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do you have a work permit I assume?
why are you scared by the letter, it says nothing...all non EU nationals have to deal at some point with Foreigners office.

thanks for your reply.

I don't have a *official* work permit. I just registered at the aliens office as a newcomer and presented them proof of my residence address, my freelance job contract/recommendation letter, passport photos, etc.

Then I was given a document with my registration number.

I was scared because I showed the new letter to my friend who worked at the city office and he said he didn't have a good feeling about it. Although he later apologised to me for being too paranoid.

but I'd like to know what you meant by "dealing at some point"

what do they wanna know?? I submitted everything I think they need. Because the ID card is supposed to come around this time, so when it doesn't take place, I am beginning to worry. I have made plans for the coming months and I don't want to be sent away!

Is there a reason you have no work permit? I don't know Belgian law well, maybe there are permit free categories of work. Have you checked you are permit free?

I have a temporary residence permit, just that I don't have an ID card yet.

An ID card is what I am after ..

You won't get an ID card, they are only for Belgian nationals, I believe you are referring to a residents' permit?

Can i ask what the different is then between a residence permit and a id card. I compare mine to my bfs and all thats different is the letter at the top and that mine has some extra infomation on the back. However they use it just the same as they use my bfs id card. Bank accounts etc

First of all the words are different, one says "carte d'identité / identiteitskaart / Personalausweis" and nationality is marked "belge / belgi(er)en", yours says "Carte E / E Kaart / E Karte" and  "attestation d'enregistrement etc" and the details are arranged differently, but secondly one proves nationality and identity in the EU and in several African and Asian countries too, one gives you proof you are registered in accordance with Belgian law as an EU but not Belgian national and must be carried if over 15 years old at all times along with your national ID card / national passport of EU country. As the OP is a British National Overseas, they cannot have either of these cards. In legal terms only card which are issued by national authorities are and can be named "identity card" which is exactly why yours is named "e card" and is not an identity card in legal terms.

Okies but what do u mean by op. Im just wondering what will happend when i get married and go for duel nationality. So mostly I am asking out of curiosity

OP means ORIGINAL POSTER!
If you want to know  how to naturalise/declare Belgian nationality, go and ask at your gemeentehuis, marriage to a Belgian no longer leads directly to Belgian citizenship.

I know it dosnt always however ive been told in my case I can go for duel nationality. I just wondered about things seems you seemed to know alot. But I shall just see how it goes anyway

you can go for Belgian nationality, whether married or not, you still have to satisfy the conditions of declaration / naturalisation, since they are up in the air regarding declaration with people reporting since 1st January that commune officials have refused to accept any applications as they have not been provided with the new regulations, it's to the commune officials you must turn to ask.

Yeah I can see it being a fun process as they had such a difficult time regiestering me in the frist place. My mother in law had to write a letter to brussels in the end. They arnt used to many forginers were I am. Countryside

where are you from?