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Belgium Work Visa
The purpose of this visa is to take up employment in
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Belgium is a trendsetter for industry standards on extralegal benefits, compensation, and a balanced work/personal life. It is attractive to top talent and ex-pats as well as regular employees. Their goal is always to ensure that employees feel equal to colleagues in other organizations.
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Belgium Work Visa Requirements
Documentation required for an (Employee)
- A valid passport/travel ID document with a scanned copy of all pages
- A work permit, proof of registration at an educational institution, marriage/civil partnership or birth certificates (if applicable)
- Proof that you can support yourself during your stay
- Proof of accommodation
- A medical certificate to prove that you don’t have any disease which could endanger public health
- A certificate to show you don’t have a criminal record.
Documentation required for an (Employer):
- Signed and dated application form “Authorisation for the employment of a foreign employee”
- Depending on the employee's salary and qualifications the employer may be required to show proof that a suitable employee was not available within the Belgian or EU employment market with the same professional skills.
- Photocopy of the identity card of the employer
- Signed and dated photocopy of the employment contract. it must contain specific provisions such as covering the costs of repatriation and healthcare.
- Confirmation of registration as a sponsor with the Ministry of Labor.
Types of work visas in Belgium
| Category | Description of visa |
| Work permit type A |
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| Work permit type B |
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| Work permit type C | allows temporary visitors such as students to work in Belgium for up to 12 months. |
| A | Airport transit visa |
| C | Short stay visa (work not allowed) |
| D | Long stay visa |
Belgium work visa process
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Register as a user,
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Fill in the application,
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Pay the visa fee
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Print and sign the cover letter
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Have your passport and credit card ready when applying and paying.
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Gather your documents
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Please gather the relevant documents provided in the document checklist above.
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Finalize your application in person
Belgium Work Visa Processing Time
To get a Type B Work Permit the employer should initially get a business authorization and afterward apply for the Work Permit B. It takes around 8 to 10 weeks to make sure about a work permit assuming the organization is properly enrolled.
Residents of Countries that require a Work Visa to work in Belgium
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Zambia Fiji Nigeria Afghanistan Gabon Oman Algeria The Gambia Pakistan Angola Ghana Papua New Guinea Armenia Guinea Palestinian Authority
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Azerbaijan Cape Verde Laos Swaziland Central African Republic Lebanon Syria Chad Lesotho Zimbabwe North Korea Northern Mariana’s Indonesia Sao Tome And Principe |
Philippines Bahrain Guyana Qatar Bangladesh Haiti Russia Belarus India Rwanda Belize Tajikistan China Liberia Tanzania Comoros Libya Thailand Congo
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Benin Iran Saudi Arabia Bhutan Iraq Senegal Bolivia Jamaica Sierra Leone Botswana Jordan Somalia Togo Cuba Maldives Tonga Dem. Rep. Of Congo Mali |
Burkina Faso Kazakhstan South Africa Burma/Myanmar Kenya South Sudan Burundi Kosovo Sri Lanka Cambodia Kuwait Sudan Cameroon Kyrgyzstan Suriname |
Eritrea Nepal Yemen Ethiopia Niger Guinea-Bissau Tunisia Djibouti Mauritania Turkey Dominican Republic Mongolia Turkmenistan Ecuador Morocco Uganda Egypt Mozambique Uzbekistan Equatorial Guinea Namibia Vietnam |
Residents of Countries that Don't Require a Work Visa to work in Belgium
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Albania Andorra Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Australia Bahamas Barbados Bosnia Herzegovina Brazil Brunei Canada |
Costa Rica Dominica El Salvador Georgia Malaysia Marshall Islands Mauritius Mexico Micronesia United States of America Uruguay Vanuatu Venezuela |
Palau Panama Grenada Guatemala Holy See (Vatican City State) Honduras Hong Kong Israel Japan Kiribati Macao Chile Colombia |
Paraguay Peru Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Serbia Seychelles Singapore Solomon Islands South Korea Taiwan |
New Zealand Nicaragua North Macedonia Moldova Monaco Montenegro Nauru Timor Leste Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tuvalu Ukraine United Arab Emirates |
Belgium Work Visa Fees
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Visa Type |
Processing Fee |
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Work visa |
180 Euros plus a 24 Euro processing fee. |
Top Companies to Work for in Belgium
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Anheuser-Busch InBev |
Delhaize Group |
KBC Group |
Dexia |
Solvay |
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Colruyt Group |
Belgacom |
Umicore |
UCB Pharma |
Banque nationale de Belgique |
Visa Information Tool
Destination:
Belgium
Visa:
Work