Hi there!!!
I would like to ask some recommendations and guidance regarding to my current situation.
I am Peruvian and study in Ireland for over 4 years, I have a long distance relationship with my belgian boyfriend and we would like to live together. The detail is, the cohabitation visa requires that we have been living together for 1 year and know each other for 2. We met a 1 year ago and have been together for 9 months. We try to visit and meet up as much as we can but we have never lived together for more than 3 weeks. What other option do we have?
For marriage, though they do not require a 1 year of cohabitation, they ask for 12 past payslips in order to prove economic solvency, we do not have this requirement, unfortunately he works for 6 months (under contract) and then he has spaces up to 6 months from job to job. Would it be possible for him and his parents to be my guarantors?
Regarding the work visa, as I've understood It's needed find an employer first and they will take care of the whole process in order to process the work permit, but how feasible is to get an employer when i would have to compete with all EU citizens in the country?
I wouldn't like to apply for a student visa, I'm 30 years old and don't want to continue studying. There is another option i could take?
thanks in advance
Holas!!
Me gustaria pedirles alguna recomendacion y guia con respecto a mi situacion actual.
Soy peruana y estudio en irlanda desde hace mas de 4 anos, llevo una relacion a larga distancia con mi enamorado belga y queremos vivir juntos. El detalle esta en que la visa de cohabitacion exige que hayamos estado viviendo juntos por 1 ano y que tengamos pruebas de conocernos por 2. Nosotros nos conocemos desde hace 1 ano y llevamos juntos 9 meses. Tratamos de visitarnos lo mas que podemos pero nunca hemos vivido juntos por mas de 3 semanas. Que otra opcion podriamos tomar?
Para el matrimonio, a pesar que no piden 1 ano de convivencia nos piden que tengamos (que el tenga) 12 boletas de pago para probar solvencia economica, nosotros no tenemos este requisito, el trabaja por 6 meses (contrato) y luego tiene espacios hasta de otros seis meses hasta que vuelve a trabajar. Seria posible que el y sus padres fueran mis garantes?
Con respecto a la visa de trabajo, tengo entendido que necesito primero encontrar un empleador y que ellos son quienes tienen que hacer todo el proceso para la obtencion de la visa; pero que tan feasible es conseguir un empleador cuando tendria que competir con todos los EU en el pais?
Realmente no me gustaria aplicar por una visa de estudiante,tengo 30 anos y no quiero seguir estudiando. que otra opcion podria tener?
muchas gracias de antemano
Queries immigrating to Belgium-Preguntas migracion(english/spanish)
Hi chumelissaj
Welcome to Expat.com! 
You could post your message in Spanish on the Spanish speaking Belgium forum for better visibility.
thank u!
Hallo chumelissaj!
Where have you read these requirements? I know the law changed a bit last year, but I don't know how much. I lived with my boyfriend long enough in Mexico before we came back, but I have met other people who didn't live with their bf/gf before coming to live here.
As for the payslips, I think it is possible for another person to sign as your sponsor, for example, one of his parents.
I think that the easiest would be that you sign up for a course at a school for a year, then you can both be together, you come with a student visa and after a year, you will have lived together and known each other for 2 years
thank u for the advise!!! ^^
do u have a irish passport
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