Belgium - Apply for a Work Permit
ProcedureEdit
- Applicants must go to the Ministry of Brussels Capital-Region to apply for a work permit.
- The Region is the only authority who will decide whether to approved your request. As soon as your application is approved and the cards are ready, they are sent to the service Work permit in the Brussels administrative centre. The centre will then summon the applicant to come and get the work permit.
Required DocumentsEdit
Documents needed to receive the work permit:
- Summons
- ID card or residence permit
- 1 recent passport photo of passport size
Office Locations & ContactsEdit
Work permit
Boulevard Anspach 6
2nd floor
1000 Brussels Map
Tel. : 02 279 35 50
Fax : 02 279 35 49
Email: [email protected]
Opening hours : Monday from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Tuesday from 8:30 am to 12 pm, Wednesday from 8:30 am to 3 pm, Thursday from 8:30 am to 6 pm, Friday from 8:30 am to 12 pm, the distribution of tickets takes place from 8:15 am
Telephone hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till 4 pm
Liaison office in Laeken
Boulevard Emile Bockstael 246
1020 Brussels (Laeken) Map
Tel. : 02 279 37 00
Fax : 02 279 37 08
Opening hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till noon and from 1:30 pm till 3:30 pm except on Thursday afternoon, attention: the distribution of tickets takes place from 8:15 am to 11:30 am and from 1:15 pm to 3 pm (except on Thursday)
Telephone hours : from Monday till Friday from 8:30 am till noon and from 1:30 pm till 3:30 pm except on Thursday afternoon
EligibilityEdit
There are several type of Work Permits:
- Type-C work permit: foreign natives who are staying in Belgium temporarily or who are still awaiting a decision on their right to stay.
- Type-B work permits: granted for a specific job for a specific employer for a set period of up to twelve months.
- European blue card: granted for certain highly educated workers in connection with the obtaining of a temporary employment permit.
- Type-A work permit: This covers all (paid) work of any duration for any employer. It is only granted to foreign nationals employed for at least four years on the basis of a type-B work permit during an uninterrupted period of no more than ten years' stay in Belgium. In some cases the required period of work is reduced
See exemptions from the work permit obligation.
FeesEdit
- Administrative cost: 1.25 euro
ValidityEdit
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Processing TimeEdit
It may take about 6 weeks for your work permit to be issued.
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InstructionsEdit
A person registered in the City of Brussels and who needs a work permit can submit a request to the Ministry of Brussels Capital-Region. Otherwise, it is the employer who has to do this.
Ministre de la Rgion Bruxelles-Capitale
Direction de la Politique de l'Emploi et de l'Economie plurielle
Cellule Permis de travail
Gare du Nord - CCN 1,5
Rue du Progrs, 80
1035 Brussels Map
Tel. : 02 204 13 99
Required InformationEdit
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Need for the DocumentEdit
A work permit is a document giving its holder permission to work in a country where he or she is not a citizen.
Foreign individuals are permitted to work in Belgium only if they have a valid work permit. The employer or the foreign worker must apply for the appropriate work permit. Some foreign nationals are exempt from the obligation to have a work permit.
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