent the annex 46 to my employer by email and also to my commune. The HR forwarded the mail to me. But I could also see it in the single permit website as I could log in to monitor the status. It changed from 鈥渋n treatment by the ... 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
@@TomkarThank you! The status changed to 鈥渋n treatment by the office鈥� on 2 October. 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
Happy to announce I just got my annex 46 this morning. first time application ( Flanders) date of application: 2 June WP: 26 June Annex 46: 14 October Good luck to everyone 馃槶 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
@Mehrdad_AS That鈥檚 not true. My card expired 10/10 and that didn鈥檛 help speed up the process whatsoever Read More