Belgium Nationality Application

hello,

that question has already been answered many time, please search a bit on the forum.

Basically, the years as a student are divided by 2, and you must have a total of at least 5 years of stay. So you've not yet eligible to do the request.

Yes, indeed this is specified for permanent residence application. But only mention 'living' in Belgium for 5 years when it comes to nationality application, rather than 'Working' for 5 years, and I know student life only counts as half of the working time. So just wanna confirm if it's also the case when comes to nationality application.
And I also heard from some people that nationality application doesn't require permanent residence.

Your question has already been answered by Alex.

You must either have worked and contributed to the Belgian Tax system for 5yrs or you hold permanent residency before you can apply for nationality.

There's no hurry in Belgium. Apply for permanent residence first, enjoy the land for 3yrs or so and then apply for nationality there after. In no time, the years will fly by.

Cheers.

If I said "not eligible" in my previous message, it's because you don't have an unlimited resident permit yet. (unless you're married/legal cohab with an EU)


And yes, I said 5 years of "living", not "working". That's the law about nationality.



They're multiple regime for the nationality at 18 years old+

* A foreigner born in Belgium and live legally since his born.
* A foreigner who's living legally for 5 years
* A foreigner who's living legally for 5 years AND is married to a Belgian or who's the parent of a Belgian child (minor).
* A foreigner who's living legally for 5 years AND did reach the age of retirement or is disabled and can't work anymore.
* A foreigner who's living in Belgium for 10 years.

All of these cases have sub-conditions.
In case of the simple case 'legally living for 5 years' that you seems to be interested in:

You'll need to:
* be 18 years old or more (certificate of birth)
* have an unlimited resident permit (B, C, D, E, annexe 8, F, E+, annexe 8bis, F+)
* have lived in Belgium legally and without interrupt for the last 5 years.
* have a certificate of residence + history of address
* prove your knowledge in one of our 3 national languages (A2 level or higher)
* prove your economic integration. (you must have work at least more than 468 days in the last 5 years as an employee + work contract or self employee for more than 18 months)
* prove your social integration. One of these documents: Belgian diploma, professional training, integration cursus, working for 5 years, ...
* prove you've paid the +/- 150€ fee.


The 5 years of work, is a special conditions that allow you to not proof the knowledge of one of our national language (A2 level), as they consider that after 5 years of work you should be fluent.

You need to wait, Yundi