Paulino Michelazzo
@pmichelazzo
Brazilian expat in Belgium
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139 posts
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About me
Brazilian, Married
Lives in Brussels, Brussels Capital
Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese
Registration: 20 December 2011
Activity
Conversion of UAE Driving License as UAE Expats moving 6o Belgium by RIND12
Hello,I lived in Dubai for more than 10 years as Expat. I have recently relocated to Belgium and want to exchange my driving license issued in Dubai. Can anyone guide me what documents will be required for exchange. I am currently living in Brussels ...
Everything's herehttps://mobilit.belgium.be/en/road/rijden/rijbewijzen/foreign-driving-licences Read More
Flight companies who accept residence permit with family member by zara zara41
HiI hear different stories about flight companies.Some people tell me that its possible to travel between Schengzn countries if you have a F-card or residence permit, as a european family member.Does anyone have experience with the different flight ...
E-card, F-card, residence permit, etc, is not a travel document, period. If you're looking to avoid problems, use your passport with the card. Read More
Local Commune Register - Antwerp by wiltonrcn
Hello guys, I'm aware that when arriving in Belgium it's necessary to register at the local commune in order to get the Belgium id and stuff. I would like to know which documents are needed for Antwerp. I've read that depending of the ...
Why didn't help? You have all of the informations there, including the form and instructions about how to proceed with the process. Read More
Local Commune Register - Antwerp by wiltonrcn
Hello guys, I'm aware that when arriving in Belgium it's necessary to register at the local commune in order to get the Belgium id and stuff. I would like to know which documents are needed for Antwerp. I've read that depending of the ...
Here you have all the infos that you need.https://www.antwerpen.be/elektronische-vreemdelingenkaarten Read More
Family Reunification Visa when non EU citizen w/work offer by GrimJason
Hello!As a non EU citizen, I have been offered a full time position in Belgium. When asked about the visa, it was suggested that we could proceed with the family reunification visa as my wife is an EU citizen from Spain as well as my young children ...
@GrimJason Your case falls here: https://europa.eu/youreurope/citizens/residence/family-residence-rights/non-eu-wife-husband-children/index_en.htm#in-another-EU-country-1The f@ˆ!*ing problem with Belgium municipalities (communes) is that they ... Read More
Moving to Belgium, EU-citizen with American spouse by Jens79
Hi, I have just joined this forum with hope to find someone with practical experience of a similar situation as me and my family are in. I'm a Swedish citizen, currently living in the United States with my wife, who is a US citizen and we ...
I'm not sure if she can get the plane with an one-way ticket without a visa. She is your wife but she is not an EU citizen and, until she's registered in an EU country, she's a tourist like any other. Can the air company deny the ... Read More
From F card to citizenship - not possible before 5 years expires? by ZazaBE
Dear All, I have been wondering if some of you can give me advice or share their experience on how and if I can acquire BE citizenship. According to the Belgian government web-site ...
Personal experience with the Belgian laws: they're worst that the Italians and, believe me, the Italians laws are the hell on Earth. We had some issues on the commune and, after a big pain in my head with "come in, come back, come in, come ... Read More
STEP-DOWN TRANSFORMERS by GuestPoster48701
Greetings everyone, Hope you're all doing well, whilst staying virus-free! FYI, we recently relocated to the island of Malta, from Florida, USA. We bought a few stepdown transformers, in order to accommodate the difference between our 110 ...
IMHO the best option is Amazon. I had the same problem with some electronics from South America years ago. On the island, I didn't try because, as you said, there are very few "Americans" living there and it was a waste of time to ... Read More
Moving to Belgium by amanda-pn
Hello, everybody! So, I’m Italian, currently living in Italy. I intend to move to Belgium with my husband soon. My husband is Brazilian. I got to know that I need to apply for the residency and find a job in 3 months, right? My question ...
You need to register but not to find a job. If you can proof that you have money to live here, ok. There's a "self sufficient" option to the registration process (I'm registered like this). If you're married "de ... Read More
Belgium Visa Processing Timeline and Documentation by shivamgrover21
Hi All, I would like to share my experience in getting the long term D visa for Belgium. I had tons of questions for the visa application, but this forum and the responses from people have been of great help. Mostly though AneeshKs's responses ...
Guys, you are moving another country, another language, don't count this possibilities. Keep straight on the law! And the law is less than 6 months, Translated with apostile..IMHO, If you're using the law to justify the point, you probably ... Read More
Belgian citizenship and AI(Orange card) by Edigj
Hello, I came in BE in 2015 as Non-EU student. I was issued and 1 year A card. I renewed the card twice in 2016 and 2017. In 2017 I applied to changed the status to F card (Belgian spouse). Status F(family member ob Belgian was approved after 6 ...
IMHO don't waste your time trying to understand the people on commune, immigration office and all the bureaucracy in Belgium. My wife is a third national and we only solve the problem with her residence/orange card after we contract a lawyer. ... Read More
Buying a car in Belgium, is necessary an European drive license? by pmichelazzo
Hello there, I'm looking to buy a car here in belgium but I don't have an european drive license, just a third-country drive license with the international license (both valid). Someone knows if is possible to buy a car with these ...
Thanks for the prompt response. Read More
Buying a car in Belgium, is necessary an European drive license?
Hello there, I'm looking to buy a car here in belgium but I don't have an european drive license, just a third-country drive license with the international license (both valid). Someone knows if is possible to buy a car with these ... Read More
what is reason of visa D refusal (what is solution ) by Lucky and Lucky
please anyone tell me what is reason of visa refusal betrokken kan zich niet beroepen op de richtijnenvan art 10, $1, a, 1, 4 of 5 of art 10bis $2 naargeiang het geval.van de wet van 15/12/1980 betreffende de toegang tot het grondgebied. het ...
Sure that you can. Did you provide them proof of sufficient funds to be in Belgium? Did you provide them the policy insurance covering both? That's what are they asking you. Read More
54% tax rate on a gift??? is this normal? by Morninglory
I had my birthday recently, and my son tried to send me a tiny gift from the USA. The total value of the gift was under one hundred USD. I had been looking forward to it greatly, as it contained a birthday card from him and some pictures. They ...
Yes, it is. You can calculate here: https://thomas.vanhoutte.be/tools/customs/en/ Read More