Zivcal
American expat in Belgium
Forum posts
12
About me
American
Lives in Schaerbeek, Brussels Capital
Speaks English, Hebrew
Registration: 02 October 2020
Moving to Belgium, EU-citizen with American spouse by Jens79
Hi, I have just joined this forum with hope to find someone with practical experience of a similar situation as me and my family are in. I'm a Swedish citizen, currently living in the United States with my wife, who is a US citizen and we ...
Ps - when we arrived in Brussels, my husband had a one way ticket. I explained we are there to house hunt together as I鈥檓 European No issues at all. They said enjoy. We then rent a place and registered. Read More
Moving to Belgium, EU-citizen with American spouse by Jens79
Hi, I have just joined this forum with hope to find someone with practical experience of a similar situation as me and my family are in. I'm a Swedish citizen, currently living in the United States with my wife, who is a US citizen and we ...
My husband is American. I registered him for the F card which took 6 month to get, but he still traveled back and forth to the US with no issues during that time. If your wife is from the US which is a visa free country- she can still travel back ... Read More
Relocating to Belgium by DylanGrumley
Hi, I am an Irish citizen looking to relocate to Belgium. Is it as simple as just landing and settling or do I still need certain residency papers to be submitted/ approved? Thanks!
Hello You will need to make an appointment with the town hall once you sign a lease/buy a house. You will need to satisfy certain things - a job, sufficient means etc. Check the municipality website of where you intend to reside. One to ... 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
There is a tax agreement. You only pay it in the country you live. I have staff that work in Belgium but life in NL. Hopes that helps Read More
Marriage between the holder of A-card and a foreigner by Kisialeu
Hi everyone! Such a question - I am not an EU citizen, I live and work in Belgium - A card holder (single permit). I have been working for more than three months, renting an apartment. Can my girlfriend come to belgium on a tourist visa and marry me ...
I believe you should be able to register her once you are married as long as you are legal to work/live here - under the family reunification rules. Read More
Spouse visa processing time by Fazila1995
Hello guys I submitted my documents on 8th September 2017 for long stay visa to join my spouse who is a Belgian citizen. It is going to be 3 months since I applied but got no answer of approval of documents till yet. Can you guys tell me what is the ...
May I ask - are you still waiting? 8 mo sounds like a very long time. I would recommend contacting an immigration attorney if it鈥檚 still not processed. Check with Fragoman group perhaps. I鈥檓 a European national and the process ... Read More
Tax identification number (TIN or NIF) by Nidal119
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding TIN. I will be arriving in Brussels within a month, after obtaining all the needed permits. and now considering opening a bank account before arriving. However, all banks require a TIN, NN, or NIF number ...
We actually opened an account with ING expat before having our numbers. It was easy and we had it opened before we arrived. Read More