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Rd Devils hooray
Colombian expat in Belgium
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Registration: 21 September 2023
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Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
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@tunde4elohimI did it last year. Besides the docs you refer to, only the birth certificate is needed. It needs to be apostilled, or legalized depending on the country you are from, and it needs to be translated. The translation also need to be ... Read More
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Economic Participation Belgian Citizenship by umairsaeed01
Can a dependent wife provide her husband’s salary slips or employment contract as proof of economic participation (which is considered as one of the criterias) when applying for Belgian Citizenship for herself? or is it mandatory to work?
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@umairsaeed01Additionally that the integration course include the language part... sometimes it is not included... better be safe than sorry Read More
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Economic Participation Belgian Citizenship by umairsaeed01
Can a dependent wife provide her husband’s salary slips or employment contract as proof of economic participation (which is considered as one of the criterias) when applying for Belgian Citizenship for herself? or is it mandatory to work?
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@umairsaeed01I agree with @italobelg. There is not much you (or she) can do but wait for that ~year.Make sure you apply for yours as fast as possible. consider the time it will take you (and you wife) to get the certified translated copy of the ... Read More
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Economic Participation Belgian Citizenship by umairsaeed01
Can a dependent wife provide her husband’s salary slips or employment contract as proof of economic participation (which is considered as one of the criterias) when applying for Belgian Citizenship for herself? or is it mandatory to work?
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@umairsaeed01Hi there,Is you personally fulfill the criteria (economic, social and linguistic integration), then you can apply for Brlgian nationality provided that you hold a permanent residence permit. If your wife does not fulfill all the same ... Read More
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Do I need to apply for a different card after divorce? by Cris L
Hello everyone, I am divorced and f+ card holder. I am still so confused and broken so I am gonna start with this. I booked a flight to my home country to visit my family. Upon the last step(immigration I believe)before boarding the plane,the ...
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@Babitha De RuyterAnd on top of that, get an immigration lawyer. With your length of stay youshoulf be already a permanent resident. Take out the L or B card in my opinion Read More
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Getting F+ card instead of F card by Guest726712
Hello everyone. I hope all are good. I want to describe my situation and know if there is a possibility of getting F+ card instead of F card. So, i have been in belgium since november 2017. Currently i have 5th card A which expires on 31st October ...
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@GddaHi, this is not an easy situation. I would recommend to get an immigration lawyer, since you may not be a fully permanent resident and can't affort making mistakes in the upcoming procedures.Good luck Read More
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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 ...
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@peterjohn1104No, it was not fraudulent. I complied with all tjey asked and never submitted any document that was forged or anything like that. Belgian immigration claimed I meeded 5 years, although I had a blue card from another eu country. As such ... Read More
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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 ...
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@BMM996210Makes sense. I got my L card back in 2022. I submit my application without completing with all conditions knowing that they would most likely approve it since immigration does not have enoght personnel to got through all files. Eventually ... Read More
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Belgium Nationality 2024 by Nothing_serious35
Hello,I'm living and working in Antwerp, Belgium for 6 uninterrupted years. I've applied for a permanent residency 5 months ago and have an appointment to get the result in a month. Considering it'll be approved, I wanted to apply for citizenship ...
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Nah, dont bother with a motivation letter. They will just toss it to the trash bin Read More
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BELGIUM NATIONALITY 2023 by FAHAD CHEEMA
Hello Everyone,Here you can share your experience about getting nationality in 2023. I also applied for nationality on 12 jan 2023 and last month police already visited me and called me also for a small interview which went good. Now i am waiting ...
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Yes, it was accepted. Notan issue. We jad Deloitte help us,and for them this was normal.Her card is/was valid for 5 years Read More
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Belgium nationality refused by Lucky and Lucky
my belgian nationality application rejected due to french language police not interview me and send negetive report to ministry because 6 month before i asked translater to police for a car accident issue 15 days before police send me some ...
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Yup. There was an interruption due to covid, and they knew it and were flixible. Read More
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Belgium nationality refused by Lucky and Lucky
my belgian nationality application rejected due to french language police not interview me and send negetive report to ministry because 6 month before i asked translater to police for a car accident issue 15 days before police send me some ...
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@faridulhaqpkHi Farid. I had similar situations to the one you experience. I am a belgian national now.Make sire that the application is done way in advance before the expiration date and you should be ok. Read More
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BELGIUM NATIONALITY 2023 by FAHAD CHEEMA
Hello Everyone,Here you can share your experience about getting nationality in 2023. I also applied for nationality on 12 jan 2023 and last month police already visited me and called me also for a small interview which went good. Now i am waiting ...
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@ARMaliqEasy, her registration to the gym Read More
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BELGIUM NATIONALITY 2023 by FAHAD CHEEMA
Hello Everyone,Here you can share your experience about getting nationality in 2023. I also applied for nationality on 12 jan 2023 and last month police already visited me and called me also for a small interview which went good. Now i am waiting ...
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B card is perfectly possible for Nationality declaration.note that you need to make an inventory on which of you and how you fulfil the social, linguistic and economic integration criteria. There are different ways of fulfilling that criteria.Just ... Read More
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BELGIUM NATIONALITY 2023 by FAHAD CHEEMA
Hello Everyone,Here you can share your experience about getting nationality in 2023. I also applied for nationality on 12 jan 2023 and last month police already visited me and called me also for a small interview which went good. Now i am waiting ...
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@Grace GreatActually that will be the olny way to go, in case one of you do not fulfil the economic integration requirements Read More