Single Permit Processing in 2022

Did anyone submit a file in the first week of June and receive Annex 46?

Thanks.

@gafarvictoir  I think there is a website where you can track "sort of" the status of the file. You need to login using your ID or using itsme.

This link should work: https://login.socialsecurity.be/idp/use … anguage=en

You choose "Citizen" and login your preferred digital key

@Ralph Bou Ghanem

Thank you for advising.

@eya trabelsi59 hi, I'm in the process of having my employer submit the renewal. Has yours been submitted?

@Aycan Gunal my friend extend his WP in september and got both WP-SP less than a month.

@maharaji1984 less than a month wow thats a miracle:) hope i get soon.

Hi, updating you:

I got the RP approval already!

Region: Flanders

Type of visa: Highly skilled worker ("renew request single permit fixed duration by Belgian employer" since my current visa is the search year visa)

Submitted: 31 May

Work permit approval: 26 July

Residence permit approval: 29 Sept

Now, I am going to apply for my residence card from the city hall. Thank you for all your help in relieving my anxiety! Hoping you get yours too

@karzano any update?

Hello! Did anyone apply for their single permit in August for the first time and got the work permit?

My Timeline

Region: Flanders, 1st application

Application: 12th July 2023

Single Permit - Privacy Notice email: 12th July 2023

Work Permit Approval: 16th August 2023

Annex 46: Waiting

As someone who has applied for several student visas/work permits over the years in different EU member states, I must admit that the processing period in Belgium takes by far the longest time.

My Timeline

Region: Flanders, 1st application

Application: 12th July 2023

Single Permit - Privacy Notice email: 12th July 2023

Work Permit Approval: 16th August 2023

Annex 46: Waiting

As someone who has applied for several student visas/work permits over the years in different EU member states, I must admit that the processing period in Belgium takes by far the longest time.

Hello any update for the Work Permit part of the SP for the ones who applied on August?

Type: Renewal of Single Permit

Region: Brussels

No-Reply email: 09/10/2023

Let the waiting game begin...

Hello! Did anyone apply for their single permit in August for the first time and got the work permit?

The forum has been pretty quiet regarding updates lately. Has anyone received their single permit this month?

The forum has been pretty quiet regarding updates lately. Has anyone received their single permit this month?

Is not there anybody who get the work or residence permit lately?

    Alright, I have an update! A good one, too!
Type: Initial Single Permit

Region: Flanders (Antwerpen)

No-Reply email: 17/07/2023

Additional information request: 24/08/2023

Work Permit: Granted 28/08/2023

Single Permit: Pending

They said up to two months for the residency/single permit, but I’m crossing my fingers it comes back sooner!
   

    -@AlishaNelson33

Hi everyone, today I received my RP and annex 46! I was definitely not expecting to receive it today so I am very excited. Hoping the best for everyone else still waiting!

Hi all,

Here is my timeline

Region: Flanders (1st application)

Application: 18 July 2023

Single Permit - Privacy Notice Email: 18 July 2023

Work Permit Approval: 21 August 2023

Residence Permit Approval: Pending

Hopefully, I’ll receive my residence permit approval and Annex 46 this month 🤞🏻

@Mulia You should be getting it soon, mine was submitted on 17/7 and I just got the RP and annex 46 today. Good luck!

@AlishaNelson33 congrats on your single permit approval!

thanks, I hope so. Waiting is not fun :‘D

Hi everybody,

Is there anyone who applied single permit at the end of August in Flanders region?

@Samba23 hi, is there any update on your RP approval? My employer also submitted the application in mid July

Hi all,

There’s an update of my application. I just received my RP approval and Annex46 today.

So the whole process took almost 3 months for me.

Region: Flanders (1st application)

Application: 18 July 2023

Single Permit - Privacy Notice Email: 18 July 2023

Work Permit Approval: 21 August 2023

Residence Permit Approval: 13 October 2023

Good luck to any of you who are still waiting for the good news

Hey ! Any updates from people who applied for their single permit in August for the first time? thanks.

Hi,

My timeline:

Flemish Region. First time application

Application: 17/7/2023

Work Permit: 16/8/2023

Annex 46: 16/10/2023

Good luck everyone....

Type: Renewal of Single Permit - Highly Qualified
Region: Brussels
No-Reply email: 09/10/2023
Let the waiting game begin...
   

    -@Zaza00

Update - Work permit approved for 2 years on 13 October, got the news today. File now with the Office des Étrangers. My work permit renewal allows me to keep working while waiting for the single permit as long as I get an Annex from the commune once my current SP expires.

Type: Renewal of Single Permit - Highly Qualified

Region: Brussels

No-Reply email: 09/10/2023

Work permit approved: 13/10/2023

RP: Waiting

My timeline

Flanders region

Employer change

No reply e-mail: 28.08.2023

Admissable: 30.08.2023

Work permit: Awaiting

Residence permit: Awaiting

Are there any other people who applied in August?

Good luck to everyone!

    My timelineFlanders regionEmployer changeNo reply e-mail: 28.08.2023Admissable: 30.08.2023 Work permit: AwaitingResidence permit: AwaitingAre there any other people who applied in August?Good luck to everyone!        -@Aycan Gunal

i filed  my application on 2 August and haven't received anything yet. so disappointing.

@Zoe Run is it a first time application or a renewal?

@Zoe Run sorry for that as I understood from comments, it takes 6-8 weeks for the work permit and 12-16 weeks for the residence permit but was it a renewal or first time application?

@Zoe Run and additionally when did you get the no reply e-mail? They are counting from that time on as I know.

@maharaji1984 hello hope you are doing well. I also see admissable when I track it on the system but I guess it does not mean a work permit.  When did you get the work permit exactly and do you know what does admissable mean?

@Aycan Gunal the first time

    @Zoe Run sorry for that as I understood from comments, it takes 6-8 weeks for the work permit and 12-16 weeks for the residence permit but was it a renewal or first time application?
   

    -@Aycan Gunal

the first time.

@Aycan Gunal Hello Aycan, I hope you are doing well, actually you are right they are taking a long time to finish the process, I got my no-reply email on the 31st of August for first time application and they requested additional information regarding full passport pages photos on the 19th of September..

they didn't start yet to process files that were submitted in August. They are still finishing the ones submitted in July...

    @Aycan Gunal Hello Aycan, I hope you are doing well, actually you are right they are taking a long time to finish the process, I got my no-reply email on the 31st of August for first time application and they requested additional information regarding full passport pages photos on the 19th of September..
they didn't start yet to process files that were submitted in August. They are still finishing the ones submitted in July...
   

    -@ostanancy01

how did you know that they have not begun to process applications in Aug?

@Zoe Run it was not me who told this. I just asked when did you received your no reply e-mail. Because after having this e mail you can be sure that your documents are sumbitted. And then you can contact your HR to see If the government find all the documents correct and complete. Because sometimes they are asking some additional documents which are missing on the files. These are just my experience I hope it helps.

@ostanancy01 If you received the no reply e mail in a close day that you submitted your files for the first time, the rest of the process sounds normal to me considering the standart processing time of flanders. The only thing I tried to understand, sometimes we are providing documents but there might be some misunderstandings caused by the employer or 3rd parties. That is why I was asking when did you receive no reply e mail because after that it is easier to understand the procedure.

The best is to stay in contact with HR as much as possible. Because it might be a complicated situation for them as well. In my case my company was working with a third party and that 3rd party did not inform us that gov needs additional documents and we had to apply from the beginning again... because my first application had to be canceled because the company could not provide additional documents in time and the deadline given us was overdue.

For the ones who applies for a renewal I strongly recommend you to check the status from the government page. You can do it yourself by using your itsme account.

But for the ones who applies for the first time, I guess the only and best way is being in touch with their HR because they do not have an itsme app or eID.

These are my experiences only. I hope it helps.

@Aycan Gunal

Thank you for the explanation Aycan, very helpful! i have one more question, do you have any idea how this process goes for a person going to Belgium as a volunteer, not a regular job?  it it the same process that you get the work permit then residence permit then annex 46 ? thank you ! My region is Brussels btw not flanders...