A card to F card conversion

Last activity 25 July 2023 by maharaji1984

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reach4balaMember25 July 2023 19:25:47

Dear All,

I recently got my Belgian citizenship,

My wife currently has a Residence permit A card which has to be renewed yearly.

This A card is going to be expired soon and hence she applied for its extension.

Can she request directly for the F card, during this process ? (or)

Is there a separate process for applying for the F card ?

If yes, is it similar to the "newcomer" registration ?

My commune is Antwerpen, but antwerpen.be is not giving much info on this.

Thanks,

Bala

maharaji1984Serial expat25 July 2023 21:42:06

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Spouse can apply when she has still valid an A card or during renewal process of it.

For F card application current work status of spouse will not taken into account. However end of the process A card will be taken by commune.

. Minimum 6 month contract of eu citizen will be asked in commune and spouse will became dependant on eu citizen.

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