Guide for foreign employees working in Belgium - Flanders Foreign ...
Guide for foreign employees working in Belgium - Flanders Foreign ...
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• the employee’s national passport bear<strong>in</strong>g the visa D;<br />
• 3-4 passport-size photographs;<br />
• the employee’s birth certificate legalized accord<strong>in</strong>g to the<br />
<strong>in</strong>ternal procedures of the country that issues the document.<br />
In case this certificate has not been drawn up <strong>in</strong> Dutch,<br />
French, English or German it should be translated by a<br />
sworn translator <strong>in</strong>to one of these languages;<br />
• a registration fee.<br />
A certificate of registration <strong>in</strong> the <strong>for</strong>eigners register (electronic<br />
card A ) will be delivered to the employee once the above has been<br />
complied with. This electronic card A will, <strong>in</strong> pr<strong>in</strong>ciple, be valid <strong>for</strong><br />
a maximum duration of 1 year (depend<strong>in</strong>g on the period of validity<br />
of the work permit). It is renewable <strong>for</strong> a maximum duration of 1<br />
year, e.g. when the work permit has been extended.<br />
Note: Under an exceptional procedure (article 25/2 of Royal Decree<br />
8 October 1981), the Belgian residence permit <strong>for</strong> a salaried worker<br />
hav<strong>in</strong>g a work permit can also be applied <strong>for</strong> directly at the Belgian<br />
municipality without hav<strong>in</strong>g a visa D first. Please note that <strong>in</strong> such<br />
case it is very important that the certificate of good moral conduct<br />
cover<strong>in</strong>g the last 5 years should be available when register<strong>in</strong>g<br />
without the visa D.<br />
In case, however, the family of the <strong>in</strong>dividual will also come to<br />
<strong>Belgium</strong> we do not suggest to follow this exceptional procedure<br />
as, <strong>in</strong> that case, the family members will only receive a limited<br />
residence right <strong>in</strong> <strong>Belgium</strong> on the basis of which they are not<br />
allowed to travel.<br />
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