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Kristin Bienia

@Kristin Bienia

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German expat in Belgium

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German

Speaks German, English, French, Italien, Dutch

Registration: 24 May 2017

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Kristin Bienia replied to a thread
6 years ago
Tinna318

Good salary in Brussels by Tinna318

Is 45k annual gross a good salary for a 10 years experienced IT professional? Is it enough for a single person live comfortably in Brussels?

Kristin Bienia

In Belgium you have two kinds of IT professionals: Those with a fix contract and those who work on a freelance basis. Indeed there a people with fix contracts who have this kind of salary but me too I think it is quite low. If you really want to ... Read More

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6 years ago
Maverick232

Ending an apartment rental agreement in Brussels by Maverick232

Hello I am currently residing in an apartment with a 9 year contract in Brussels. It has been just 4 months since I entered the apartment. According to rental agreement I need to give notice to the landlord 3 months before evacuating the apartment ...

Kristin Bienia

Hi, there is an article about this issue: http://www.dhnet.be/conso/immobilier/bail-de-9-ans-fin-sans-preavis-ni-indemnite-51b7b7d8e4b0de6db989ab7a I don't know how good your French is but as far as I understand you can leave anytime from the ... Read More

Kristin Bienia replied to a thread
6 years ago
coupe12

Expected salary and cost of living by coupe12

Dear all, I've been interviewed by a company near Brussels. Next step will be HR interview with most likely talk about salary expectation e proposal I'm a mechanical engineer with 2,5 years of experience. What salary should I expect as ...

Kristin Bienia

Dear, indeed taxes a very high in Belgium. As an engineer you're part of the better paid community here so expect to have something around 2500€ net (equals 4000€ brutto) + a company car + fuel card + meal vouchers 150€ per ... Read More

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6 years ago
podchild77

Looking to move to Brussels before March 2019 by podchild77

Hi there, My name is Steve from London in UK and I am planning to move to Brussels to be with my girlfriend before March 2019. My girlfriend is from Bulgaria and works in the EESC I am also looking to work as a Podiatrist out there, have already ...

Kristin Bienia

Dear Steve, unfortunately I don't know how much will change for you with Brexit but currently as a EU citizen you could live 6 months here without any registration at all. Working is also no issue - you just need to use your UK address. After 6 ... Read More