Changing Employer in Belgium

1. The moment your new WP is active (19 Jan), the current one is invalid. I dont think you can continue working for your old employer anymore from 19 Jan. This is my understanding. You may check with your employer for official confirmation.
2. I dont think this is possible. To apply a new visa from India, you have to be there in India.

OK, I need to confirm with my Employer.
Also if we need to go back to India and resubmit the VISA Application.

Along with the application we need a Police Clearance Document. does the Police Clearance Document from Belgium valid as as document.
The reason in India we need to stay for 12 months to get a PCC. (I had a problem the last time since I was in India only for 10 months, had to go to Videsh Bhavan and explain).

Can someone help me with the documents which are required for the VISA and also if you know someone who can help in processing it

Dear Aneeshsk,

I need your urgent clarification.

Am moving from Work Permit to Individual(Professional Card).  I applied and got my professional card.

I resigned my position as employee and joining as freelancer.  I need to go to India to get complete my relieving formalities meaning I need to be in India for couple of weeks before I can come back to Brussels.

As the current RP is based on Workpermit, I could not change the status in RP to Individual (renew RP) and am sure my employer will cancel my Workpermit after I leave Brussels. I want to know whether I will face problem entering Brussels with same RP which is based on Workpermit, even though I have all other documents with me(Professional Card, Assignment Letter etc).

My RP is valid for another 3 months.

Please advise.

Thanks!!

As we have read in the forums, WP cancellation is not resulting in an RP cancellation. As your new professional card is also approved (is linked to your RP anyway), there should be no issues for you to travel back to Belgium, based on what I know and read.

Thanks a lot for the clarifications.

Hello,

I have read the entire chain and it gave me a lot of clarification.
But recently due to change in process of Belgium government of (Single Card - RP+ Work Permit) the Expiration of Residence Card is same as that of work permit.
The situation with me is that my new employer has already started the process of my work permit and the start date of that would be 1st Oct 2019. When I will give my resignation to my current organization they might call me back to India for serving the Notice period. As I read in earlier threads that my current employer will cancel my Work Permit and as me to surrender my card to Commune.

It's possible that by the time my current employer cancels my Work Permit my new employer would have a file number with which they have applied for my work permit. Is it legally possible that I still keep my Residence Card as my work permit is in process, I go back to India and serve my time there and enter Belgium with the same Residence Card. 

As, I  live in 1000 Commune and here the people at commune office are not very helpful. If any one has changed Employer after the effect of New Card it would be really helpful. My residence card + work permit with current employer is valid till April 2020.

Hi All,

The information from above tread is very useful, but yet i have a question related to below scenario and any input on this will be very much appreciated.

1). I have got new job offer and the new work permit processing is started.
now a days it takes 3 + months to get a new work permit.
the situation is
a. the lawyer from new company asked for the hard copy of my current work permit (it is valid for end of the year 2019). 
b. I and my family have our electronic belgian ID card valid till end of year 2019.

I have put in my papers and my current employer asking me to go back to India and complete the relieving formalities and serve the notice period from there. As the new work permit will arrive in next 2-3 months, so in that case

can i keep our belgian electronic ID cards (i mean don't de register us from commune) and go back to india and can come back to belgium after 2 months or there will be a problem as new work permit is in process and old one's hard copy is not with me while travelling.

holding a valid passport for me and my family with electronic resident card valid till end of this year will suffice my need to go back and travel back after 2 months from India to belgium.

Thanks

Hello Everyone,

I have got a new offer from A local company. My current WP is valid till july end and my RP is going to expire on August  end. I have got my new work permit  approval under my current employer till July 2020 which allow me to work and stay after July 19  but yet to receive annex 46 to apply extension to current RP.

In this scenario,

If I accepts new offer new single permit will be filled under new employer which takes atleast 4 months,Oct end.Under my current employer
It's 2 month notice period i need to serve.

1) Should I resign now or wait for one month so that I can buy more time before my new wp is ready.Will it notify the current employer if new employer files a work permit with same employee.

2)As I am not sure when I get new RP under current approval if it does not come till the end of my current contact and suppose my  future WP does not get ready by that time .Can I legally stay in Belgium using annex.

I am confused please advice if it is ok to go with new offer.

Note: I am currently staying 1000 Brussels.


Thanks in advance.

Hi all,

thanks alot for the information in this threat ,

I have a question regarding transfer from one employer to another , for my situation my RP card valid till feb2020 , and i want to move to another company ,

what is actually required to me to do , in my case i don't wont to inform my current employer until i got my new WP from new company?
can current company do or stop new WP process ?
how long in average to get the new WP ?

thanks

Hi Oindrila90,

I Would advice you to not give your resignation until you receive all the confirmations from the immigration authorities. Nevertheless, also discuss this with your future employer.

Oindrila90 wrote:

Hello Everyone,

I have got a new offer from A local company. My current WP is valid till july end and my RP is going to expire on August  end. I have got my new work permit  approval under my current employer till July 2020 which allow me to work and stay after July 19  but yet to receive annex 46 to apply extension to current RP.

In this scenario,

If I accepts new offer new single permit will be filled under new employer which takes atleast 4 months,Oct end.Under my current employer
It's 2 month notice period i need to serve.

1) Should I resign now or wait for one month so that I can buy more time before my new wp is ready.Will it notify the current employer if new employer files a work permit with same employee.

2)As I am not sure when I get new RP under current approval if it does not come till the end of my current contact and suppose my  future WP does not get ready by that time .Can I legally stay in Belgium using annex.

I am confused please advice if it is ok to go with new offer.

Note: I am currently staying 1000 Brussels.


Thanks in advance.

Thank you so much for all your kind help.

Its so confusing.

Hi Yash
I just read your post and can find myself in your situation. Can you please tell me what happened when you resign from your current company and get work permit approval from another? Is there any legal issue? Please if you inform it will help me alot.