Citizenship application - Proof of economic integration

Hi,

As I understand from my PhD colleagues, You can get your monthly salary slip from the university. It has something call RSZ contribution (which counts a s social security) which is automatically deducted from PhD scholarship. It counts as the requirement of economic integration

@Anup13 If I remember correctly HVA said I didn't pay social contribution. I got to know about this during the end of my PhD, I had to register with VDAB and VDAB sent me to HVA and HVA said I didn't qualify for unemployment benefits because I didn't pay social contribution. Fortunately, I got my current job the next week.

This is all confusing for me, because then they also told me that what I received was scholarship and no tax and no contribution was made.

@Anup13 If I remember correctly HVA said I didn't pay social contribution. I got to know about this during the end of my PhD, I had to register with VDAB and VDAB sent me to HVA and HVA said I didn't qualify for unemployment benefits because I didn't pay social contribution. Fortunately, I got my current job the next week.
This is all confusing for me, because then they also told me that what I received was scholarship and no tax and no contribution was made.
-@taizehere

Its possible. Some of my PhD friends acknowledged that their salary is taxed and some acknowledged that no social contribution that has been made. So, not all PhD is paid “salary” in its true meaning because its called Scholarship. Some PhD recruitment mentioned that its paid according to the wage scale abcxyz then its taxed. But if its called scholarship from some funds then yes its not taxed. So, in your case, if nothing show up as at least social contribution in the tax return each year then its correct that you have not been deducted the social security contribution.

@taizehere Hi,Please check out in this link. If Social security is deducted (which is done even for PhD scholarships), you can see it here. Good Luck!https://www.mypension.be/nl/mylegalpension/mycareer

@Anup13 Thanks for your reply but I logged into the site and found no activities relating to pension contribution during the period of my PhD.

@Anup13 Thanks for your reply but I logged into the site and found no activities relating to pension contribution during the period of my PhD.
-@taizehere

Its weird that someone still confirm clearly that a PhD student get social security deducted. Its different depends on the type of work and why dont you believe in your employer as if they do not pay social security then you indeed cant find it anywhere???

First paragraph as an example: https://uclouvain.be/en/study/securite-sociale.html

What if someone worked for 3 years but have few months of C4 from the government?

Will that affect his or her application?

Thank you?

@Peterjohn123

Thanks for the comment and the link.