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arshia2002

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Italian looking for information about Belgium

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Italian

Lives in Brussels Capital

Registration: 09 November 2017

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arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
taushif

spouse visa and travel visa by taushif

We are planning to apply for a spouse visa in February, 2018. I have read about the long waiting times for this type of visa. I was wondering will it be possible to apply for a tourist and spouse visa at the same time ? Our thinking behind it was ...

arshia2002

Dear friends, I could get the Work Permit from Belgium by a company, and I am currently living in Italy with a valid Italian long Stay Permit (until July 2018). I have a question if I still need to apply for a visa to go and start working? Does my ... Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
NiiChe

Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe

Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...

arshia2002

Hi Arshia, Well if the 10k was not attributed to your spouse and if the tax and social security was calculated on this amount as part of your salary, it would amount to around 60% (13.07% social security , followed by possibly 50% tax) i.e 6000 ... Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
NiiChe

Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe

Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...

arshia2002

Hi Arshia, Yes both tax reduction are combinable. For the dependent tax free allowance a portion of your salary (30%) max upto 10750 euros gets attributed to your spouse .then a tax is calculated on this amount which amounts to 750 euros so ... Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
NiiChe

Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe

Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...

arshia2002

Thanks a lot, May I ask how much is the percentage of tax reduction for expat case? Thank you again A. Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
NiiChe

Disadvantages of The Special Tax Status by NiiChe

Hello Everyone, Thanks to all the active members, you helped me and gave me a clean overall picture of how living in Belgium – Brussels is. I’m still stuck with one question regarding the Special Tax Status, I’m planning to move ...

arshia2002

Dear all, I have a question regarding expat contract, I will be grateful if you would guid me. I have been offered a position in Brussels and the company insists to offer me the expat contract. Now based on the info I gathered and also read here ... Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
zied007

Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007

HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...

arshia2002

Thanks for your guidance! A. Read More

arshia2002 replied to a thread
7 years ago
zied007

Advantages / disadvantages of an expat contract by zied007

HI all, I got 3 interviews with an international company in Belgium. After 2 months, they provided me 2 offers: 1- A contarct with belgian residence: my net salary will be around 1900 euros. 2- An expat contract: my net salary will be around 2400 ...

arshia2002

Dear Friends, I have been offered a permanent position in an international company in Brussels. They insist to make an expat contract as it has the advantage of having a higher net salary. I was wondering what are the drawbacks of having this ... Read More