@Elvijfje
Belgian expat in the USA
Forum
9 posts
About me
Belgian
Speaks Dutch (native), English (fluent written and spoken), French (enough to go on vacation)
Registration: 20 July 2020
Activity
F card application from municipality by Berna1234
Hello,I applied the family reunification card in 12th of July and currently I have an orange card. Since then I am waiting my card. The orange card expires 29th of December and I am expecting some answer to go to my country for holidays. So I was ...
We were told by our municipality that we should not expect an answer before the 6 month wait is up. My husband applied for family reunification on Jun 18 and can call the local municipality we live in on Dec 18, not sooner. They told us it is ... Read More
Exchanging American driver's license to Belgian
Upon arrival in Belgium you are fine to drive on your foreign driverâs license upto 185 days after registration in Belgium. After that your license becomes invalid for use on Belgian roads and you may submit the request to exchange your foreign ... Read More
How long does it take to get an F card by Berna1234
Hello everyone, I got my orange card 12th of July, and since I cannot go abroad. I am currently working with a nice salary (in somewhere, I read that it also effect the decision given) so I wonder how long would it take in general to get an F card?
At my commune they said to call on the day the 6 month wait is over, not a day sooner because for some reason my commune believes the Belgian government waits until the very last day of those 6 months to share their decision. I hope to see others ... Read More
Can I Travel without my F Card? by Sarah0524
I've been living in Belgium since August 2022 on a student card. This October I will be receiving my orange card for family reunification and my student card will become invalid. My partner and I would like to visit Poland to see family for ...
I was told by our city that my American husband canât travel abroad during the time that his application for F-card is pending.but on Agii.be I read that if you donât have a valid F-card yet, youâll need a valid passport with valid visa (for ... Read More
health insurance Belgian mutuality for American early-retired by Elvijfje
HiMy name is Elvira, I am a Belgian citizen, residing in New Orleans, USA. I have lived here for 3 years, after getting married in Antwerp, Belgium in 2017.We are moving back mid 2023 and I cannot get reassurance from the Belgian mutuality that they ...
Noone in the same boat? Read More
health insurance Belgian mutuality for American early-retired
HiMy name is Elvira, I am a Belgian citizen, residing in New Orleans, USA. I have lived here for 3 years, after getting married in Antwerp, Belgium in 2017.We are moving back mid 2023 and I cannot get reassurance from the Belgian mutuality that they ... Read More
American Husband joining Belgian National Family Reunification by mcdylan18
Hello Expats! I am brand new to this forum, and have been exploring the threads on here. This is a very valuable community. I wanted to pose a question, but if it has been answered elsewhere and someone can direct me to the proper thread I'd be glad ...
@mcdylan18 Hi Dylan, just had to say Hi!My name is Elvira, I'm a Belgian citizen, moved to New Orleans to join my American husband. We have a 2.5yo and we are moving back to Belgium in 2023. The years I lived here I worked for the American mother ... Read More
Change US diver license to Belgian one (different nationality) by utob
Hi, I just moved to Belgium in last month. I was working in US for 2 years and had valid US driver license, but my nationality is China. So my nationality does not math the driver license. Does anyone have similar situation? Is it possible to ...
Hi My husband has a US driver's license and we always believed he could not get that converted into a Belgian one? We are moving next year and it's just another check box on the list. Hoping to learn more about this. I thought due to no ... Read More