gannam
Ukrainian looking for information about Belgium
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Registration: 30 June 2020
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L card - 5 years requirement by Stranger_F
Hello,I live in Brussels/Schaerbeek. One of the requirements for L card is "justifier d'un s茅jour l茅gal et ininterrompu en Belgique au cours des 5 ans".Do you know from which date those 5 years are calculated? For instance I have three ...
@ashiseverywhere This is so true! My municipality looked into computer and told me to start applying in the mid July, and I only arrived to Belgium in August. I think I'd better wait until at least registration date:) Read More
Brussels areas by SashaMNE
In a month we are moving to Brussels (a couple with two primary school kids). We will be looking for an apartment, with nice neighbourhood and good primary and secondary schools. First choice would be Etterbeek, but it's not decided yet so we are ...
@gannam And it was in August. We managed to find a school, not all but some were very responsive. Read More
Brussels areas by SashaMNE
In a month we are moving to Brussels (a couple with two primary school kids). We will be looking for an apartment, with nice neighbourhood and good primary and secondary schools. First choice would be Etterbeek, but it's not decided yet so we are ...
@SashaMNE I found couple schools, went to website and have written a request for enrolling/meeting. We went to the schools which replied, I asked my colleagues to call the school to arrange the meeting. Luckily the director spoke a little English. ... Read More
Brussels areas by SashaMNE
In a month we are moving to Brussels (a couple with two primary school kids). We will be looking for an apartment, with nice neighbourhood and good primary and secondary schools. First choice would be Etterbeek, but it's not decided yet so we are ...
DASPA is available only for kids after 12... for the schools you might get good advice in fb group Belgian Schools Network: Public, Private, Home. Just register there and ask a question, or you can search in group by key words, there were lots of ... Read More
Unlimited Single Permit 2025 by mehmetfirattt41
Application Date : 01-01-2025Work Permit : 24/02/2025Residence Permit : WaitingI am wondering one thing. Can i change my work right now? With work permit? Or should i wait to decision of residence permit?
@Nadeem Irfan you need to show 30 months of work, so for me it was from the date I could show full payslips. Read More
L card vs B card by alex8111
Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...
@Srizzy There is history of residence certificate, you can download it from your commune website. There one can find the first date registed Read More
Unlimited Work Permit 2024 by mehmetfirattt41
As a Turkish citizen, I applied for an unlimited single permit on September 28, 2024. It was rejected because I could not provide a 24-month pay slip. As of this month, I have 22 pay slips. The decision states that I can reapply in January 2025. ...
@bluespark123 Mutuel is usually linked to you. As for extra insurance, it depends. For example, work-provided DKV allowed to retain profile after resigning if you have been with them about 3 (? do not remember) years. You need to look into your ... Read More
Unlimited Work Permit 2024 by mehmetfirattt41
As a Turkish citizen, I applied for an unlimited single permit on September 28, 2024. It was rejected because I could not provide a 24-month pay slip. As of this month, I have 22 pay slips. The decision states that I can reapply in January 2025. ...
Probably it is holidays season... I submitted in October, got approved in 5 days but then waited until December for residence approval... Read More
L card (with expiring A) vs B card by John Deyta
Hi,My first registration was in September 2020, and I am currently have an A-card (onbeperkt), which expires in December 2025. I have lived and worked in Flanders since the start, without any gap.My 5-year period will be completed in September 2025, ...
I have read that after 5 years during the A card renewal one might be given card B. The law is from 2019 or 2020, so I hoped it might be really quick - but who knows what is in reality. In the same situation almost, and same timeline :) so I opt for ... Read More
New rules for unlimited WP by gannam
Did you know? From October 1, if you requested unlimited WP in Brussels, it is possible to do it now after 30 months of work. Also other rules for work permit in Belgium have been simplified, especially changing jobs for limited WP - but this change ...
@Srizzy Yes, sure you can apply Read More
New rules for unlimited WP by gannam
Did you know? From October 1, if you requested unlimited WP in Brussels, it is possible to do it now after 30 months of work. Also other rules for work permit in Belgium have been simplified, especially changing jobs for limited WP - but this change ...
@gafarvictoir I am not sure myself, it is indeed very confusing. Read More
New rules for unlimited WP by gannam
Did you know? From October 1, if you requested unlimited WP in Brussels, it is possible to do it now after 30 months of work. Also other rules for work permit in Belgium have been simplified, especially changing jobs for limited WP - but this change ...
@gafarvictoir Only for Work permits requested in Brussels region... Read More
New rules for unlimited WP
Did you know? From October 1, if you requested unlimited WP in Brussels, it is possible to do it now after 30 months of work. Also other rules for work permit in Belgium have been simplified, especially changing jobs for limited WP - but this change ... 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.
@uygurdamla5 Thank you! did not know you can do that:) I figured out hard way - reprinted them into pdf format again and certification/signature issue was overwritten Read More
PDFs for unlimited PR
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. Read More