Pr card type D

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chancetar06New member02 May 2022 07:46:13

Hello,

I am non-eu citizen and I have lived and worked in Belgium since 2019 (3.5 years). Before that I was living in Italy where I had phd scholarship for 3 years. I was wondering since social security has been deducted from my scholarship in italy, could those years be counted as for d type pr card?

In other words can I apply now for d card or should I wait until I reached 5 years of living in Belgium?

All the best,

JimsenContributor02 May 2022 08:31:38

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You can ask Commune.

AdeyolaSerial expat02 May 2022 14:11:10

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@chancetar06 well I don't see how a PhD scholarship in Italy relates to application for PR in Belgium in terms of social security deduction.

You can ask at your commune though

AlexFromBelgiumAnimateur Belgique EN/FR02 May 2022 15:46:02

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No, it will not count. You'll have to wait 1 year and a half. (Knowing that in 6 months you'll have unlimited work permit)

It would have if you had a permanent resident permit in Italy, but you couldn't get that with 3 years of PhD (or if you had the European Blue Card but that's not your case as well).

chancetar06New member02 May 2022 15:49:22

@Adeyola what I heard is that card D is a pr procedure for EU (not only in Belgium). Therefore living and working in eu countries can be counted. I don’t have enough info to judge if it’s true or not. I know the best is to ask commune but I was wondering if anybody else has some experience.

chancetar06New member02 May 2022 15:57:27

@AlexFromBelgium thanks for your answer. I actually lived more than 7 years in italy but I was under student permit for the whole time.

If what you said is true, I can’t understand the logic behind this

AdeyolaSerial expat02 May 2022 19:45:31

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The Logic is 7 yrs of residence as a student counts as 3.5 yrs for PR.

AlexFromBelgiumAnimateur Belgique EN/FR02 May 2022 21:30:53

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No, permanent resident permit in another Schengen State only remove the visa request to settle in another state. That's basically all. You won't get permanent resident permit until you respect the national law on that topic in your new country, you'll start from 0 (temporary resident - 1 year card - blablabla).

There's one useful additional info, is for the D card owner (now the "L" card) (permanent resident that have worked for 5 years+ straight & higher salary), those one will have way less administration than all other resident permit. They're nearly like the EU moving in another Schengen state.

And depending on the country, you'll lose your permanent resident status (most likely after 2 years out of the country)

https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content … M%3Al23034

chancetar06New member02 May 2022 22:22:37

@AlexFromBelgium I see, thanks for the info!

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