Melby
American expat in Belgium
Forum posts
362
Contacts
27
About me
American
Lives in Antwerpen
Speaks English, slowly accumulating some Dutch.
Registration: 29 March 2010
Activity
Proof of residence while at friends' house by JlptJonSei
I plan on moving to Belgium, during the first couple of weeks I will be staying with friends. While with them I will search an apartment, however until I found one, what documents can I provide to prove my residence with my friends? If I want to ...
In my experience, that isn't possible. Places generally require a piece of "official" mail sent to you at the residence, like electric bills or credit card bills or some such. So you may need to wait until you have your actual ... Read More
Moving to Antwerp in Feb 2015 by Faizan_mqt
Hello Everybody, I am Faizan from Pakistan. I recently accepted a job offer in Belgium and will be settling in Antwerp arnd Feb 2015 if visa and all other processes go as per plan. I will be accompanying my wife and 3 year old daughter. I will be ...
Websites will generally only have Dutch & French options, as those are the national languages (along with German, which is on many product labels, but is a minority area of the country so it's not as big a thing), but people pretty much all ... Read More
Documents for Belgium Work Visa by Soumen2255
Hello, I have aplied my work permit for belgium from India thru my employer and soon will be submitting the work visa for me and dependent visa for my dependent once WP is approved. My question is: Is affidavit of birth certificate and marriage ...
Soumen, it would be better I think to go to the municipality and have them give a new official one. This was what I did for my American one before I moved, I got a couple official notarized copies from the county to bring with me here for when they ... Read More
Moving to Antwerp in Feb 2015 by Faizan_mqt
Hello Everybody, I am Faizan from Pakistan. I recently accepted a job offer in Belgium and will be settling in Antwerp arnd Feb 2015 if visa and all other processes go as per plan. I will be accompanying my wife and 3 year old daughter. I will be ...
I'm guessing you meant 2016? :) Honestly I've never had any "issues" with being an expat here. The only difficulty I've dealt with is the bureaucracy, but as my husband is a native Dutch speaker he simply comes with me to any ... Read More
Getting credit card? by Melby
Hey, hoping someone here has experience with this. So, I'm getting really sick of my American credit card companies/banks calling FRAUD! every time I try purchasing anything online from non-American companies. I've maintained my old bank acct ...
Mastercard seems to be accepted more places, hence asking about that one specifically. Also, like I said, my bank will not give unless you have huge income/savings. We are not rich, so that is not possible. Are you sure what they offered you was a ... Read More
Getting credit card?
Hey, hoping someone here has experience with this. So, I'm getting really sick of my American credit card companies/banks calling FRAUD! every time I try purchasing anything online from non-American companies. I've maintained my old bank acct ... Read More
Yet another newbie/Single mum:-) by Katushka-3
Hi, Im originally from Slovakia, currently living in Birmingham in UK (and have been for past 13 years!). And now Im looking to relocate to Munchen with my kids as a single mum. I speak Slovak (obviously), fluent English and my German is total ...
I have a German friend on another site who is a single mother. I'm sure it'll be okay once you get used to the new area. :) Read More
hello all , looking for a room to rent by alexa2013
hy for all im ale i have 22 years and i will come with my future husbant in antwerp star to month may. i have to worck some month there i have one contract i look for one room in center of antwerop for me and my bf with max price 500 e per month , ...
immoweb.be is the best site for looking for apartments. Read More
How about tattoos? by Melby
This is probably a longshot, but does anyone know of any really awesome tattoo parlors? Preferably in/around Antwerpen, but really if a place does awesome work I'd be willing to travel a couple hrs for it. Also does anyone know the typical rates? ...
Thanks for the tip! :) Read More
Civil Engineer by Edward46
Hello, I received a message from a civil engineer asking for my opinion on his salary expectations in Sri Lanka. I am an elderly chartered civil engineer, and I earn in excess of £15,000 sterling a month. As with any other country everything depends ...
You would probably have a better chance of someone with the relevant info in the Sri Lanka forum instead of this general one. Read More
SPONSORSHIP FOR THE STATES by sinead looby
Hi, l need someone to sponsor me or file for me to go to the states and therefore not to be illegal. Genuine feedback and messages only. l am forty years old and therefore l am not fitting the criteria for working visas student visas etc The fee is ...
for some time now i am looking for somebody just to wait me at the airport, help me find rent, find a car and get to know the place aroundPerhaps you should try couchsurfing, a site intended for meeting up with people and assisting them in getting ... Read More
SPONSORSHIP FOR THE STATES by sinead looby
Hi, l need someone to sponsor me or file for me to go to the states and therefore not to be illegal. Genuine feedback and messages only. l am forty years old and therefore l am not fitting the criteria for working visas student visas etc The fee is ...
You cannot actually expect a stranger to sponsor you. They do not know you, and aside of the fact that you're also asking some random person off the internet not only to pay some expensive fee to file for you, but then that person is responsible for ... Read More
Can a man and a woman be JUST friends? by hutkgjf
Can a man and a woman be JUST friends?
What about friends with benefits?That wouldn't be "JUST friends" anymore, then. Read More
Looking for information on Ningbo by NatCarrier
Hi everyone , this blog is fantastic with all kinds of information but nowhere domwe see exchanges regarding Ningbo. Can you tell me why ? Or is there another blog related specifically for Ningbo ? I plan on moving there from Canada in a few ...
You can go to the China forum for info on that area. Read More
My English is poor. by tommm
Hi dear users..Is it rude to text 'do you wanna be friends' to someone new whom you wanna make friends with.
Not necessarily, but it's probably better to interact with people a bit on the boards first. Otherwise it's kind of random, and how do you know if you want to be friends with somone when you know nothing about them? Read More