Hi,
I am an Indian citizen, currently working in Belgium on long term Work Permit. Currently my RP (single permit i.e. Work Authorization + Residence Permit) is valid till end of 2020.
Right now I have got an offer from another employer in Belgium. If I quit my current employer (who had processed my current work authorization) then they will ask me to travel back to India and then they will cancel my work authorization. In this case, even if my new Belgian employer might have applied for new work authorization but I will not have it before I travel back to India. With respect to this situation, can you please help with the following?
1. Will I be able to travel back to Belgium with my earlier RP (which is valid till end of 2020) even after my current employer cancels my Work Permit? Or as soon as my current employer cancels work authorization, my currently valid RP will also get invalidated and I cannot travel back to Belgium unless work authorization filed by new employer is approved?
2. If I am not in Belgium and my new employer processes my work authorization, then once that new work authorization is approved then do I need to again go through the visa stamping process in India? Or with the newly approved work authorization (from new employer) I will be able to travel back to Belgium using my current RP which is valid till end of 2020?
3. As I will be in India till the time I start with new employer, hence during this period there will not be any Belgium salary slip. Will that impact my Permanent Residence processing at the end of 5 years?
Thanks,
RJ