Marriage tax benefits and tax breaks for married couples

You'll have to provide your certificate of marriage, birth & co when you all register at the town hall.
So the administration will know about your case. (so bring all the documents from your visa application with you!!!)

It depends if your husband/wife is in your charge or is working/going to work, if you got children, ........

Ok thank you. I do not have children (yet) and my husband will look for a job. So in that case do you think that we'll have some benefits?

You get a massive tax break taking income tax from about 50% to about 20%.

I should add, you get the tax break if they aren't earning money

Thank you. After I have the apartment contract  i can go to the commune for the registration . The register of the marriage is in the same place or in another place? I have to do an appointment?

I think it might depend on which commune you go to. I think ours was the same place but my wife handled much of it. She tells me that it was all done at our commune as part of the process where you register with the commune to get your ID.

Ok!! Thank you. What documents did you bring? You had to translate the certificate?

Everything you have! Birth, Marriage, rental contract/agreement, work contract, passports, 5 passport photos. If you weren't born in your passport country and became a citizen through naturalisation, then you'll need any certification to prove this.

But I need to translate all of these documents to the official language ?

Oh, sorry, missed that question. I would assume they'd need them to be translated but I don't actually know.

Thank you

Your document needs to be translated and also legalized (I think, not sure, it depends of apostate stuff) (certified translator ==> official stamp) in one of the 3 national languages: French, Dutch or German.

I don't remember if you need to apostates them or not.. (as the papers are coming from one of the Schengen state...)
I need to read the european laws again to make sure of what I'm stating......... (no time right now, sorry)



If you're planning to live in Brussels, you might prefer to translate your documents in French or Dutch first, or, at last resort, in German.
I assume it will be cheaper to do that in Portugal than in Belgium.


By the way, you'll also have to proof that you've a medical insurance for you and your husband.



Forget about my previous comment: "(so bring all the documents from your visa application with you!!!)" I didn't checked you were Portuguese, my bad




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Contact the Belgian Embassy in Lisbon by mail or phone, just to make sure you didn't forget something.

Thank you!! I’ll do that. About the criminal records, should I bring it? Probably It should also be translated and certify right?

Sorry, I didn't had time to check much on your case this evening.
So, here is my final "answer":  https://diplomatie.belgium.be/en/servic … h_dutch_or

"Does the document to be legalised have to be drawn up in French, Dutch or German?
The document must in any case be signed by a public official and drawn up in one of the following languages: French, Dutch, German, English, Spanish, Italian or Portuguese."

Go get your criminal record in Portugal, just in case. You might not need it as administrations in Schengen Area are talking together, but bring it with you... Just in case, as it takes 5 minutes to get it from your town hall... (trust me... avoid administration problem and bring as much papers as you can...)



Now... just to be honest... try to get french/dutch translated papers... it will save you a lot of time and will be much easier!
I know the administration of my own country... #cancer
Don't expect anybody to understand Portuguese in your future town hall in Belgium... ==> avoid problems as much as possible, even if it's legal to give Portuguese documents..................................... It will speed up things a lot...

If you're gonna live in Brussels: French = Dutch > English >= German


Anyway, when you think you're ready, call the Belgian Embassy/Consulate ==> appointment/phone call.
This will avoid you to lose a lot of time!

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You do not get a massive tax break 50 to 20% just don't know why people make it up.

As one of you is not working, the other takes over the small tax free income allowance from the other so gets 2 tax free income allowances.

I don't know all the technicalities but when I look at my paycheck and see what my effective tax-rate is, it's about 20% instead of about 50% and that's because of my wife being classed as a dependent.

Where is your proof that in Belgium everyone is taxed 50% as single and 20% as married?    Your personal experience on your income does not prove this.

I didn't claim to be a tax expert. Just sharing my personal experience. Belgium has a very high income tax rate and I know that having a wife who isn't working allows me to keep a sizeable chunk of my salary that would otherwise be taken. Your explanation has made that make more sense though. I'm sure the original poster would thank you for the clarification.

FYI, since February 2019 all EU Member States are obliged to accept original docs (marriage & birth certificates etc) WITHOUT an apostille, & there is a standard translation you can request when ordering the docs from your home country that is far cheaper than paying for a registered translator.
I paid €15-, but it no doubt varies depending on your country.

Some Communes are not aware of this & still say you need docs legalised. If you're from an EU Member State, you do not.

Hope that helps.