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New members of the Belgium forum, introduce yourselves here - 2020

Last activity 05 January 2021 by MathewGeorge

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Julien

Hi all,

Newbie on the Belgium forum? Don't know how to start?

This thread is for you ;)

We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on your expat projects in Belgium if you are planning to move there.

It will enable us to help you better but above all to wish you a warm welcome.

Welcome on board!

Anastasi003

Hello everyone, it's a pleasure to join your team. I will be glad to any suggestions.

restmen

Hi, i am glad that i found this website i already like it. I am from Croatia and want to expand my business in Belgium. Hope i will find this website usefull and i hope i will help somebody also.

fmmaciel

Hi everyone,

My name is Felipe, and I am from Brazil. I have recently signed a contract to work in Belgium as a Data Manager, and I am currently waiting for the Single Permit to be issued by the Office des Etrangers so I can request a visa and schedule a date to move.

My fiancée (British) will be moving along, and we hope to sort out her documentation before the Brexit transition period finishes. So will our dog, which is apparently more complicated than we anticipated, with all flight regulations for pets...

I have already found really useful information in this forum, so I'm really glad to have found it. Thanks everyone.

phipiemar

fmmaciel wrote:

Hi everyone,

My name is Felipe, and I am from Brazil. I have recently signed a contract to work in Belgium as a Data Manager, and I am currently waiting for the Single Permit to be issued by the Office des Etrangers so I can request a visa and schedule a date to move.

My fiancée (British) will be moving along, and we hope to sort out her documentation before the Brexit transition period finishes. So will our dog, which is apparently more complicated than we anticipated, with all flight regulations for pets...

I have already found really useful information in this forum, so I'm really glad to have found it. Thanks everyone.


Hi Felipe,

Welcome on our website,

Please create a new topic concerning your questions.

Prazer em conhecê-lo, Felipe. Também temos uma seção do fórum em português.

Doonhamer

Hello
I am Ally, originally from Scotland but moved here from the UAE. I arrived in Brussels just before the lockdown.

I have been looking for a website that provides me with a range of information about living and working in Brussels, and I hope this is it!
Any advice on which area to live and best websites for jobs would be appreciated.

phipiemar

Hello Aly,

Welcome on our website, hope you will enjoy it.

As we said to all newbies, have a look in our guide and old topics.

I'm almost sure that at least 80% of your questions have been answered. For the rest, we will try to answer it.

yorkie_syd

Hi my name is Mathew, and I've been living here for six and a half years. Due to a relationship break up, I need to get out there and make friends. Male/ female/ for a coffee or a beer. I have only ever worked and gone home. So I've never made any friends.  All my work colleagues live in Antwerp, and are Spanish. Would be nice to meet people. Thanks.

buttmaaz6

hello sir !
I have been living in Belgium for eight years.
It's been 1 years since my marriage.  I want to bring my husband to Belgium. Tell me a simple trick

phipiemar

buttmaaz6 wrote:

hello sir !
I have been living in Belgium for eight years.
It's been 1 years since my marriage.  I want to bring my husband to Belgium. Tell me a simple trick


Hello,

Welcome on our forum.

There are no simple trick. Just LAWS...

This subject was already answered more than 100 times. So have a look in old topics (use magnifical lens to filter) and under "Discover" box.

sgupta92

Hey Everyone,
I'm Sonam, I am an Indian citizen. and i am in Belgium from past 1 year.
I need your help to get my husband here with me..

He is an Indian citizen too and is in Australia currently. We need guidance to apply fro his dependent.

He is a hardworking Business Analyst and is a great team player with great sense of humor.

phipiemar

sgupta92 wrote:

Hey Everyone,
I'm Sonam, I am an Indian citizen. and i am in Belgium from past 1 year.
I need your help to get my husband here with me..

He is an Indian citizen too and is in Australia currently. We need guidance to apply fro his dependent.

He is a hardworking Business Analyst and is a great team player with great sense of humor.


Hello Sonam,

Welcome on our website, hope you will enjoy it.

This kind of question has already been answered many times. So please have a look in old topics.

And by the way, all relevant informations about this subject are present on all Belgian Embassy websites.

LosAngelestoBru

Hello to everyone!

im glad i came across this site. i love how organize and how easy it is to navigate

i hope everyone is staying safe and healthy. my name is James and im from Los Angeles. my lovely gf currently resides in Belgium and we are on the process of doing a cohabitation.

Few key notes:

We have known each other since 2017.
we have spent more than 45 days together physically.
we are both single and never been married.
currently on the process of gathering all things for our proof of relationship.

any help regarding this process will be greatly appreciated,  feel free to inbox me and drop me a message.

i hope to meet everyone here with the same interest and lets all exchange useful infos!

cheers
J

phipiemar

LosAngelestoBru wrote:

Hello to everyone!

im glad i came across this site. i love how organize and how easy it is to navigate

any help regarding this process will be greatly appreciated,  feel free to inbox me and drop me a message.

i hope to meet everyone here with the same interest and lets all exchange useful infos!

cheers
J


Hello,

Welcome on our website, hope you'll enjoy it.

Regarding your questions, they have been discussed many times in the past. So I invite you, like any newcomer, to read our guides (located under the "Discover" tab) as well as the old discussions (which you can filter with the magnifying glass located next to your avatar).

:cheers:

PS: And if you need an answer to a specific topic, please open a new discussion.

LosAngelestoBru

thank you for this info!

i will definitely create a new one for sure if you i want to clear things up.

cheers,
J

Morton Place

HI I run a coliving business in Brussels but have also been an expat here for over 20 years. I found it very lonely in the beginning which is why I started my company, Morton Place. Hopefully I can share some of my knowledge about Brussels and being an expat.

corelhas

Hey everyone, I'm Portuguese, and soon I expect to move to Antwerp! :D

Morninglory

Hi,
I'm an expat living in Belgium.
What brings me to this forum is trying to find answers to a problem I had receiving a gift from a family member.

I'd probably be interested in socializing more in the future with people I meet here.  I'd also be happy to share advice on my experiences if they're of help to anyone.
-Robin

summer2020

Hi
I'm a long time expat from the UK, have been in Belgium for 5 years.

Guest5981

Hello, friends,

I am Lyubov Posvalyuk, currently living in Belgium.

Recently I lost my job and now looking for new opportunity in software development and implementation as Business Analyst or other relative positions.

Wish you amazing day!!!

cyrus1

Hi what kind of business are you expanding to Belgium?

phipiemar

Welcome newcomers.

Hope you enjoy our forum.

Please do not forget that if you are talking about a specific subject, you are asked to open a new topic.

Khaled_B

Hello Everyone,
I have moved to Belgium and I am half tunisian half french. I work as a humanitarian for an NGO and I am looking forward to be part of the expat community.
Bless, K

tugayakin

Hi everybody,

Currently not moved to Belgium, waiting for when Belgian gov will lift restrictions on the visa applications. Working as a UI/UX Designer in Belgian startup. I saw a lot of useful info on this website. Thank you everybody who committed to help new expats like me.

Cheryl

Hello tugayakin,

Welcome to expat.com  :cheers:

Thank you so much for your message.

Should you have any questions related to the expat life or if you want to share your experience with us, do not hesitate to post a new topic on the Belgium forum.

All the best.  :top:

Cheers,

Cheryl
Expat.com team

Verapf

Hello

Greetings from China.

My name is Vera, trying & planning to move to Belgium.

But we never been there before, but making a plan after the pandemic hopefully. The reason is my son's grandfather is there, ppl probably want to spend more time & stay with family due to the pandemic.?

Hope you all have a nice day!

Vera

phipiemar

Verapf wrote:

Hello

Greetings from China.

My name is Vera, trying & planning to move to Belgium.

Hope you all have a nice day!

Vera


Hello Vera,

Welcome on our website and in Belgium.

Hope you'll enjoy it.

Verapf

Thank you very much!!!!

montylee

Hi,

This is Montylee. I am from India and hoping to move to Belgium before the beginning of next year!

danmd3k

Hi, Frites, Beer, Chocolate

phipiemar

danmd3k wrote:

Hi, Frites, Beer, Chocolate


Welcome on our forum,

Cheers and good apetite.

Bem-vindo entre nós.

montylee

danmd3k wrote:

Hi, Frites, Beer, Chocolate


and waffles!

Desm0nd0

Hi,
I'm Desm0ond0 (there is already a Desmondo it seems).
I've been living in Belgium since 2001, working for a global company.
With the constantly changing and increasing Covid rules I feel more need from the expat community to know what is possible.
Regards,
D

MathewGeorge

Hello!

Happy new year to everyone here!

I'm from India, based out London for the past 2 years. I'll be relocating to Brussels in  (hopefully) the next few months with my family (including 6 yo kid). Nice to be part of this group!

phipiemar

Welcome to our forum,

Hope you enjoy it.

Don't hesitate to take a look at:
- Guides provided by us. Just click on the "Discover" button
- Old topics using the filter tool next to your image.

Last note, if you have a question, please open a new topic after checking that the question was not already answered before.

MathewGeorge

Thank you! will do that!

Julien

Hi,

I invite you to follow this topic on this new thread:
https://www.expat.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=915921

Thanks!

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