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Reza Keshmir

My wife forgot to go the city hall before her identity card is expired. This happened after she had lived already for 6 years in Belgium. Now if she wants to apply for a permanent residency, is it considered a break in her stay for sure? Is there something we can follow up with a lawyer?

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Mehrdad_AS

A break for 6 months is fine.

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