pravinkumr84
Indian looking for information about Belgium
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Indian, Married with children
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Registration: 17 September 2016
Housing in Vilvoorde-concerns by vickykaushal
Hello All, I am recently looking for some houses near brussels for living. Also I would like to know how is the Vilvoorde area for living for non-Belgian. Is it a good area for living with family? I heard some issue such as industrial pollution ...
PM me. I live in vilvoorde. Read More
Unlimited Single Permit - B type Residence Card by Arpita.pooja
Hello All, I arrived in Belgium in Sep 2016 and i will complete my 5 years of continuous work in Sep 2021. So technically i will be eligible to apply for the unlimited single permit (B type residence card). However the complication is that in ...
Yes, you can apply yourself. Attach all details and mail to the address mentioned. You will get reply in email based on decision. Mine took 3 weeks to get their reply. Read More
Gap of 12 days while changing employers in Belgium by GuestPoster299
Hello Everyone, I am looking for an urgent suggestion where i am changing my employment from company A to B and having gap of 12 days. For an example, Last working day in company A : 30 Sept 2020 First working day in company B : 12 Oct 2020. I ...
There is no change of WP between employers. In your case, you need to apply for a new Single Permit (which includes WP). As part of SP, your WP will get approved first. From that moment, you can work for new employer (as you already have valid ... Read More
Gap of 12 days while changing employers in Belgium by GuestPoster299
Hello Everyone, I am looking for an urgent suggestion where i am changing my employment from company A to B and having gap of 12 days. For an example, Last working day in company A : 30 Sept 2020 First working day in company B : 12 Oct 2020. I ...
As far as i am aware, this should not be a problem. But, would suggest to not have a gap of more than a month. Read More
13th Month & Double Holiday Pay after Resignation by rajpnr
Hello everyone, I've been working for a Belgian employer right from the starting of 2020 (Starting Dec 2019). I understood that the salary is paid 13.92 times and usually we will get our 13th Month Pay by last week of December and double ...
yes. Legally, old employer is not obliged to pay. Happened to me as well! Read More
13th Month & Double Holiday Pay after Resignation by rajpnr
Hello everyone, I've been working for a Belgian employer right from the starting of 2020 (Starting Dec 2019). I understood that the salary is paid 13.92 times and usually we will get our 13th Month Pay by last week of December and double ...
Holiday pay will be paid by old employer (pro rated). 13th month will not be paid. New employer will pay 13th month (pro rated) and holiday pay will be adjusted now( depends on company practice). They will pay again during June month next year ... Read More
Exemption of Single permit after 4 years of continuous employment by mchattha
Hi Friends, Does some body knows and advice me about the possibility to be exempted from single permit after continuously working in Belgium for 4 years? If that's the case then what is the procedure , how long it takes and who should be ...
Hi Gajendra, Based on your experience, could you please provide your answers for below questions 1. In the werk.be website it is written that "worked in Belgium for four years during five years immediately prior to the application" - ... Read More
Long term resident card - Type B card by Tubeloid
Hello All, As of 30.03.2017, I have completed 5 years of stay in Belgium. this was also confirmed by the commune. However my current resident card does not expire until 09.1.2018 could you kindly let me know how I can request for a long term ...
Hello, For the long term residence permit (5 years), does the criteria of 5 years of stay consider stay (residence) in other EU countries? for e.g. i stayed in UK for 1.5 years before moving to Belgium. Will that be included in total timeline ? or ... Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
You will be able to work only when you receive single permit. i.e. not possible to work only with work authorization. Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Shivam, Based on my experience, Registration number was same Card number was different You might have to check with your commune on implications. Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
An update on my timeline Region - Flanders Reason - change of employer Application date - 6 June Additional information requested - 17 July First stage complete - 24 July Single permit - 13 August Thanks everyone for sharing information. Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Applied - 6 June Request for additional info - 15 July Agency information that my application moved to next stage - 24th July Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
All, I had applied for SP on 6th June and i did not get any further updates post that. Today, i reached out to immigration office and they informed me that further documentation is required and this has been communicated back to employer long back. ... Read More
Net salary vs allowance by msanad
Hi all, my current employer sending my salary in two parts , net salary ( gross minus the taxes ) and allowance , my question is does the allowance Subject to taxes , if so then how much and how this should be deducted ? because my employer ...
Using company car - the benefits in kind are calculated using complex ways. Some information in here.. https://news.pwc.be/company-car-benefit-in-kind-calculation/ Over that BIK, the tax rate is applied Using car allowance - Mostly, this is ... Read More
Net salary vs allowance by msanad
Hi all, my current employer sending my salary in two parts , net salary ( gross minus the taxes ) and allowance , my question is does the allowance Subject to taxes , if so then how much and how this should be deducted ? because my employer ...
Hi Msanad, There are many types of allowances offered in Belgium. few commonly observed practices are Representation allowances - they are net and not taxed Car allowances - taxed. But they are under different tax brackets. If you take company ... Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Hello, Did anyone submit WP application recently? I submitted on 6th June, however, did not get any admissibility or information yet. Would be good to share the timelines if someone else is also travelling the same timeline.. Thanks. Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
All, I checked in my commune for more details on "arbeidsmarkt onbeperkt" . Based on clarification provided, below are scenarios. Sharing so that it can help others. 1. With old WP (card) and RP with access to labour market - requires ... Read More
Single Permit by mvishwakarma
Hello Guys, This is Manoj Vishwakarma and my question is related to Single Permit. My Employer had applied for the renewal of WP (now in new process it's Single permit) in Mid of Feb 2019 and as a part of single permit, first level of approval ...
@mviswakarma, No. To get a confirmation on if you can work only with WP approved or should you wait till Single Permit. Read More
Single Permit by mvishwakarma
Hello Guys, This is Manoj Vishwakarma and my question is related to Single Permit. My Employer had applied for the renewal of WP (now in new process it's Single permit) in Mid of Feb 2019 and as a part of single permit, first level of approval ...
@mvishwakarma, if you are filing from flanders, you can ask your question through email to arbeidskaart@vlaanderen.be. They reply back - i checked with some other question Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Dear All, I have been asking this question in many places but no clarity yet. Can someone pls help? I applied for RP in Jan 2019 with WP received on Dec 2018. Due to new procedure, there were some changes and i was provided with a resident permitt ... Read More
Resident Permit : Written as "arbeidsmarkt onbeperkt"
Dear All, I have a resident permit ill March 2020. In the backside of it - it is written "arbeidsmarkt onbeperkt". By translation, i found that unlimited access to employment market. Does it mean that i dont need a new work permit if i ... Read More
New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium by Dnlwht70
Hi Everyone I need help!! On the 3rd of January I sent in my papers for a work permit in Belgium. However, the papers were sent back to me and I was asked to add papers for the new single work permit procedure. I have added these new documents and ...
Does this mean, based on new work permit and RP process, we can find and shift to a new job without a need to apply for new work permit for new employer? I believe the new RP contains "Arbeidsmarkt:onbeperkt" mentioned. Read More
work permit delay - belgium
It took 8 weeks for someone who applied by November end. You can always check with the office in Leuven over a phone call - link below. They will tell you the dates for which they are currently ... Read More
Belgium VISA process by ramana19
Hi All, I am Ram from Bangalore, i have got an offer from Belgium company and they mentioned they have filed the workpermit for me and asking me to go to belgium consulate for VISA. Can anyone help me in this process, because i am not clear what i ...
Hi Ramana, I am going through the same process now. You can PM me with specific questions so that i can let you know answers in addition to what Aneesh mentioned above. Regards, Pravin Read More
Documents for Belgium Work Visa by Soumen2255
Hello, I have aplied my work permit for belgium from India thru my employer and soon will be submitting the work visa for me and dependent visa for my dependent once WP is approved. My question is: Is affidavit of birth certificate and marriage ...
Hi @Aneesh and All, One question on getting the documents legalised. Should the documents ( eg: Marriage Certificate) be 1. Attested in state department first and then apostilled in MEA ( very long process in some states) OR 2. Apostilled in MEA ... Read More