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gannam

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Ukrainian looking for information about Belgium

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Ukrainian

Registration: 30 June 2020

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I am Employed.

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Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Kyiv City, Ukraine

Kyiv City, Ukraine

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Residence Permit Validity Following Unlimited Work Authorization by Mehrdad_AS

As the topic says, I am wondering how long the DVZ department gives residence authorization following an unlimited work authorization procedure. Is it one year, two years, or more? If it varies, what are the bases for such a decision?Thank you.

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@Gvad45 The link was already given, site mondossier. It does not open on my work computer too, because of security limitations. Better to do it with private computer. and you need eid reading application installed to work with it just follow ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
2 weeks ago
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Residence Permit Validity Following Unlimited Work Authorization by Mehrdad_AS

As the topic says, I am wondering how long the DVZ department gives residence authorization following an unlimited work authorization procedure. Is it one year, two years, or more? If it varies, what are the bases for such a decision?Thank you.

gannam

@Typical Website MonDossier - you register with your ID card and look at the tab "who consulted my documents". There you can see if the foreign affairs checked your file Read More

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gannam created a thread
2 weeks ago

Travel after nationality change - tickets with old nEU passport

Hello! Guys, if you had nationality change and flight tickets within Europe bought with old non-EU passport, how did you travel – with old passport and showing Belgian eID as residence proof? Or with Belgian eID and showing old passport for ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
2 weeks ago
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Belgium Nationality 2026 by callonafo

Hi everyone,Let’s use this topic to share experiences and information about obtaining Belgian nationality in 2026, so we can gather useful and up to date details in one place.To make the information complete and easy to compare, it would be ...

gannam

Will tell my timelines.Applied: Brussels, April 8 myself, April 7 my daughter; I am on working route, she based on "finished 6 years of secondary" route.No police visitMinimum activity in Mon Dossier (couple checks in April, couple checks in ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
2 weeks ago
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Belgium Nationality 2026 by callonafo

Hi everyone,Let’s use this topic to share experiences and information about obtaining Belgian nationality in 2026, so we can gather useful and up to date details in one place.To make the information complete and easy to compare, it would be ...

gannam

@therhapzody my dossier still does not show anything, too early probably and frankly I stopped checking, and in just on web Acte de Nationality appeared exactly in 4 months time. Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
2 months ago
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Rejected visa D/Family reunificiation. Should I reapply with a lawyer? by JCC7750

I am from the US, and my husband is Belgian. We met and married in a country in Asia, where we are currently still residing. We decided to move to Belgium, but it's been a complicated process. He was working for many years remotely for a company ...

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I personally think your D visa got rejected as your husband do not have re-established residency in Belgium, just a formality; or your marriage certificate was not accepted. You can still enter as a tourist, and your goal is just tourism. for the ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
3 months ago
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Birth certificate issue for nationality by Bored123

I am an Indian national planning to apply for Belgian citizenship in the future, but I have a discrepancy with my documents. My original birth certificate from my home country only lists a partial name, while my passport and all other official ...

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you can go to an Indian Embassy in Belgium with your passport, and Birth certificate, and ask for the "one and the same person" certificate, they can issue it in French. I had same situation, and was requested at the commune to do it (I am from ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
4 months ago
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VISA D - Family Reunification Applied from Abroad by jaaloukjoseph

Hello ! I received an Annex 46 and single permit for employment in Belgium. I am currently in Dubai with my spouse and 1-year-old child. We applied through VFS on March 23 for:1. Visa D Single Permit (for me)2. Visa D Family Reunification with ...

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@jaaloukjosephI think it will still be quick, in my case it was couple weeks, about 3, waiting for the reply from the ministry (my daughter's file was sent there). Anyway, applying simultaneously for visas is quicker and easier procedure than family ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
4 months ago
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Unlimited Single Permit 2026 by umutgulum

Hello all,Unlimited Single Permit Renewal (Flanders)Exp. Date: 29/05App. Date: 20/02SP: 16/03fyi guys

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@gafarvictoir I was about the same situation. The work permit is issued very quickly. so you will be able to work. Residency - I was lucky to get in time, but I believe it is possible to get and annex while waiting. Or you can write to ibz in ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
6 months ago
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Belgium Nationality 2026 by callonafo

Hi everyone,Let’s use this topic to share experiences and information about obtaining Belgian nationality in 2026, so we can gather useful and up to date details in one place.To make the information complete and easy to compare, it would be ...

gannam

Certified copy (by home-country consulate) of older birth certificate - did anybody have experience submitting not a newly-issued duplicate, but a newly certified copy of an older one (done at your embassy), for nationality application? I wonder if ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
6 months ago
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Unlimited Work permit Brussels by Theking123

Hello,I have a question regarding the unlimited work permit. According to the new rule, if I have worked in Brussels for 2.5 years, I am eligible to apply for an unlimited work permit. I would like to clarify a few points:What type of card is this? ...

gannam

@Mehrdad_AS nope, no specific reasons, I thought the same - that she needs to follow my card validity as her card was tied to my status. Previously we got A cards simultaneously with the same validity dates. So thus the confusion. Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
6 months ago
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Unlimited Work permit Brussels by Theking123

Hello,I have a question regarding the unlimited work permit. According to the new rule, if I have worked in Brussels for 2.5 years, I am eligible to apply for an unlimited work permit. I would like to clarify a few points:What type of card is this? ...

gannam

@Mehrdad_AS in my case I got unlimited permit for 1 year. My daughter's A card at that time was valid 2 years more. I tried to change it and they refused, said she changes when her card expires. By that time she was eligible for L card, applied and ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
6 months ago
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Belgium Nationality 2026 by callonafo

Hi everyone,Let’s use this topic to share experiences and information about obtaining Belgian nationality in 2026, so we can gather useful and up to date details in one place.To make the information complete and easy to compare, it would be ...

gannam

Hello! I have L card, translated apostilled birth certificate, 5 years of uninterrupted residence and work. Has anybody had a situation when to accept the nationality application at the commune they demand the Birth certificates of the parents or ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
7 months ago
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Unlimited Single Permit 2025 by mehmetfirattt41

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

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@umutgulum Edited, sorry for misinfo - difficult morning :) : I applied for A extension 3 months in advance + for L card simultaneously. Got L card in 3.5 months timeline, a week after my A expired. Did not get anything for A extension so far. - ... Read More

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gannam replied to a thread
7 months ago
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Unlimited Single Permit 2025 by mehmetfirattt41

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

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@umutgulum I applied for extension + for L card simultaneously. Got L card 3.5 months after my A expired. Did not get anything for A extension so far. Read More