@GajendraSPawar
Indian expat in Belgium
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About me
Indian
Lives in Mechelen, Flanders
Registration: 10 December 2014
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L card vs B card by alex8111
Hi everyone!I am looking for some information about whether I can apply for a long term residence permit. I have been working in Belgium since 2016, but only this year switched to a local Belgian company. I see very different views on whether I am ...
@Aneesh as per my knowledge the only advantage you have of D or L card is that if you relocate to another EU country, then you just have to spend 1 year or so in the other country and then you are entitled to long term residency of that EU country. ... Read More
Changing employer within belgium by uv_04
Hello, I am planning to switch job within Belgium, i wanted to know if it is important to resign before my new employer can apply for my new work permit? Does my new employer need my resignation letter as well to apply for my WP? And most ...
@Remann If your current resident permit is valid and first approval from work department is received for your new single permit, you can start work at the new employer Read More
Evaluating the Job proposal received through LinkedIn by srinivaskmu
Hi all, my first post here. I was approached by a recruiter from Belgium in LinkedIn and we had a 15 minute discussion on the job requirements. The job position is permanent with the employer and I will be deputed to the client location in ...
Just beware of some agencies who hired people and brought them on visa and in a few months time when the client ended the contract they fired the people with immediate basis. So do your due dilligence before making a move Read More
Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe
Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...
once you get nationality .. your expat tax status would no longer be valid Read More
Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe
Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...
yes it will get impacted .. it will mainly depend on the cadstral income of the property Read More
13th Month & Double Holiday Pay after Resignation by rajpnr
Hello everyone, I've been working for a Belgian employer right from the starting of 2020 (Starting Dec 2019). I understood that the salary is paid 13.92 times and usually we will get our 13th Month Pay by last week of December and double ...
@arun check this article too https://www.jobat.be/nl/art/heb-ik-nog-recht-op-een-eindejaarspremie-na-mijn-ontslag Read More
Child car seat / Driving safety by Rohit45
Hello, I brought a car seat for my 5.6 yrs old from Amazon Germany however I face the below issues 1> It is not an isofix seat 2> The cushioning is not too good. The child gets tired in long journeys. I visited few shops in Belgium (Cora / ...
Britax romer/maxi cosi /cybex are all good brands with the required EU safety standards Read More
Single Permit to Dependent/Permanent Resident by jorda.tamil
Hello All, I am working on deputation for past 4.8 years and my assignment gets completed by the end of 5th year. My spouse works here with her Single Permit on a local contract which is valid for another three years. Could you please help me ...
If you switch to a local employer before applying for your Pr you can still get it . As authorities dont check your entire 5 year payslips but rather only the last 1 year payslips. However if you change your status to dependent of your spouse then ... Read More
Work permit for dependant by Renu32
Hi Everyone I have been working for a Belgium company since april 2020 linked with My head work permit . Hence I traveled to belgium as a dependant under his contract and found a job here in engineering firm. Now everything flows smooth and no ...
The only route now is for the dependant to start working and in the mean go back to home country and initiate the process from there ( if employer agrees to it)... still possible during the corona times where remote working is possible Read More
Work permit for dependant by Renu32
Hi Everyone I have been working for a Belgium company since april 2020 linked with My head work permit . Hence I traveled to belgium as a dependant under his contract and found a job here in engineering firm. Now everything flows smooth and no ...
Hi Alex, Well the law is in effect as i know some cases where the commune refused to process chnage of status for a dependent. Another legal website with similar info ... Read More
Work permit for dependant by Renu32
Hi Everyone I have been working for a Belgium company since april 2020 linked with My head work permit . Hence I traveled to belgium as a dependant under his contract and found a job here in engineering firm. Now everything flows smooth and no ...
Govt will not be publishing in english ... the law is in force and i know cases where the commune rejected the applications. Moreover EY here has published the law that has come into force as of 1 sept 2020 Read More
Work permit for dependant by Renu32
Hi Everyone I have been working for a Belgium company since april 2020 linked with My head work permit . Hence I traveled to belgium as a dependant under his contract and found a job here in engineering firm. Now everything flows smooth and no ...
the news is confirmed and is available on EY site here https://www.ey.com/en_be/tax/tax-alerts/belgium-limits-right-to-unlimited-residence-and-in-country-applications?fbclid=IwAR2lbQqpACkLouJ8LJiRBReYwe2GykykL9pdJEeuK6QR34HHNjRgC6ndx0A Read More
Work permit for dependant by Renu32
Hi Everyone I have been working for a Belgium company since april 2020 linked with My head work permit . Hence I traveled to belgium as a dependant under his contract and found a job here in engineering firm. Now everything flows smooth and no ...
As from 1 Sept 2020, a dependent cannot switch to Single permit (i.e change status from Family reunification status to independent single permit holder) when he/she is already in Belgium (since free access to labour market is already available to ... Read More
Type A work permit without working for 4 years in Belgium by Mahima29
Is it possible to get Type A work permit(limited or unlimited) without having worked in Belgium on type B. What are the implications of same on employee? I have explored this online but everywhere it is said that in order to apply for type A work ...
Work permit A can only be granted if you have worked atleast 4 years on type B WP. Work Permit A: for those who already worked on work permit B Work Permit B: a work permit that you can’t apply for yourself, your employer will have to do ... Read More
13th Month & Double Holiday Pay after Resignation by rajpnr
Hello everyone, I've been working for a Belgian employer right from the starting of 2020 (Starting Dec 2019). I understood that the salary is paid 13.92 times and usually we will get our 13th Month Pay by last week of December and double ...
If you consider it as a bonus ...then you cannot have a bonus until you are with the company till the bonuses are disbursed. This is a one time thing and you should positively look further ahead Read More