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F card situation after divorce

Last activity 16 December 2023 by wipopoo88

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user3721

Greetings,


I have a question regarding the situation of my F card after divorce, sadly we came to an agreement of divorce with my ex and decided to seperate our paths. Now I recieved a letter from the commune to extend my F card and I applied for it, however tas the time is getting closer the possible decision is scaring me very much as my work is here and as well as my house.


I have been married with my ex for 5 years and 3 months and been living in Belgium for 4 years 11 months. We do not share a child together.


I have around 700 work days and own a house here. (Bought it with my ex and after divorce we decided that I keep the house and I buy her out, it is already legally solved and I own the house)


In this situation what would be the outcome of my aanvraag after the divorce? Would I still keep my F card or would it be changed to another card or would I be deported back to my country?


Thank you.

SimCityAT

This topic has bn covered quite a few times on the Forum, please check the forum and I am sure you will I find the answer you are looking for.

jeanpaulfiliaert

@user3721 @user3721 Normally after 5 years you get an F+ card and you can no longer be deported, but the fact that you are only 5 years and 3 months.  Was married and did not yet have the F+ card would possibly look suspicious to a sham marriage, so that the cell sham marriages can find this suspicious and you can refuse the F+ with all the consequences that entails

user3721

@jeanpaulfiliaert We divorced right before my first F card expires, until then I could not ask for a  F+ card as this one has to expire.

maharaji1984

@user3721 you can apply an +F before your F expires.

user3721

@maharaji1984 I have already applied couple of months ago (5 months before my card expires I received the letter

Monylove

Please can I ask you did u renew your card cause  I am in the same situation  and did they give u f+ card or another  card

wipopoo88

@user3721 the most important thing is that they can't deport you.deportation occurs with various reasons.for your case they can give you on F+ or just another F card.so don't worry .

wipopoo88

@Monylove

Did you get the F+ card?? How did it go?

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