mpssalazar
Brazilian expat in Belgium
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Brazilian
Registration: 07 July 2025
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Non-EU citizen working in another country - second residence possible? by mpssalazar
Hello all,I know this is a shot in the dark, but just in case someone knows something that could apply to my situation, I'm asking for your help.I am a non-EU citizen and have been in Belgium for 5 years. Since for 3 out of those 5 years I was ...
Hello @nyamani77Thank you for your answer! I'm sorry that all these complications are happening with your application! Wish you luck in trying to find a solution with lawyers but I totally understand how frustrating this whole process has been for ... Read More
Non-EU citizen working in another country - second residence possible?
Hello all,I know this is a shot in the dark, but just in case someone knows something that could apply to my situation, I'm asking for your help.I am a non-EU citizen and have been in Belgium for 5 years. Since for 3 out of those 5 years I was ... Read More
Declaration of Belgian citizenship with F-card by ahmedyoussef12377
Hey there, I would like to know whether I satisfy all requirements to file a request for the Belgian nationality.A little background, I have been living in Belgium since September 2019. I spent about 3.5 years (until January 2023) with an A-card, as ...
@Mia0210 I've seen some anecdotal cases in which the orange card is considered as an interruption, but have also seen people saying it didn't interrupt anything for them Read More
Declaration of Belgian citizenship with F-card by ahmedyoussef12377
Hey there, I would like to know whether I satisfy all requirements to file a request for the Belgian nationality.A little background, I have been living in Belgium since September 2019. I spent about 3.5 years (until January 2023) with an A-card, as ...
@wipopoo88 Thank you for the reply! That feels so weird, since it's just another type of residence, but Belgium bureaucracy doesn't always make sense 馃し Read More
Declaration of Belgian citizenship with F-card by ahmedyoussef12377
Hey there, I would like to know whether I satisfy all requirements to file a request for the Belgian nationality.A little background, I have been living in Belgium since September 2019. I spent about 3.5 years (until January 2023) with an A-card, as ...
@rahmanahmad Hi, did you fight it in court in the end? I'm considering whether it makes sense to go from my A card, valid for 2 more years, to F card; or if that would cause a pause in my time count for the nationality.Thanks! Read More
L card - minimum social contribution requirements by ng.an1
Hello all,I'm planning to apply for an L card next year since it will have been 5 total years that I've been in Belgium (5 years on a student visa, 1 search year, 1.5 years work permit). However, I've heard from varying sources that you need to ...
@ng.an1 Could you please share what your commune says about it once you have an answer? Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@maharaji1984 Oh ok, I see, so if I have the 468 hous in 3 years, I guess that would be enough. Thank you! Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@maharaji1984Congratulations!!!I have a small question, when you say "(5 years individual payments and 6 months payslips)", what are the individual payments? And are they always requested for nationality? For example, if someone has an L Card after ... Read More
Card L Schaerbeek by Ilya543
I want to ask for PR in Schaerbeek ( L card) but the website isn't so clear about the procedure.Has anyone done it before ? How did you manage ? What happened ?
@Mai Rose Hi Mai,Would you mind sharing how long you had been in Belgium when you applied for your L-Card? Did your study years count in full? I'm soon reaching 5 years in Belgium, but 3 of those years were as a student, so now I'm debating if it's ... Read More
L card rejected by PseudoName1
Hello,I have been working for 5 years.I applied for the L card but I got response after 3 months that it has been rejected.I am yet to receive the reason of rejection.What are the options I have?
@maharaji1984 Thank you for your reply! Read More
L card rejected by PseudoName1
Hello,I have been working for 5 years.I applied for the L card but I got response after 3 months that it has been rejected.I am yet to receive the reason of rejection.What are the options I have?
@maharaji1984Would this suggest that having a student job while being a student would make that time count as full (and not half)? This student job appears in the link you posted, but think that's too optimistic for my case :) still, worth asking ... Read More
Card L Brussels by Taimtaim11
Hello,I have been legally residing in Belgium since January 2021. I understand I can apply for the permanent residence card (Carte L) after 5 years, which will be in January 2026.However, my municipality (Brussels 1000) invited me to apply early in ...
@Taimtaim11 Out of curiosity, did you receive any positive (hopefully) or negative answer about this? Read More