Eline Paul
Moroccan expat in Belgium
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Registration: 16 June 2025
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 ...
@JCC7750 Just be honest with the border control… Read More
Residence continuity. Do I have a gap? by Eline Paul
Hi everyone, I have a question about residence continuity in Belgium.I had an orientation year permit and applied for a single permit before it expired. My orientation year card expired, and the single permit was ready 3 days later. The commune told ...
@Christy132 Hi Christy. No I don’t have an answer yet. I didn’t chase it further. I still have a couple of years until I become eligible to apply for nationaliy anyway… but I believe I don’t have a gap Read More
Lost job but single permit visa still valid after several months by teddy19
Hi All,I am non-eu. In august 2024 I started a job after search year and I got a single permit after.I lost my job in September 2025 and I have been actively applying for jobs but, as you may know, it is quite difficult to have a job for english ...
@teddy19 Your employer forgot to cancel your single permit. If they did, you would have had the 3 months grace period. Just change to another status if you can. Because one day they might wake up and realize they forgot to cancel and do cancel it ... Read More
F Card or continue with A Card by Cityantwerp
Hi All,it is 4 years that I use my A type ID Card and recently I applied for F type ID Card, recently I received this email from "Burgerlijke Stand" that they mention, A change of residence status can unintentionally lead to a short interruption in ...
@aju90 Did you get an answer pls? Read More
F Card or continue with A Card by Cityantwerp
Hi All,it is 4 years that I use my A type ID Card and recently I applied for F type ID Card, recently I received this email from "Burgerlijke Stand" that they mention, A change of residence status can unintentionally lead to a short interruption in ...
@expact16 Did you get an answer? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Nnajiu 1- The only requirement is that the salary of the job need to be as the work department specified for a highly skilled worker. 2- Why would they create problems? Generally speaking it’s better that you are in the search year and not ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Adina Asim RP approved means the annex 46 is ready! How come you are waiting for it? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@joaoaccorsi 3 months is usually enough to get the 1st approval ( work approval) once you get that you can resume work normal and ur card expires and you still don’t have the annex 46, you get an annex 49 immediately and you continue working ... Read More
Residence continuity . Do I have a gap?
Hi everyone, I have a question about residence continuity in Belgium.I had an orientation year permit and applied for a single permit before it expired. My orientation year card expired, and the single permit was ready 3 days later. The commune told ... Read More
Professional Card – What after my A-card expires? by NomadResearcher
Hi everyone,I’m a non-EU national living in Flanders. I completed my PhD here and recently applied for a Professional Card (beroepskaart) on October 1, 2025 to start self-employment in my field (engineering/R&D).My current A-card, based on ...
@NomadResearcher I switched from orientation year to single permit. Once my orientation year card expired the commune refused to give me any sort of annex. I was just told to wait until I get a decision. But my stay remains legal as i had an ongoing ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@mfpratama I will go tomorrow to the commune to request my new ID. I will let you know if they tell me any remarks regarding how I did it. Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
Thank you! I don’t think it’s slowing the procedure. Actually I was in the same situation, I just changed my address and few weeks ago was the police visit. I didn’t go to the commune after that to get a new card, I waited for the ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@@Tomkar They sent the annex 46 to my employer by email and also to my commune. The HR forwarded the mail to me. But I could also see it in the single permit website as I could log in to monitor the status. It changed from “in treatment by the ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@@TomkarThank you! The status changed to “in treatment by the office” on 2 October. Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
Happy to announce I just got my annex 46 this morning. first time application ( Flanders) date of application: 2 June WP: 26 June Annex 46: 14 October Good luck to everyone 😭 Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Mehrdad_AS That’s not true. My card expired 10/10 and that didn’t help speed up the process whatsoever Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@mfpratama Applied 2 June wp: 26 June Still waiting as well… 15.6 weeks already since the WP Hopefully we hear some news soon Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@yamackadir Is it your first single permit? My card expires this Friday as well ( orientation year) , and they told me they cannot give me any sort of annex while the annex 46 still didn’t come out, and that I am supposed to just wait ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@yamackadir I applied on 2 June and I also still didn’t receive the annex 46…sometimes they don’t respect dates and orders I guess 🤷 Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Dmente44 Oh I see! Thanks for the share, something to definitely keep an eye on What documents did you have to provide extra if you don’t mind me asking? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Dmente44When they request additional documents do they do it just by email? They do not mention it as a status in the single permit website? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Dmente44Congrats 🥳🎉How did you manage to contact them finally and knew what was going wrong? Through which platform? Were you not following the progress through the single permit website? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@deliarose123 You can only track it yourself if you already reside in Belgium. Just go to single permit website and login with your Itsme. If you live abroad unfortunately you can’t Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
The status changed to « in treatment by the office », hopefully I will get an answer before the 10 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 ...
@SimCityATYou live in Austria, no? Yet you show up under every Belgium-related post just to leave negative comments! You’re not even an expat here, you clearly have nothing else going on in your life, and you spend your whole day criticizing ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@teaenjoyer27 Great news congrats 🎉 Did you contact them or do anything special to speed up the process? the status on my application still shows only « positive decision work », did it change in your case to ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@vt_bh Thank you very much for your reply.What I don’t understand is, if I don’t receive any annex or document during the waiting period between my current card’s expiration and the issuance of Annex 46, what should I do with my ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@TJ_Bel Thanks. I can’t access the link you posted with the information source it says [link under review]. Can you please tell me how to look it up Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@TJ_Bel Thanks for your reply. From where did you get this information please? That is what I thought as well, but to my surprise today when I called the commune they said they only issue annex 49 to first time applicants after getting the annex 46. ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
At which point the status changes from “positive work decision” to “in treatment by the office”. It’s been a little over 12 weeks that I got the work approval and it still shows “positive work decision” ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
Guys, please help‼️❌I’m in Belgium on an orientation year residency with a pending single permit application. I got the work approval 3 months ago, but the IBZ approval is still pending.My card expires in 10 days. I booked ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@teaenjoyer27 First application 02/06/2025wp:26/06/2025Annex 46: Waiting …. Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@itsbaber Did you call the IBZ? What do they say? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@ngatsby WOW thats crazy fast , 2 months for the whole thing ! Congratulations 🎊 Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@gaya96 Normally if you obtain the first approval ( work authorization) the commune will give u an annex 49 waiting for your full single permit. Will you be able to work full time with that or not, I am not sure, better send an email to your commune ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@TJ_Bel I am wondering the same. Keep us updated guys Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
Those delays are crazy 😬😬last years it wasn’t like this… people that applied in April are still waiting? Not normal! My friend bqck in 2023 did apply in April she got her RP in July. This is really worrying Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@musmans So 3 months between WP and RP. Hopefully it will be the case for me as well 🤞🏻 Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@teaenjoyer27 Did you call the work & economy department to see what’s wrong? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
First time applicants - Flanders - late May/beginning June. Any updates? Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Marleen Kentane He is talking about the work and economy department ( which grants the 1st approval) not immigration office ( which grants the 2nd approval). It’s fast, but it can be that fast its normal. There are people here who got it in ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Zinochi543 Sorry to hear. Hopefully a better opportunity would come your way. At least now you know the answer and not just waiting. Good luck Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@Zinochi543You can call the Work and Economy Department to check whether you received the first approval, or to ask what decision has been taken. They are friendly and usually respond quickly. You can reach them at +32 2 553 43 00. You’ll only ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
Hopefully it doesn’t take more than 14 weeks 😭 I am also waiting First application - Flanders( already in belgium under orientation year visa) ( started working already 26 May 2025. application date: 02/06/2025admissable: ... Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@krish2190 you can’t join them next week. It takes 4 months on an average to get the single permit Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
@tosinosu yes u receive it instantly Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
First application - already in Belgium ( orientation year) - Flanders application date: 02/06/2025status (16/06/2025): It still shows « newly submitted » is that normal? WP: waiting SP: waiting Read More
Single permit processing 2025 by sarasaroub98
Hi all,I created this post for people that are waiting for their single permit and future applicants, please share your timeline here : Application date : 11/11/2024Region: Flanders WP: 02/12/2024RP: waiting
First application - already in Belgium ( orientation year) - Flanders application date: 02/06/2025status (16/06/2025): It still shows « newly submitted » is that normal? WP: waiting SP: waiting Read More