Hi everyone, I have been on this website for months looking for experiences for applying a Belgian Single Permit. Now my application is almost completed so I think I need to contribute
Timeline:
June 7th 2021: Sending the digital application to Flanders region
June 22nd 2021: Response from Flanders Region, telling me the work permit is approved and they have sent my document to the administrative office for granting my residence permit.
July 28th 2021: My residence permit is approved (annex 46)
So it was around 1.5 -2 month in total to get annex 46
However, Things are not finished yet.
The next thing to do is to get a visa D in a Belgian embassy in the country you reside (can be different from your original country). This visa will allow me to enter Belgium. please bear in mind some embassy will only have appointment time slots available after1 month (e.g. Den Haag). So, try to make appointment as early as possible.
Once I enter Belgium with visa D, I need to find an accommodation and register in the local city hall. Some cities may use 2-4 months to invite you to be there to do the registration and give you Annex 49, which is the document enable you to start working.
Adding the time finding a place to stay and signing the contract (a contract is necessary for registration) for, let's say, around 2 weeks. The time needed after I got Annex46 and before I can actually start working is: 2 months!
Now does anyone knows is there a social security number or registration number on Annex 49? because my employer says I cannot get my salary without this number, they need to use it during some financial registration work.
Thank you for reading and I hope everyone can get their paper work done soon!