New legislation for Professional cards in Flanders

Since January 1st 2022 the Flemish authorities have implemented new rules on the procedures in view of obtaining a professional card as self-employed person.

The authorities have worked hard on the implementation of a new digital platform via which every new application needs to be filed since February 1st 2022.

For applicants filing from outside of Belgium, with no legal residence in Belgium, the application still needs to be submitted via the competent Belgian diplomatic post. However, steps have already been taken to also facilitate these applications via the digital platform in the near future.

The idea behind the new rules is to attract more foreign ambitious entrepreneurs and innovative talent and to create economic added value to the Flanders project.