Aneesh
@Aneesh
Indian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
2002
Contacts
131
About me
Indian
Lives in Brussels
Speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, a little French :)
Registration: 11 April 2010
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Need Guidance 鈥� Family Reunification Visa Confusion (India 鈫� Belgium) by Minakshi Arora
Hi everyone,I鈥檓 reaching out to seek guidance from anyone who has experienced something similar.I applied for family reunification visas for my husband and my son in New Delhi, India, in May 2025. Recently, the IVZ portal showed an update ...
Yes, it should go to "Accord" Read More
Need Guidance 鈥� Family Reunification Visa Confusion (India 鈫� Belgium) by Minakshi Arora
Hi everyone,I鈥檓 reaching out to seek guidance from anyone who has experienced something similar.I applied for family reunification visas for my husband and my son in New Delhi, India, in May 2025. Recently, the IVZ portal showed an update ...
Send a new email to consulate, attaching the IBZ response. Sometimes IBZ makes decision, transmits it to Embassy and it is in Embassy queue to process and update the file. Read More
Belgium Visa Processing Timeline and Documentation by shivamgrover21
Hi All, I would like to share my experience in getting the long term D visa for Belgium. I had tons of questions for the visa application, but this forum and the responses from people have been of great help. Mostly though AneeshKs's responses ...
First step is the company getting a work permit for him. This takes usually upto 5 weeks or more. Then comes visa application on the basis of work permit for him, and for you as his dependent. If all documents are in order and while applying with ... Read More
Single permit by ZAPPOO
Hello all,I have a full time contract for 3 years starting from September. On the other side, I have a part time contract up to December. Am I eligible to keep my part time job or should I quit?Thank you for sharing your idea and experience!
Check with your employer. Usually employers dont have an issue with you doing a second job as long as there is no conflict of interest, etc. Read More
Rental deposit by Movingtobrussels
Hi,I need to deposit two months rent but have no bank account yet in Belgium as I haven't moved there yet. The real estate agency suggests Korfine for this and to insure the apartment. What I read online about this company is awful. Any suggestion? ...
Agree with the comments above. Korfine is widely used for rental deposits. Read More
School Intake by nicjossub
HiI will be moving to Belgium soon.I have two kids, who will be starting state school in Belgium. Does their school transfer letter from their current school confirming that they completed their Grade 6 and Grade 10, need to be apostilled? Or does a ...
You dont need to apostille this document, Read More
Family reunification by Abena ne
Hello everyone, Anyone filed in march ? Any updates
聽 聽 Is Birth certificate mandatory for dependent visa?聽 聽 聽 聽 -@indhumathiinnYes Read More
Maximum validity for tourist visa for parents by davindersharma20042008
I am writing to seek clarification on a couple of matters regarding visa options for my parents, who are planning to visit Belgium.Maximum Validity of Tourist Visa:Could you please inform me about the maximum validity period for a tourist visa for ...
apply for 89 days as its the first time. Second question - the simple the answer is No. There are things like humanitarian visa etc but its super complicated procedure and no guarantee of approval. Read More
Duration tourist visa by selom KUDAWOO
Hello all,need help about belgium tourist visa!got last october 27 days one entry tourist visa ,I respected the timeles and back on time.I want to apply again this august .I would like to ask 2 months but just scare maybe they will dinied because of ...
Dont worry, if you have all valid documentation and especially proving your purpose of travel, intention to go back to home country after the visit, your visa will be approved. Read More
Reapplying Family Reunion Visa by pradap27
Hello,I am Staying in Belgium with A-Card. Initially when I was issued with Work permit, I had my wife applied with me for a long stay Visa and we both got our Visa's together.But she got pregnant and was not able to travel with me and planned to ...
Try sending an email to IBZ to consider this. Read More
English speaking schools - Belgium by nicjossub
I am moving to Belgium from South Africa. I have two daughters age 15 and 10.Are there any English schools in Belgium? Which are the cheaper ones?if they are too expensive, do you think my 10 year old will be able to integrate in a Dutch speaking ...
Please search the Belgium forum, plenty of threads on this topic. Read More
National passport renewal while waiting for Belgian ID card by vknlmsra
Hello everyone,I have a question as stated in the subject. Essentially, I am currently waiting for my new Belgian ID card decision for which I applied with my current (foreign) national passport. My passport will expire soon, although sometime after ...
It has no effect. You can renew your national passport, no issue. 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
Go to your commune, there is a CPAS desk. They know what this document is and will be issued in a day or two. Read More
Reapplying Family Reunion Visa by pradap27
Hello,I am Staying in Belgium with A-Card. Initially when I was issued with Work permit, I had my wife applied with me for a long stay Visa and we both got our Visa's together.But she got pregnant and was not able to travel with me and planned to ...
Give it a try and write a very convincing cover letter. 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 ...
Usually it takes several weeks to get an answer from DOFI. Read More