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athulp
Belgian expat in Switzerland
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41
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About me
Belgian
Lives in Bezirk Baden, Canton of Aargau
Speaks english, italian, hindi, tamil, malayalam
Registration: 24 August 2015
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Birth certificate for Nationality by adwiprath
Hi , For Belgium Nationality , 1. Is the Birth Certificate from India - Apostiled -from Foreign Public service would do? or else do we need to follow any additional legaziliation process here from Belgium. Or back from India? 2. Do we need to ...
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@Thrilokhs Please check the personal message for the details. Read More
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Belgium Nationality waiting period by Lucky and Lucky
hi to all Is it true that after submitting declaration to be a Belgian, and you don’t receive any letter from brussels within the 4 months waiting period. It should be considered a positive result? thanks
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@eshwarraj09 Hi,These are the conditions mentioned on this webpage. ... Read More
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nationality status by Amicable4u
Hi Everyone, This is regarding the Nationality. its been already 4 months and 1 week that i applied for the nationality and i haven't received any communication or letter from the commune. 1.is it possible to check the status of it by any ...
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Hi, I know 3 people(including me) applied in July 2021 still waiting for a response. Commune did not give any proper answer other than asking us to wait. 1) [is it possible to check the status] Unfortunately there is no way to check the status. ... Read More
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Travelling outside EU while nationality application by athulp
Hi all, When reading some of the discussions of the Belgian nationality topic, there are a few cases where the residence permit has been cancelled automatically upon acceptance of nationality(cancelled before applying new ID). What can happen when ...
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Thanks for confirming Read More
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Travelling outside EU while nationality application by athulp
Hi all, When reading some of the discussions of the Belgian nationality topic, there are a few cases where the residence permit has been cancelled automatically upon acceptance of nationality(cancelled before applying new ID). What can happen when ...
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This info is very different from others experiences. But this is a valid point for me since I am also living in Antwerpen. So the travel is not possible only during this short period (a couple of weeks). Totally make sense. Thanks for the ... Read More
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Travelling outside EU while nationality application by athulp
Hi all, When reading some of the discussions of the Belgian nationality topic, there are a few cases where the residence permit has been cancelled automatically upon acceptance of nationality(cancelled before applying new ID). What can happen when ...
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Hello, No official document covers this point about travelling and as you mentioned we are free to travel, but there can be complications if I am outside the EU and the ID is revoked. There is no emergency for me to travel now, except the low Covid ... Read More
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Travelling outside EU while nationality application by athulp
Hi all, When reading some of the discussions of the Belgian nationality topic, there are a few cases where the residence permit has been cancelled automatically upon acceptance of nationality(cancelled before applying new ID). What can happen when ...
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Hello Alex, Thanks a lot for giving an insight. It was not clear whether there is a restriction for travelling. Since the process can take 2 to 6+ months, I will have to postpone the travel for this period. Thanks again Athul Read More
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Travelling outside EU while nationality application
Hi all, When reading some of the discussions of the Belgian nationality topic, there are a few cases where the residence permit has been cancelled automatically upon acceptance of nationality(cancelled before applying new ID). What can happen when ... Read More
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Birth certificate for Nationality by adwiprath
Hi , For Belgium Nationality , 1. Is the Birth Certificate from India - Apostiled -from Foreign Public service would do? or else do we need to follow any additional legaziliation process here from Belgium. Or back from India? 2. Do we need to ...
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Hi, I hope it is not too late. I had a similar situation as you concerning your 3rd question. My birth certificate has a short form of my surname as initials. Where in passport and RP, the surname is the expansion of my initials. In such cases, you ... Read More
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Cheapest electricity and furniture store by sanit1001
Hello everyone, I'll be soon shifting to my new house in Zaventem, i would like to know which is the cheapest energy supplier there for my gas and electricity. Also, i will need to buy some furniture, can you suggest me some stores in belgium or ...
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Hi, For the furniture, these are few shops. www.gerowonen.be www.debameubelen.be www.made.com www.beliani.nl www.leenbakker.be Hope this helps. Rgds Athul Read More
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Dependent visa Application - time line by Melki Anderson
Hi All, I am currently living in Antwerp since Jan 2016 , i have applied dependent visa for my wife (she is in INDIA) and the document is sent to Belgium for the approval. How much will it take for the approval. Regards, Melki Anderson
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Yes, it took four months for us . Date of application : 21 Jun 2016 Date of the registration of the visa application at foreign office (Brussels) : 14 Jul 2016 Date of decision (approval) : 12 oct 2016 It can differ for person to person. Good luck Read More
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Car parking_street vs garage by athulp
Hi All, Most of you know the pro's and con's of parking in street/garage. As per my understanding. + and - Street ------- +Free of cost +It can be just in-front of my apartment -or 2 KM away. -Finding a free parking space and ...
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True, didn't though parking is a big problem like this. I will search for renting a parking spot. Read More
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Car parking_street vs garage by athulp
Hi All, Most of you know the pro's and con's of parking in street/garage. As per my understanding. + and - Street ------- +Free of cost +It can be just in-front of my apartment -or 2 KM away. -Finding a free parking space and ...
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Yes, it helps :) I also fond this link for residence parking https://www.antwerpen.be/nl/info/56126cc5caa8a7e12d8b45a4/parkeervergunning-voor-bewoners Read More
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Part time MBA in Belgium by athulp
Hi All, I live in Antwerpen and working on weekdays. I would like to know details about part time MBA courses (in English). Please let me know if someone is doing this course in Antwerpen. Will use this opportunity to wish you all merry Christmas ...
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Yes, that is an option. But i am trying to find something which doesn't need IELTS. Read More
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Car parking_street vs garage
Hi All, Most of you know the pro's and con's of parking in street/garage. As per my understanding. + and - Street ------- +Free of cost +It can be just in-front of my apartment -or 2 KM away. -Finding a free parking space and ... Read More