Waleedov
Egyptian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
36
About me
Egyptian
Lives in Antwerp, Flanders
Registration: 17 March 2019
When can a spouse apply for citizenship? by Waleedov
I have obtained my nationality, as well as my children. However, I am unsure about my wife's situation. Does she need to work for many years before she can apply, or is there an exception? Currently, she holds an L card. Thanks!
@Rd Devils hooray Thank you very much! Read More
When can a spouse apply for citizenship?
I have obtained my nationality, as well as my children. However, I am unsure about my wife's situation. Does she need to work for many years before she can apply, or is there an exception? Currently, she holds an L card. Thanks! Read More
Benefits of L card by oozkan
Hi all,I have applied for L card 3 months ago, waiting for application to be finished. Meanwhile I have couple of questions:1) With L card, do I have free access to job market, currently as high skilled worker (B card), I require sponsorship.2) ...
@Waleedov You should have an Annex 16 which is a confirmation that your document is submitted to Brussels.I had a similar case and had to wait for an answer and after repeated follow-up to check if my document was completed, it was submitted to ... Read More
Benefits of L card by oozkan
Hi all,I have applied for L card 3 months ago, waiting for application to be finished. Meanwhile I have couple of questions:1) With L card, do I have free access to job market, currently as high skilled worker (B card), I require sponsorship.2) ...
@Waleedov you can go to your commune with annex 16. If they have no response on your file from ministry then they are obliged to give you card L after 5 months of waiting. -@Rudra1985I have no Annex 16, nothing.Since the date of L card ... Read More
Benefits of L card by oozkan
Hi all,I have applied for L card 3 months ago, waiting for application to be finished. Meanwhile I have couple of questions:1) With L card, do I have free access to job market, currently as high skilled worker (B card), I require sponsorship.2) ...
@Rudra1985 Kids under 18. Shouldn't they get the same L card as the parent? I didn't know there are requirements for kids. Read More
Benefits of L card by oozkan
Hi all,I have applied for L card 3 months ago, waiting for application to be finished. Meanwhile I have couple of questions:1) With L card, do I have free access to job market, currently as high skilled worker (B card), I require sponsorship.2) ...
I applied 5 months ago, what now? do I wait for a letter by post? or I go and ask? Read More
Application for belgian Nationality if D Card is applied? by Ricky0210
Hello , Last month i applied for D-card as i completed uninterrupted 5 years Stay here.. i was informed that i am also eligible to directly apply for belgian citizen ship.. is this understanding correct? I have already recieved Annex 16 bis from ...
In the end, it was rejected! and I lost 150 EUR.Maybe it's my mistake but I also blame the ignorance of the employees who confirmed to me 3 times that "alles in orde".What a waste of time and money, they should have at least refund the money.Also ... Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
Did you pay non-refundable 150€? I really doubt that it could go through.And, its sad that mistakes made by commune officials is not unusual -@Peterjohn123@Peterjohn123Yes, payment was made...So now I am waiting for the refusal letter to ... Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
@saad.s Do you advise me to apply for a D or L card now while the nationality application is in progress? Read More
Application for belgian Nationality if D Card is applied? by Ricky0210
Hello , Last month i applied for D-card as i completed uninterrupted 5 years Stay here.. i was informed that i am also eligible to directly apply for belgian citizen ship.. is this understanding correct? I have already recieved Annex 16 bis from ...
@Peterjohn123 Isn't it the commune's job to check the documents before? Why would they accept card A? Can someone advise me if I should apply for PR card while my citizenship application is in process? Read More
Application for belgian Nationality if D Card is applied? by Ricky0210
Hello , Last month i applied for D-card as i completed uninterrupted 5 years Stay here.. i was informed that i am also eligible to directly apply for belgian citizen ship.. is this understanding correct? I have already recieved Annex 16 bis from ...
@Ricky0210 At the end, did you wait for the D card or you applied for citizenship without it? Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
First you need to have L or D card.If you gave A card then how commune is saying all in place?? -@eshwarraj09Well, that is why I am confused!They told me all documents are ok! but I am worried it will be refused because of a misunderstanding. Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
I applied yesterday with my A.Card. I don't have PRcard.When I asked them, they say: "Alles in orde"!Do you think I passed? or it will be refused? Read More
Birth certificates AGAIN? by Waleedov
I read on other threads contradicting information.I went to Gementee last month to check with them about the required documents for nationality. I showed them the birth certificate from 5 years ago when I first came, and other documents and they ...
Can someone confirm, please? It's very costly to redo it in my country! Read More
Birth certificates AGAIN?
I read on other threads contradicting information.I went to Gementee last month to check with them about the required documents for nationality. I showed them the birth certificate from 5 years ago when I first came, and other documents and they ... Read More
Requirement of birth certificate for nationality application by ABS25
Hi. Hope all is well with everyone on this very helping forum. I am married to a Belgian and i am going to apply for nationality very soon, i submitted my birth certificate legalized and translated when we did marriage here in Belgium, kindly let me ...
@Aneesh That doesn't make sense, I went to Gementee last month to check with the required documents. They told me all is ok. I showed them the birth certificate from 5 years ago, they said its ok! Now I am confused and I supposedto apply after ... Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
@Peterjohn123 Thank you. But I don't think this is accurate. Because applying for a D card is ~ 6 months process time. Nationality is another 6 months. And both give you a permanent stay. I searched the forum and online, I don't see anywhere ... Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality by Waleedov
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa?
@Kdeepak I have "A. Beperkt verblijf". All conditions are met. I am just confused if I need PR or apply for nationality straight. Read More
Permanent residence VS nationality
After five years, do I apply for permanent residence first and then apply for nationality? Or I can just apply for nationality straight and skip the visa? Read More
Tax for a side job?
Thx @phipiemar, can you help me with the index number? Under which category? I would like to report the amount anyway. Read More
Tax for a side job?
No contract, no terms, he is my friend so no need for that I thought. I work full-time in a company, I don't have my own company. The amount was 1500 euros. Let's say it is gift money, is there tax for that? What index number? I went though all ... Read More
Tax for a side job?
I work full time as a developer, my friend asked me to help him with some code work for his website. After the job was done, he transferred the money to my account. Questions: Do I have to file this in the tax form? The transfer was in January, ... Read More
Temp unemployent or Leave without pay during Covid - 19 by Rohit45
Hello Everyone, As most of you are aware that due to covid-19 many people are loosing Jobs or are placed on Temp unemployment due to low business. I have a situation, my client has asked all the external employees to work for 4 days a week and ...
I am on temp unemployment 15 days a month and it might be more in the next months. Will those days be counted when I want to apply for PR? Read More
Temp unemployent or Leave without pay during Covid - 19 by Rohit45
Hello Everyone, As most of you are aware that due to covid-19 many people are loosing Jobs or are placed on Temp unemployment due to low business. I have a situation, my client has asked all the external employees to work for 4 days a week and ...
I hope you get an answer other than "everything is on hold". Because I would like to know as well. Read More
Bank refused credit card application because I am Syrian! by Waleedov
After trying to apply online for 3 times and getting a generic refusal message with no specific reason, I went to the bank branch to ask. An the beginning, the employee himself didn't understand why my application is refused as I am meeting all ...
I tried N26, unfortunately, I got a similar response while verification. https://i.imgur.com/LEj7DiP.png Read More
Bank refused credit card application because I am Syrian! by Waleedov
After trying to apply online for 3 times and getting a generic refusal message with no specific reason, I went to the bank branch to ask. An the beginning, the employee himself didn't understand why my application is refused as I am meeting all ...
Thanks @phipiemar ING is my current bank. Do you know a bank that offers debit cards with VISA/Mastercard enabled (instead of Bancontact maestro)? That would be helpful. ING, for example, have such cards in France but not in Belgium. I don't ... Read More
Bank refused credit card application because I am Syrian!
After trying to apply online for 3 times and getting a generic refusal message with no specific reason, I went to the bank branch to ask. An the beginning, the employee himself didn't understand why my application is refused as I am meeting all ... Read More
Internship/trainee by Morlaanil
Hi I'm Anil from India. I studied my masters in Singapore. My course length (12months theritical + 6 months internship) its a requirement to do Internship as per my study requirements. I got an internship in Belgium(12months offer) company is ...
With work permit it's always better, your chance of getting a visa is lower without a work permit. Ask the company to issue apply for it, it doesn't cost them anything but it helps you a lot. Read More
Parental leave
I read this: "Parents who are employees in the Belgian system are each entitled to take parental leave of up to 4 months per child, before that child turns 12" Does that apply to employees with kids who were born outside Belgium? I have ... Read More