Residence Permit A to Long term residency B

Member since 14 June 2013

riograndeMember01 July 2013 14:45:49

I have been here more than 2 years on the annually renewed work permit B? Any one has an idea if it takes 3, 4 or 5 years for a non-EU citizen to get the 5 year residency permit

Aurélie ViP

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AurélieViP02 July 2013 05:37:03

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Hello riogrande.

Welcome to Expat.com!

In meantime, do not hesitate to browse the threads on the Belgium forum.

Thank you,
Aurélie

jigarshah005 Member

Member since 14 May 2011

jigarshah005Member02 July 2013 13:57:27

Hello Riogrande,

As far as I have understood:
1. If you are an expat - takes 5 years
2. If you are locally employed (meaning not as an expat) - you are eligible after 3 years. Doesn't entitle you to get it but you can try your luck.

Good Luck!!!

Cheers

riogrande Member

Member since 14 June 2013

riograndeMember03 July 2013 07:19:03

Thanks Jigarshah005,

Yeah, I'll keep my fingers crossed as there is a lot of confusing information out there about the duration towards a long term residency.

Txs again.

lbielima New member

Member since 05 March 2013

lbielimaNew member05 July 2013 02:02:13

i think rules are diferent for non belgium people who belong to the european union and the ones who don´t, are u from a country of the european union? ... i also want to get some info about how to ge residence, but i am from peru (latin america)