Mu Jaycee
Swazi expat in Belgium
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Registration: 13 May 2023
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L Card – Time Calculation for student/ search year by ashiseverywhere
Start Date for Counting:Your Annex 15 issue date marks the official start of your 5-year residency count — not your actual physical arrival in Belgium nor your first A-card.Why do many city halls use the A-card date?Many city halls in Belgium ...
@maharaji1984No one helped me count the days, so I bet on myself and pushed for my application to be accepted. Read More
L Card – Time Calculation for student/ search year by ashiseverywhere
Start Date for Counting:Your Annex 15 issue date marks the official start of your 5-year residency count — not your actual physical arrival in Belgium nor your first A-card.Why do many city halls use the A-card date?Many city halls in Belgium ...
@maharaji1984 Thanks for your question!I submitted my L Card application in early MAY 2025, based on the following legal residence durations in Belgium:920 days of employment299 days during the orientation period1,200 days as a student, counted as ... Read More
L Card – Time Calculation for student/ search year by ashiseverywhere
Start Date for Counting:Your Annex 15 issue date marks the official start of your 5-year residency count — not your actual physical arrival in Belgium nor your first A-card.Why do many city halls use the A-card date?Many city halls in Belgium ...
@ashiseverywhereThank you for this informative post. I’d like to highlight the ongoing confusion around how the zoekjaar (search year) is counted toward the five-year legal residence requirement for the L card.In my experience, Most gemeente ... Read More
Card L Brussels by Taimtaim11
Hello,I have been legally residing in Belgium since January 2021. I understand I can apply for the permanent residence card (Carte L) after 5 years, which will be in January 2026.However, my municipality (Brussels 1000) invited me to apply early in ...
@Mai RoseSounds like the law is left subject to interpretation. However, it is not counted as interruption of legal residency to be outside of Belgium for less than 6 consecutive months. Read More
Search year towards PR by Plzmm
Hello everyone!I have a question regarding search year/orientation year.I stayed in Belgium as a student for 5 years, which I understand counts for 2.5 years towards the PR. I did a year of "orientation visa", which the Agii says "does count as a ...
Hello @Plzmm, Congrats for the PR and thanks a lot for sharing. Could you please clarify if when you applied the search year fully counted? Can you please share a complete timeline? Read More
citizenship application - work time by Clouderzzz
Hi everyone,I would like to ask a question regarding the citizenship application. If i have worked as a freelance/independent for a while as full time and now with contract for 4 days + freelance 1 day per week, how do they calculate the necessary ...
@Clouderzzz You have already met the social economic contribution condition. Given your situation, the important condition to check is that you have lived in Belgium for an uninterrupted period of 5 years. Don't forget that to apply for nationality, ... Read More
Continuous work but interruption in residence? for nationality by hssn601
I have already gone through the old threads but still have not been able to find the answer to my question.My Situation:Most probably next week, I will receive my L-Card after five years of continuous work. During these five years, I visited my ...
You don't need to wait once you've got the L card to apply for nationality, they'll tell you if there are any conditions you don't meet.As for being stuck because of COVID, this period is certainly not considered an interruption as it was beyond ... Read More
Continuous work but interruption in residence? for nationality by hssn601
I have already gone through the old threads but still have not been able to find the answer to my question.My Situation:Most probably next week, I will receive my L-Card after five years of continuous work. During these five years, I visited my ...
@hssn601 It's more difficult to get the L card than nationality. I assume that if you are issued with an L card, you have certainly proved that you have lived in Belgium for 5 years without interruption. Read More
Unlimited work permit renewal without work contract by rhiarhi
Hello all, I have a strange situation here: in two months I will need to renew my unlimited work permit but the problem is I was not working due to a long-term illness so I do not have a contract that I can provide nor the payslips of the last 3 ...
@rhiarhi Does the unlimited work permit expire after one year ? I think that it has to be renewed every 5 years. And it is not linked to a specific employer Read More
Unlimited work permit renewal without work contract by rhiarhi
Hello all, I have a strange situation here: in two months I will need to renew my unlimited work permit but the problem is I was not working due to a long-term illness so I do not have a contract that I can provide nor the payslips of the last 3 ...
@rhiarhi Given you have given limited informations about your situation: it is hard to tell exactly what rights you have. However, in any case, for anyone to qualify for unlimited single permit ( I guess it is what you implied by unlimited work ... Read More
Application for L card (prevously D card) long term stay by lady_lis
Hello! I have the following situation: I am going to apply for a L card (which was previously known as D card) long-term stay (status langdurig ingezetene). It is possible to apply for this status after having cumulatively spent 5 years in Belgium ...
@bozonchikThe calculation is straightforward. As a student, determine the duration from the issuance date of your first A card to the initial day on your A card as an employee. Divide this period by 2. For example, if you were a student for 3 years ... Read More
Application for L card (prevously D card) long term stay by lady_lis
Hello! I have the following situation: I am going to apply for a L card (which was previously known as D card) long-term stay (status langdurig ingezetene). It is possible to apply for this status after having cumulatively spent 5 years in Belgium ...
Hello Peter John,The calculation is quite simple, if you arrived as a student, you must calculate from the date of issue that appears on your first A card as a student to the first day that appears on your A card as an employee (or worker), this ... Read More
translator for practical test by Jeny0
Hi, I need numbers and names of translators for the practical exam for 3 or 4 of September early morning.
Hello, mycareer dot be, is a website. you may log in using itsme or other means and access the records that you are looking for. Read More
Resignation after Signing the Work Contract by rajpnr
Hello everyone, I have been recently laid off by a Belgian employer due to re-organization. I have been looking for a job for the past few months & attended a lot of interviews. I have signed a work contract with a Belgian employer, very ...
You should not worry about that, the new statutory minimum notice period is of 1 week if you have worked for that employer for 0 to less than 3months. If you are not satisfied with your Current employe, discuss it with them. as longAs you have not ... Read More
Tax calculator by qwerty143
Hello guys, I am considering an offer from Belgium. I want a reliable new expat tax regime calculator to check if this offer is actually good and if I can relocate. Can anyone help?I will move along with my non working spouse. Will there be ...
@qwerty143 unfortunately it only works when they are (registered ) in Belgium and unemployed Read More