Assuring compliance within the complex landscape of global mobility
Moving across countries brings uncertainty, many questions, and a lot of paperwork.
It’s one thing to take on a new professional challenge, but when moving on an international assignment you also move your personal life. That’s exactly why we at Xpatriate take every case very personally.
By providing tailored assistance we can respond to the employer’s needs as well as take into account the employee’s needs.
We cover immigration, social security, payroll and tax. By combining these different competences, we look at each case from all angles and succeed in making the necessary links and assure full compliance while keeping an eye out for optimization of your position.
How can we help?
Do you wish to schedule a video call to discuss? Meet in person, or you prefer to drop us an e-mail? It’s really what you prefer. Our list of below services are the most common ones we deliver.
Work permits
A work permit is delivered when the expat falls under specific special categories such as au pair, or when the employment is limited to 3 months
Residence permits
The residence permit is usually delivered based on the opening ground as an employee, a self-employed person, a student, or a specific residence category.
Single permits
A single permit is a combined work and residence permit delivered when the company and the expat meet specific conditions.
Professional card
A professional card is delivered to a self-employed individual who wishes to perform professional activities in Belgium.
Nationality declaration
After 5 years of permanent residency in Belgium, Belgian citizenship can be applied for via the procedure of nationality declaration
Affiliation to official bodies
To settle in Belgium and comply, we assist expat and companies with mandatory affiliations to official bodies such as the health insurance fund, child benefit fund, social insurance fund, …
Why work with us?
The past 15 years of expertise in this niche has grown by working on actual cases and solving real problems and as such creating a large network. We’re known for our capacity to unlock procedures when there seems to be no way out. We have been servicing multinationals, SME’s and individual clients. No case is too big or too small to handle.
- Step by step legal advice and assistance during the entire process
- Dedicated service with a hands-on approach
- We go the extra mile
- Very responsive team of tax and legal experts
SPECIFIC QUESTIONS
ABOUT ImMigration & Social security
Specific questions? Check out our FAQ’s
Read all our FAQCan I have a work permit and a professional card at the same time?
Yes, this is possible, although the work permit linked to the employment activity always supersedes the activity in secondary occupation as self-employed person. This means that if the primary activity as an employee comes to an end, automatically the self-employed activity comes to an end, unless the expat decides to become self-employed in primary activity and requests an official change of the professional card to the competent authorities.
Is a work visa the same as a work permit or single permit?
The term “work visa” is a commonly used term in practice but not entirely correct according to Belgian immigration rules. In Belgium we speak about a work permit and a residence permit or a single permit when it comes to employment situations. In the event of a self-employed activity a professional card is delivered. The visa that is delivered by the competent diplomatic post is generally a long stay D-visa which can be delivered based on a preliminary employment authorization, or a family reunification process, or other grounds that were granted prior to the visa D issuance.
What is the difference between and work permit and a professional card?
A work permit is delivered to someone working as an employee whereas a professional card is delivered to a self-employed person. The work permit and professional card are both delivered by the competent regional employment authorities.
Your expert
Assuring compliance with the different requirements related to your or your personnel’s presence in Belgium is our core business.
Sandrine Le Clef
Global Mobility Expert
