Ahmed
@Ahmed_Talaat
Belgian and Egyptian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
93
Contacts
2
About me
Belgian and Egyptian
Lives in Ghent, Flanders
Speaks Arabic, English
Registration: 12 July 2019
My expat journey
Gent, Flanders, Belgium
Cairo, Egypt
Houston, Texas, USA
Cairo, Muḩāfaz̧at al Qāhirah, Egypt
Província de Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Cairo, Muḩāfaz̧at al Qāhirah, Egypt
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cairo, Muḩāfaz̧at al Qāhirah, Egypt
Sharjah, Ash Shāriqah, United Arab Emirates
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How did you establish tax residency after moving abroad? by Nomishka Dilshan
I’d be interested to hear from people who have moved abroad and had to figure out their tax residency.When you left your home country, did you immediately establish tax residency in your new country, or was there a period where your situation ...
I would like to add more regarding the EU countries region, here we have what we call city tax collected by your city of residence, and the income tax collected by either your country of residence or your country of work.Normally, all worldwide ... Read More
L card time frame by Gvad45
Hi everyone,Has anyone recently received their L card in Belgium? How long did it take from submitting your application to actually receiving the card?I’d appreciate hearing about your recent timelines. Thanks!
So either the integration and language proof or 5 years continuous work - both work for the application? - @Srizzy Yes! Read More
L card time frame by Gvad45
Hi everyone,Has anyone recently received their L card in Belgium? How long did it take from submitting your application to actually receiving the card?I’d appreciate hearing about your recent timelines. Thanks!
@jp_2018 I have been with the same company since the time I came to this country. I checked internally and its not a break in contract and have had continuous residence history in Belgium. For nationality, the language and integration test is now ... Read More
L card time frame by Gvad45
Hi everyone,Has anyone recently received their L card in Belgium? How long did it take from submitting your application to actually receiving the card?I’d appreciate hearing about your recent timelines. Thanks!
Also, in 2024 I had 2 days of non paid holiday (per my HR i was still on contract), is this a blocking factor for L card? - @Srizzy Paid holiday is not counted as a gap in contract. Also L card conditions no where says anything about gaps in ... Read More
L card time frame by Gvad45
Hi everyone,Has anyone recently received their L card in Belgium? How long did it take from submitting your application to actually receiving the card?I’d appreciate hearing about your recent timelines. Thanks!
Also, in 2024 I had 2 days of non paid holiday (per my HR i was still on contract), is this a blocking factor for L card? - @Srizzy I don't think so, I think I took previously non-paid holidays, but I can't clearly recall so I'm not sure, but what ... Read More
L card time frame by Gvad45
Hi everyone,Has anyone recently received their L card in Belgium? How long did it take from submitting your application to actually receiving the card?I’d appreciate hearing about your recent timelines. Thanks!
Would like to clarify how the 5 year count is calculated. Some say its from the time you went to commine first and others the date on your first A card. Can someone clarify? - @SrizzyI applied early last year for L card, and when I applied I have ... Read More
Unlimited work permit and annexe 46 by Safiu saf
Hello,I am a non-EU national and currently employed in Belgium. I recently received an unlimited work permit from the Brussels-Capital Region (issued on 04/05/2026). I have the following questions:1. How long does it usually take to receive Annex ...
on a very much related topic, when renewing your A card with an unlimited work permit (so very close to the 5 year mark, or you've hit the 5 year mark), has anyone directly received a B card, or do you always get an A card? On the IBZ website I see ... Read More
Belgian Birth Certificate after Citizenship by Ahmed_Talaat
I wanted through this post to share something with new Belgian citizens that I discovered lately.Maybe someone could know about this, but I think there are people that still don't know about it.After acquiring the Belgian citizenship, I went to my ...
@Smlg Nice to hear that! Read More
Belgian Birth Certificate after Citizenship by Ahmed_Talaat
I wanted through this post to share something with new Belgian citizens that I discovered lately.Maybe someone could know about this, but I think there are people that still don't know about it.After acquiring the Belgian citizenship, I went to my ...
@deebardo You need an apostilled translated birth certificate Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@Smlg You have a clean criminal record already, so why are you worried? Just wait and see how it will go!If there's something, the Government will contact you, and if the Nationality got rejected, they specify the rejection reason, and if it will be ... Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@maharaji1984 Try to check your file couple of weeks before the certificate of Nationality and you could see something like this (Dutch version):https://imgur.com/a/Ixj2GaV Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@Smlg Did you get your nationality already or not yet? Could you share your application's dates, please? Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@Smlg In "Mijn Dossier" I had 3 activities before the nationality certificate from the FOD interrogating my complete file on:22 September29 September30 September Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@Hodaya Biske Are you living in Gent? Read More
Belgium Nationality 2025 by maharaji1984
Hi all,Let's share the process for obtaining Belgian nationality in 2025 under this topic and gather useful information here.I think if following template format could be usefull to provide full information 1-Application Region:[Specify the region ...
@Hodaya Biske Here's what happened with me:Application date: June 26Application Location: Stad GentPolice visit: August 9Certificate in "Mijn Dossier": October 7Registered my birth certificate and did "Voornaamswijziging" on October 16 (as mentioned ... Read More