Looking to move to Brussels before March 2019

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Member since 15 September 2018

podchild77Member15 September 2018 13:15:17

Hi there,

My name is Steve from London in UK and I am planning to move to Brussels to be with my girlfriend before March 2019. My girlfriend is from Bulgaria and works in the EESC

I am also looking to work as a Podiatrist out there, have already started the process of applying for a visa to be able to practice my profession out there.

I like sports, including football and cricket, cycling, going to the gym , beer tasting, travelling, am a bit of a foodie, also like visiting museums and places of interest

With the outcome from Brexit still unknown how much of a difficulty will be it be for a Brit to move over here. My GF says I can apply as a registered partner from my local Commune Town Hall.

Would be interested in hearing other members experiences...

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Cheers,

Steve

Kristin Bienia New member

Member since 24 May 2017

Kristin BieniaNew member25 September 2018 18:24:29

Dear Steve,
unfortunately I don't know how much will change for you with Brexit but currently as a EU citizen you could live 6 months here without any registration at all. Working is also no issue - you just need to use your UK address. After 6 months you need to have a legal address in Belgium so you can register officially at the commune. This costs like 20€ if I remember correctly and then you'll get a residency card.
So pretty simple process for now. But as I said I can't tell how this will change with Brexit. Good luck!

podchild77 Member

Member since 15 September 2018

podchild77Member23 October 2018 22:26:03

Dear Kristin,

My apologies for not replying before, I should have had an email notification for your response or come back onto the forum to check.

Many thanks for the info, I am asking my GF to find more information as well at her local commune.

Just a question about being able to have a British address for 6 months, if I didn't have an official Belgian one does that mean I wouldn't be able to apply for a Belgian bank account?

Thanks again and hopefully next time my query won't be so delayed!

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