Non-EU citizen working in another country - second residence possible?

@mpssalazar

Hello

so you want to go to work in Switzerland while keeping your things active in Belgium, is that right?

and your aim is to eventually get the L-card in 1.5-2 years from now.

1. will your belgian ID card be active during this time? Meaning the expiration date will be in 2 years from now? And
2. is your work in Switzerland related to Belgian institutions ? Or totally unrelated ?

in anyway, if the answer is NO to both or on of the questions, there is a less chance that you will get the L card. The Belgian low is becoming restricted. So keeping the rent in Belgium will be useless and a waste of money.

I have been physically in Belgium for a fulll 5 years but because I changed jobs within Belgium and ended up having over 90 days of gap between the two jobs, my application was refused.

so now  hiring a lawyer and appeals and wasting more money.

i am already searching for jobs in North America, Canada for example have an easier way to immigrate… its a waste of time, money, efforts… I’m very exhausted and disappointed, I like Belgium but doesn’t seem to be my new home, and lost trust in government and lawyer here!

everyday they will come with a new law to make the process of getting L card more difficult.

this is my experience

I wish you have a better luck

Hello @nyamani77

Thank 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 you it's so sad that such a small time window can set back so many years working and paying taxes.

With regards to my situation, the job will be at an International Organization, but the contract is Swiss. And I'm not aware of any way I can keep my belgian ID active during this time. It is valid until October 2027 (5 months and 3 weeks after I reach the 5 years mark counting my student years as half). But as far as I know, once I quit my job in Belgium, my ID will be inactivated after three months. I'd love to keep it active, and that's what I'll ask tomorrow at the commune... but I'm not optimistic

@mpssalazar

1. Please don't lose hope because of my experience, you might be luckier than me and each case is different.
2. It is up to you but if I am in your case and I would die to get the Belgian citizenship, then I will arrange a one consultation appointment only but with a VERY VERY good immigration lawyer so he/she could advice you about your case. the lawyer should be a very good one because I met with few who only want you money and do not dig in the laws and regulations of the immigration to Belgium and I ended up wasting my time and money.
3. Something I learned during the process is that "you must verify after any answer you receive from the commune", it happened frequently in my case that they gave me a wrong answer or an outdated answer or an answer that is not existed:

For example: when I applied for the "ilimited sejour", the commune refused to send my application initially because they claimed that "you should provide us with your monthly salary of the last 12 months, otherwise we can't send the application". I was starting my new job 10 months prior and so it was impossible to have 12months salary yet. I searched everywhere and there was absolutely no law saying this. when I kindly asked the commune to provide me with the article or law that is saying this, they answered me few days later that "oh we re-reviewed your application and it is all good, we will send your application to the foreign office"

eventually my application refused but for a different reason.

Good luck