

ARMaliq
Pakistani looking for information about Belgium
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Belgium increases nationality fee starting July 2025 by Mia0210
Belgium has officially decided to raise the fee for applying for Belgian nationality — from €150 to €1,000. The change is supposed to start from July 1, 2025, but only if the Senate approves it before their summer holidays. If not, ...

I wonder what happens to integration requirements as they also talked about it. Further, what happens to the people who plan to apply for citizenship and have already obtained Integration certificate (social integration and passed A2 level) Read More


From an A card to an F card by hssn601
Hello!I tried searching through all old threads but couldn’t find the right answer. I would like to ask if anyone has switched from an A card to an F card.Our situation is that I obtained Belgian nationality six months ago, but my wife is ...

@hssn601 Ask them for the documents required to request F card for your wife. There is no question of IF YOU CAN APPLY. Your wife IS eligible to apply. If that means, going there and getting all information, that should be fine for you as well. Read More


Documents for nationality from MyMINfin by ievgenfeldmann
What documents we need to bring from MyMINfin just poof of payment ?

Yes. That is the only thing required. Read More


From an A card to an F card by hssn601
Hello!I tried searching through all old threads but couldn’t find the right answer. I would like to ask if anyone has switched from an A card to an F card.Our situation is that I obtained Belgian nationality six months ago, but my wife is ...

@hssn601 Yes, She can apply for F card (being spouse of EU/BE national). Check with the commune for the list of documents and submit the application. Read More


Belgium Nationality 2025 by Tanvirul Hoque
Dear,I would like to know, does anyone apply nationality in ixelles commune? Which document need to be submitted.

Contact Etat civil department of Ixelles for the list of documents to be submitted with the application. Read More


Timelines Card A and card L renewal by DaryaSh
Hey °µÍø½ûÇøs ,Wanted to share my current timelines - applied simultaneously for renewal of A card (UNlimited access to labour market ) and card L ( 5 years work) on 12th Feb. A card renewal is taking a long time - anyone experiencing something similar ...

The processing of A card should not take much time. 4 weeks are enough to get a decision on it. Check with your commune on the status update. Read More


residency expires + single permit processing = interruption of stay ? by AlanSparrow
Hello,I'm on my final year of a work contract, and my employer promised me a renewal, but I don't know if they will do it or not (because you never know) .. They promised they will ask for the renewal from HR 6 months before it ends. So if they ...

@Aycan Gunal You can change jobs as much as you want with different companies. What is important is that your residence remain uninterrupted and there is not much gap (no job) while switching. Only some time of Administrative processing is allowed. Read More


Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...

@RKSI No. Read More


Clarification on PR (B/L Card) Eligibility in Belgium by gowthamraj07
Hello everyone,I have been residing in Belgium since November 2017. From November 2017 to September 2024, I was in Belgium as an °µÍø½ûÇøriate through an Indian company. Since September 2024, I have been employed locally by a Belgian company.After ...

As per your statement: "From November 2017 to September 2024, I was in Belgium as an °µÍø½ûÇøriate through an Indian company", Commune is right to refuse your application for PR. Rules changed a few years ago and It is not possible any more. Read More


Administrative change for family reunion with EU (F card) by AlexFromBelgium
Prior to the 22th of May 2023, the foreigner's office had 6 months to reach a decision on applications for family reunification with an EU.Without any answer from their part, the F card would be automatically granted by the commune (article 52, ...

@Nuri E. Hey, So how did it go? Did you get your F card within six months or did immigration take more time? Read More


F card processing time by ARMaliq
Hello everyone,could everyone who recently have been issued an F card based on Annex19ter put down the timeline i.e. how long did it take to approve your F card? What was the application date?I look forward to your replies

For everyone who reads through this thread, there is an update.After passing of six months, I contacted immigration as my commune has not replied yet. The immigration has told me that the concerned department has not taken a decision due to workload ... 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 ...

Unfortunately, Ireland does not recognize EU long-term residence permits. So you’ll need to go through the usual processes for work visa. Your L card remains valid even if you leave EU. Read More


F card based family reunification by peterjohn1104
Hi All,Just want to post here as a master thread where you could just share your timeline of applying for an F card based family reunification with a BelgianPlease indicate clearly if it is reunification with a Belgian spouse or a Belgian child (as ...

@peterjohn1104 Hey, I am in the same situation. How it went for you? did you end up applying on the basis of child and how long it took for you to get F card?. Was it at the end of 6 months, earlier or later?Regards Read More

F card processing time
Hello everyone,could everyone who recently have been issued an F card based on Annex19ter put down the timeline i.e. how long did it take to approve your F card? What was the application date?I look forward to your replies Read More


Work permit rejected by AnnaSe
Hi everyone! I’m a non-EU citizen and my company applied for a WP for me in January. And the mean time I was in Belgium and my residency permit ran out during the time the application was processed. Now I received a negative decision. Does ...

@Brightabraham566 Hey, Job contract means nothing if you dont get the working permit based on that job contract. Read More