Unlimited Single Permit 2025

Mehmet, if you dont have your residence permit , officially your employer cant register you in NSSS .

You have to wait...

Application Date : 01-01-2025
Work Permit : 24/02/2025
Residence Permit : Waiting
I am wondering one thing. Can i change my work right now? With work permit? Or should i wait to decision of residence permit? - @mehmetfirattt41

Residence Permit : 13/03/2025

If you need any help about take unlimited single permit i can answer with all i have information.

Hi Mehmet,

I would like to apply for indefinete single permit as well. Where did you apply? Through your commune or online, I see conflicting information on the web.

Regards,

@monse99

You can apply on this website. https://www.workinginbelgium.be/en/single-permit.html

@Muawwaz

https://www.workinginbelgium.be/en/single-permit.html

here you can

Hello Guys,

I applied for SP fro Belgium and my employer submited the documents and when I was checking the status I got this pending document - anyone has received similar request?

what does this means?

Veuillez nous dire à quelle fonction en pénurie correspond le poste du travailleur.

Voici le lien direct avec la liste :

www.economie-emploi.brussels/autorisati … on-penurie

Thanks,

@kriznaonline

Means your dossier not complete

@mehmetfirattt41

Please if you can. My question is if I want to apply for unlimited work permit, My 30 months period starst from the date my first permit was issued or  the day I started working. Or the day I entered Belgium.

@Nadeem Irfan

you need to show 30 months of work, so for me it was from the date I could show full payslips.

Dear,

If you already have a Single Permit and you want to apply for unlimited work permit, do you need to change your residence permit as well? going through the whole procedure of the Single Permit and A card?

Thanks.

@mehmetfirattt41

Did you have a single permit already while you applied for unlimited single permit?  Is your new residence permit expiring based on the date of your previous job (the single permit you had)? or extended?

@mehmetfirattt41

Well I have couple of questions, my 30 months of just completed 5th of July 2025, I have to apply for my regular single permit renewal this week. Can I apply for the Unlimited permit also now or I should wait for the sinkle permit.

What documents do I need, how many payslips did you submit.

Application Date: 05/04/2025

WP: 29/04/2025

RP: still waiting

my current single permit expires at the end of September. Do you think I should apply for an extension of my latest single permit or I request temp. annex until RP for my indefinite single permit application is approved in case it expires ?

@Nadeem Irfan

documents: Pay slips, card(s) and permits, employment contract, identity proof and health insurance.

i have applied before my current single permit expires. So i don’t think you should go for both applications, indefinite single permit application will be enough unless your current single permit expires.

Application Date: 05/04/2025
WP: 29/04/2025
RP: still waiting
my current single permit expires at the end of September. Do you think I should apply for an extension of my latest single permit or I request temp. annex until RP for my indefinite single permit application is approved in case it expires ? - @umutgulum

  Any ideas ?

My work permit has been granted on April 29, still no residency permit yet. The indefinite work permit has started on May 25, and when I called IBZ, they said the residency permit decision will be given at very end of this month.

fyi guys

Unlimited Work Permit Application

Application Date: 05/04/2025

Admissible: 29/04/2025

WP: 29/04/2025 (starting from 29/05)

SP: 20/08/2025

Good Luck eveyone

That's some very slow work from IBZ... 4 months just to approve your (A card) RP.

@mehmetfirattt41

I need to ask, unlimited work permit was approved on 22nd October and on 23rd October it changed to intreatment by IBZ. How long it took for you from that tull annex 46.

@Nadeem Irfan

Doubt you'll get a reply; they have not been on the site in 6 months.

@mehmetfirattt41

I applied for unlimited work permit and after changing the status to positive work. Now it is showing in treatment by DVZ. How long you think it will take for work permit.

@Nadeem Irfan

You are lucky. I've received the work permit for almost two months now and it still hasn't moved to in treatment by office.

Does anyone know the starting date of a 1-year residence permit for an unlimited single permit? Is it equivalent to the work permit approval?

@umutgulum

May I know the starting date of Residence Permit? Is it same as work permit approval date?

@Mehrdad_AS

it will start from the month your indefinite work permit application is approved and will be valid for 1 year.

@umutgulum

I received the approval yesterday and new residence permit is valid for work pemit starting date +1 year.

@ozlemozdemir227

Hello, I have 1 question. Do you know how many months in advance we apply to renew the unlimited work permit and through which link?

@math7612

you better apply for an extension 3 months prior through the commune (gemeentehuis) of where you live.

@math7612

from now on, the renewal procedure is no longer done online. ( because work part is unlimited) As stated in Annex 46 that I received, I must apply next year through the town hall to renew my residence permit, at least 45 days before the expiry date.

@ozlemozdemir227

i used to renew my permits every year on September and because it was right after summer vacation period, it was taking months to renew it. Starting from next year, its gonna be on May, which i assume renewing to residency permit will be a bit faster

@umutgulum

That's why I am waiting so long:) already had to cancel one working trip... I do hope "months" is closer to 3 than to 4 or 5

First time application for unlimited single permit. 

Application  18/10/2025

WP approved 22/10/2025

RP approval: 01/12/2025

My regular single permit application was already approved when I applied for unlimited permit.

My question is how am I going to receive my decision, email or regular mail. How it works from here on?

@Nadeem Irfan

You should be able to download it from the digital platform where you applied. In my case, I also received an email from the DVZOE Single Permit email address with Annex 46 attached, and my commune was in CC.

Next steps:

Arrange an appointment at your town hall to apply for your new residence card. This card will indicate “unlimited work permit” on the back.

After your application, you’ll receive PIN codes by post.

Once you have the codes, return to the town hall to pick up your new ID card.

The rest of the process is standard.

@ozlemozdemir227

I got an email from DVZ with annex 46 only work permit is not attached.

@Nadeem Irfan

it is not needed for new id card . annex  46 already explains you have unlimited workpermit . But again if you go back to the digital system , where we applied for , you can also download region’s decision . ( I think it will be needed next year for renewal ) For each step that you see in the system there is a pdf attached .

I have a question regarding unlimited working permit.

I plan on applying next year (May 2026) since that is then my 4th year of residence with single permit.

My single permit is still valid until year 2028. My question is, when I apply for unlimited working permit and it gets approved, will my residence permit validity will now be 2027? Because it states that unlimited working permit is valid for 1 year.

The reason that I am planning on applying is because currently, my job is not stable (financial difficulties) at the moment and I want to have flexibility of unlimited working permit so that I can apply to another company (without the need of applying for single permit) and continue until I reach 5th year and get Permanent Residence.

@glassofsoda

there will be a new residence permit,  usually for 1 year. 

Hello

I need some crucial information about Unlimited Single Permit ? I have first arrived in Belgium on 22/2/2022. I started working on 24th February 2022. Initially Single Permit was Valid from 2022 to 2025. The Visa Got renewed in 2024. I got an extension from 2025 to 2028. Everything was Okay Until this Monday. My Employer is not doing Well Financially they decided to let many people go and I am one of them too !!!!  My notice period begins on 22nd December 2025 and lasts until 22nd March 2026. I would like to apply for an Unlimited Single Permit as I would be completing 4 yrs next February 2026. On that day my employment is still valid. Can I apply for Unlimited Single Permit next February 2026 and will it be granted ? although my employment is ending next March 22nd. There is no clear information online and it is full of conflicting information. I cannot find a single good lawyer who can give the correct information. Someone says we need to live in belgium for 5 years and then work 4 years only then the Unlimited single permit will be granted. Those Who applied and obtained their Unlimited work permits ; how long did it take ? what are the conditions required to do so ? Please shed some Light on this topic ?

@Rahul Ganti

I would just apply at 4 full years working (this means 48 full months payslips) and look for another job. new work permit takes around 1-3 weeks, one can start working, and residence around additional 2-3 months (I would ask ibz or commune for an annex if possible).

5 years is for permanent residence, it is different thing from unlimited single permit.