New Single Work Permit Procedure - Belgium

mohammsh wrote:

My existing work permit will expire on 31st Dec 2019, does it mean i will get SP after 31st Dec ?
seems not logical here.

Anyway congrats you received SP after long wait..
Could yo post your timelines from start

Not sure about the logic in your question. It depends on when you apply for your work permit extension. If ur existing work permit is not a SP, then the extension will fall under SP procedure. (My existing work permit is not SP, but my extension request was considered as SP. Since Jan 2019, all requests fall under SP, if am not wrong).

And for SP procedure, the Foreign affairs department takes a maximum of 120 days from the date they receive your application.

Here are my timelines

Date of application for SP: 03/05/2019
Date of Admissible: 20/05/2019
Date of SP: 10/09/2019

Thanks,
My existing work permit is not SP, but my extension request will be considered as SP.

I hope i wont get such long delay (May to Sept) after phase one (documents accepted/admissible by ministry)

My admissible date : 8th of Sept

mohammsh wrote:

My existing work permit will expire on 31st Dec 2019, does it mean i will get SP after 31st Dec ?
seems not logical here.

Anyway congrats you received SP after long wait..
Could yo post your timelines from start

You don't need to submit your physical hard copy of your existing Work Permit. Your soft copy of work permit and resignation acceptance letter /mail is enough to prove that you indeed will discontinue your current work assignment with your existing employer.

lohithkorp wrote:

lohithkorp wrote:

patiltush wrote:

It would be an employer/ agency who filed it. Its kind of letter saying your file sent to Immigration office for residence approval. After that it is close to 10 weeks to get the single permit, which yourself will get email.
But the timelines do vary as its govt system. For my friend, the application date was 9 June but he got SP on 23 August itself. You can never know how govt will manage applications.

Okay Thanks! My employer got that letter dated 20/05/2019 (they shared it with me recently) saying the file is transferred for Residence approval.
I will keep waiting for my email then
Thanks again!

Received my SP today.

Expiry of current work permit: 14/09/2019

Date of application for SP: 03/05/2019
Date of Admissible: 20/05/2019
Date of SP: 10/09/2019

When did you get your Work Authorization approval? And which region?

Hi all,

I have received  my annex 46 recently, living in 1000 Brussels .

Can I directly go 1000 Brussels commune and apply for my physical single permit card or  its mandatory  to book an appointment .

I read somewhere that I need to be present on city hall within 8 days of receiving the annex 46 . Finding appointment is difficult within 8 days.

And is there any process to fast track the delivery of single permit card as I cant  wait longer with annex 49.


Thanks in advance .

op21 wrote:

Hi all,

I have received  my annex 46 recently, living in 1000 Brussels .

Can I directly go 1000 Brussels commune and apply for my physical single permit card or  its mandatory  to book an appointment .

I read somewhere that I need to be present on city hall within 8 days of receiving the annex 46 . Finding appointment is difficult within 8 days.

And is there any process to fast track the delivery of single permit card as I cant  wait longer with annex 49.


Thanks in advance .

Hi Op21,

As a tribute to this forum we all first share our dates (from application submission to sp approval) and than we ask any questions in this page...
Just kiding  😉

No appoitment needed, you can directly go to the commune. You need to take your current RP and 2 recent photographs ( as per belgium specification). You may ask them for express process in which case you have to pay 95 Euro (appx)  to recieve new rp card in 1 day or 45 euro (appx)  in 1 week or for normal process 24 euro. commune will provide you annex 49 which allows you to work & stay and can be renewed once in the mean time your new RP is not delivered to you.
please note single permit is nothing but  your RP card with labour market mentioned.

Hello All,
Please find my SP processed dates.

Type of Permit : Fresh
Region : Leuven, Flanders
Submission date : 02/06/2019
Admissible date : 07/06/2019
WP Approved : 12/07/2019
SP Approved : 10/09/2019
WP for 3 years .

Thanks

Hi,
Were you already in Belgium when you applied the SP ? Or from out of country

Thanks

hello, Any one applied on late July / beginning of August got any updates about admissibility/work authorization? Thanks

Thanks  PUser for info , I will visit to commune and directly  order my new card.

Below are my timelines,

Type of Permit : New (Change of Employer)
Region : Flanders
Submission date : 25/06/2019
WP Approved : 20/08/2019
SP Approved : 10/09/2019

belgium123 wrote:

hello, Any one applied on late July / beginning of August got any updates about admissibility/work authorization? Thanks

One of my friend applied by first week of July. Got Admissibility by first week of September. For me, my employer has applied by first week of August , no updates yet.

I believe there are no updates for the applications since late July.

Region: Flanders

This might not be related. But i applied 11 July. Only got a reply 3 September asking for extra documents.
So i suppose july and august were mostly less work for the authorities.

rajpnr wrote:

belgium123 wrote:

hello, Any one applied on late July / beginning of August got any updates about admissibility/work authorization? Thanks

One of my friend applied by first week of July. Got Admissibility by first week of September. For me, my employer has applied by first week of August , no updates yet.

I believe there are no updates for the applications since late July.

Region: Flanders

Similar to mine, applied second week of august. I believe we'll get some info end of this month.

Here are my timelines:

Application filed: 17-06-2019
Received admissibility: 03-07-2019
Work Permit Approval:31-07-2019
Single Permit: Awaiting

Did anyone check the new update?

AVIS :
Le délai d'examen d'une première demande par l'Office des étrangers est de 2 à 8 semaines, à compter de la date à laquelle la Région a déclaré la demande recevable (mise à jour : septembre 2019).
Si ce délai n'est pas dépassé, l'Office demande aux employeurs de ne pas téléphoner, ou envoyer un mail, pour demander où en est un dossier (travail supplémentaire au détriment du traitement des demandes).

Link:
https://dofi.ibz.be/sites/dvzoe/FR/Guid … nique.aspx

It says:

NOTICE:
The deadline for the examination of a first application by the Aliens Office is 2 to 8 weeks from the date on which the Region declared the request admissible (updated September 2019).
If this deadline is not exceeded, the Office asks employers not to telephone, or send an email, to ask where is a file (extra work at the expense of processing applications).

I think they lowered the 9 weeks to be from 2 to 8 weeks, does this mean the backlog is over?! Or there still backlog in the regions?

Hello,
I have received today the notification of the single permit.

Update on my timelines:

Flanders, new application
Application date: first week of July ( exact date not known)
Date of Admissibility: N/A
WP Approval: 22nd August
SP:  12th September

All the best!

Sophiline wrote:

Hello All,

I am amazed by the great collaboration here. This conversation thread makes me feel less worried about my SP
My employer is in charge to submit and get my SP. It is a fresh application. The work region is Flanders.

Application date: first week of July ( exact date not known)
Date of Admissibility: N/A
WP Approval: 22nd August
SP: Waiting

Good Luck to all of us!

Sophiline wrote:

Hello,
I have received today the notification of the single permit.

Update on my timelines:

Flanders, new application
Application date: first week of July ( exact date not known)
Date of Admissibility: N/A
WP Approval: 22nd August
SP:  12th September

All the best!

Sophiline wrote:

Hello All,

I am amazed by the great collaboration here. This conversation thread makes me feel less worried about my SP
My employer is in charge to submit and get my SP. It is a fresh application. The work region is Flanders.

Application date: first week of July ( exact date not known)
Date of Admissibility: N/A
WP Approval: 22nd August
SP: Waiting

Good Luck to all of us!

Seems like sometimes they don’t inform the admissibility. I’ve waited for 3 weeks for some news since i sent the application but have not heard anything yet.

Hi All ,

below is my application time line

Applied date : 8/07/2019
Admissible : 30/08/2019
WP approval : 30/08/2019
SP: 13/09/2019

Work Region: Flanders
Commune : 1000 Brussels
Application type: Change of employer.

they seems to be working in the lightening speed.

Seems like my days for checking this portal daily has come to an end for now.
Good luck to you all ..

Hi,
How did you know about it ? Did your employer told you or you personally received a letter ?

Coolstallone wrote:

Hi,
How did you know about it ? Did your employer told you or you personally received a letter ?

Hi,

i have received two mails one from my employer and another from "singlepermit@ibz.fgov.be".
there are three documents provided in the mail itself.

-         Letter of the Immigration Office

-         Annex 46: authorization to work and stay in Belgium

-         Letter of the region

Anybody here who applied for Work permit renewal via the new procedure and had to leave the country because the Single Permit was not approved before the current resident card expiry?

I work in an expat contract & got an offer from Belgian employer. My new employer has applied for my Single Permit and is under process. I'm currently in notice period with my current employer.

My notice period goes till mid of November. If I get a new work permit by beginning of November, does it mean that I cannot work for my old employer any more ? As far as I understood from the forum discussion, once I get the new Work Permit (SP) the old Work Permit gets cancelled automatically.

Please suggest what should I do with my current employer if I get the new SP in advance (with early start date).

I did not get the update on the Date of admissibility yet. SP was applied on the beginning of August and waiting for the update.

Any information about this would be of great help !

Thank you.

therhapzody wrote:

Anybody here who applied for Work permit renewal via the new procedure and had to leave the country because the Single Permit was not approved before the current resident card expiry?

Has this happened to you?
Aren't you allowed to stay in the country until they make a decision about your case?

Did not happen yet!
My WP expired on 2nd September, but received the new WP approval before that! So, I’m continuing my work.

But for the Resident card part, it’s expiring on 2nd October and I have no news about the Final Single Permit approval.

Went to the commune few times and they asked me to wait. Legally speaking, if I don’t receive any response, I think I will have to leave the country and the company should stop the contract as well!

Added to this, I have a Permanent Residence B, application running for more than 6 months, for which I have no response either!

What a mess! All this after paying crazy amounts of tax for over 5 years!

I’m consulting a law firm to help!

therhapzody wrote:

Did not happen yet!
My WP expired on 2nd September, but received the new WP approval before that! So, I’m continuing my work.

But for the Resident card part, it’s expiring on 2nd October and I have no news about the Final Single Permit approval.

Went to the commune few times and they asked me to wait. Legally speaking, if I don’t receive any response, I think I will have to leave the country and the company should stop the contract as well!

Added to this, I have a Permanent Residence B, application running for more than 6 months, for which I have no response either!

What a mess! All this after paying crazy amounts of tax for over 5 years!

I’m consulting a law firm to help!

Did you try to apply for the unlimited single permit instead, after working for 5 years?

therhapzody wrote:

Did not happen yet!
My WP expired on 2nd September, but received the new WP approval before that! So, I’m continuing my work.

But for the Resident card part, it’s expiring on 2nd October and I have no news about the Final Single Permit approval.

Went to the commune few times and they asked me to wait. Legally speaking, if I don’t receive any response, I think I will have to leave the country and the company should stop the contract as well!

Added to this, I have a Permanent Residence B, application running for more than 6 months, for which I have no response either!

What a mess! All this after paying crazy amounts of tax for over 5 years!

I’m consulting a law firm to help!

Shouldn't you also wait for the residence permit approval before being allowed to work? I remember reading something like this on werk.be
I think if you dont get the new residence permit before October, you can ask the commune to give you a paper that will allow you to temporary stay in Belgium, something like Annex 15 if I'm not mistaken.
Also, as far as I know, if you have worked for 5 years already, you're new residence permit should automatically change to a permanent one.
But it's a good idea to consult a lawyer, and be kind enough to share your findings with us ;-) Good luck!

Yes! That’s the Permanent Residence Card B that I was talking about. But, the application is pending for more than 6months now!

I consulted a lawyer and I was told that I can continue to work, as I have a work permit approved and there is still a month of validity on my resident card. But, as soon as my current resident card expires, I have to stop working, in a case where Single Permit is not approved before that! Also, my employment contract should also be stopped.

Annexe 15 is not issued anymore according to the new procedure! - so, no luck there!

You won’t receive a special status/card after 5 year automatically. I applied for Permanent Residence Card Type B, after completing 5years and I’m waiting for an answer for more than 6 months.

Note: Also, I noticed that the current work permit approval document says that it is approved for 3 years!

therhapzody wrote:

I consulted a lawyer and I was told that I can continue to work, as I have a work permit approved and there is still a month of validity on my resident card. But, as soon as my current resident card expires, I have to stop working, in a case where Single Permit is not approved before that! Also, my employment contract should also be stopped.

Annexe 15 is not issued anymore according to the new procedure! - so, no luck there!

You won’t receive a special status/card after 5 year automatically. I applied for Permanent Residence Card Type B, after completing 5years and I’m waiting for an answer for more than 6 months.

Note: Also, I noticed that the current work permit approval document says that it is approved for 3 years!

I had to apply for the unlimited Single Permit via this procedure: https://www.werk.be/online-diensten/van … vergunning

My commune kept on insisting that the Card B will only be automatically issued in Brussels as they feel like they want to. The bureaucracy of this country is pure madness.

therhapzody wrote:

I consulted a lawyer and I was told that I can continue to work, as I have a work permit approved and there is still a month of validity on my resident card. But, as soon as my current resident card expires, I have to stop working, in a case where Single Permit is not approved before that! Also, my employment contract should also be stopped.

Annexe 15 is not issued anymore according to the new procedure! - so, no luck there!

You won’t receive a special status/card after 5 year automatically. I applied for Permanent Residence Card Type B, after completing 5years and I’m waiting for an answer for more than 6 months.

Note: Also, I noticed that the current work permit approval document says that it is approved for 3 years!

Yes, it is true that your contract should be stopped if you dont get the SP in time, my girlfriend had the same situation when she applied for a renewal of work permit early this year and she had to stop her work and contract for a week until the new single permit was issued.
I still dont think you have to leave the country if you dont get your SP in time, that doesn't make sense at all.
I'm currently also in your situation, applied for a fresh SP and waiting; and my current residence permit expires at the end of October.

Why do you both do a B card request, while you should be doing a D one????????

Most of the time, B card is only for people that regularized their stay and request a permanent residentship in Belgium (refugee, illegal peoples that did stay in Belgium, foreign kids without parents, ...)

AlexFromBelgium wrote:

Why do you both do a B card request, while you should be doing a D one????????

Most of the time, B card is only for people that regularized their stay and request a permanent residentship in Belgium (refugee, illegal peoples that did stay in Belgium, foreign kids without parents, ...)

Thank you for the information. Can one directly apply for the Card D from the Card A? Do we just have to request it at the commune office? Is there also any other specific requirements? The information for the Card D application seems scarce in the internet.

You can apply for Card B or D. The difference is that Card D is recognized by other EU countries if you want to move and work and you would be part of the civil registry.

My reasoning behind applying for Card Type B is that the rejection rates are low compared to D, simple procedure and ‘less’ time for approval.

rajpnr wrote:

I work in an expat contract & got an offer from Belgian employer. My new employer has applied for my Single Permit and is under process. I'm currently in notice period with my current employer.

My notice period goes till mid of November. If I get a new work permit by beginning of November, does it mean that I cannot work for my old employer any more ? As far as I understood from the forum discussion, once I get the new Work Permit (SP) the old Work Permit gets cancelled automatically.

Please suggest what should I do with my current employer if I get the new SP in advance (with early start date).

I did not get the update on the Date of admissibility yet. SP was applied on the beginning of August and waiting for the update.

Any information about this would be of great help !

Thank you.

Any insights on this would be of great help. Please assist.

rajpnr wrote:

rajpnr wrote:

I work in an expat contract & got an offer from Belgian employer. My new employer has applied for my Single Permit and is under process. I'm currently in notice period with my current employer.

My notice period goes till mid of November. If I get a new work permit by beginning of November, does it mean that I cannot work for my old employer any more ? As far as I understood from the forum discussion, once I get the new Work Permit (SP) the old Work Permit gets cancelled automatically.

Please suggest what should I do with my current employer if I get the new SP in advance (with early start date).

I did not get the update on the Date of admissibility yet. SP was applied on the beginning of August and waiting for the update.

Any information about this would be of great help !

Thank you.

Any insights on this would be of great help. Please assist.

Isn't the starting date of a new work permit the day after the expiration date of the old one?

omidE wrote:

rajpnr wrote:

rajpnr wrote:

I work in an expat contract & got an offer from Belgian employer. My new employer has applied for my Single Permit and is under process. I'm currently in notice period with my current employer.

My notice period goes till mid of November. If I get a new work permit by beginning of November, does it mean that I cannot work for my old employer any more ? As far as I understood from the forum discussion, once I get the new Work Permit (SP) the old Work Permit gets cancelled automatically.

Please suggest what should I do with my current employer if I get the new SP in advance (with early start date).

I did not get the update on the Date of admissibility yet. SP was applied on the beginning of August and waiting for the update.

Any information about this would be of great help !

Thank you.

Any insights on this would be of great help. Please assist.

Isn't the starting date of a new work permit the day after the expiration date of the old one?

Nope. As far as I know, the old WP would get cancelled once the new one is active.

therhapzody wrote:

My reasoning behind applying for Card Type B is that the rejection rates are low compared to D, simple procedure and ‘less’ time for approval.

There's nearly no way you'll be denied if you can proof you've always been working in Belgium since your arrival AND you've been in Belgium for 5 years (less than 6 months MAXIMUM at once outside Belgium AND less than 10 months outside Belgium in the past 5 years)

Time to get a B card or a D card is nearly the same... so absolutely no point to ask for a B card (2nd country of residence because of refugee/war/"orphan" from 3th country/... + illegal arriving in BE, while you should get a D card...

You're just eligible or not...
This is NOT a request to the immigration, this is a RIGHT if you're eligible. It's absolutely different!
Immigration will just verify if you can have it or not, foreseen by the Belgian laws.

Hi All ,

below is my application time line

Applied date : 11/07/2019
Admissible : 30/08/2019
WP approval : 12/08/2019 (Sent to me via email by my employer)
SP:  No update yet

Work Region: Flanders
Commune : 1140 Brussels
Application type: Renewal.

SP will take some time as I keep reading on the forums.

Couple of questions,

1. Can I approach the commune now and check for the status of my SP as my WP is already approved or should I wait for any initimation by them ?

2. My current WP expires on 28 sept. In order to continue working before I get my SP, what documents should I have ?

EDIT - My WP expires on 28/09/2019, my 2018 RP expires on 28/10/2019.

Rohit45 wrote:

Hi All ,

below is my application time line

Applied date : 11/07/2019
Admissible : 30/08/2019
WP approval : 12/08/2019 (Sent to me via email by my employer)
SP:  No update yet

Work Region: Flanders
Commune : 1140 Brussels
Application type: Renewal.

SP will take some time as I keep reading on the forums.

Couple of questions,

1. Can I approach the commune now and check for the status of my SP as my WP is already approved or should I wait for any initimation by them ?

2. My current WP expires on 28 sept. In order to continue working before I get my SP, what documents should I have ?

EDIT - My WP expires on 28/09/2019, my 2018 RP expires on 28/10/2019.

Hi,
Your dates looks incorrect. Not sure how can admissibility letter come after WP.

1. Commune will have no answer. Your file has been processed by region and it is with immigration. You may scroll through pages of this forum to find contact number of immigration

2. I came accross below link few days ago. If yours is the case of extension of WP than flanders allows you to work till expiry of your RP. This measure was implented from June. Kindly ask your employer to get email confirmation from region for same

https://www.pwclegal.be/en/news/6-month … -news.html

Hey everyone,
Any updates from people who've applied late July onward?