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🇧🇪 Belgium

Belgium Work Visa: requirements and how to apply

Unified authorization allowing third-country nationals to live and work in Belgium for up to 3 years.

Official Belgium work visa page

Belgian Single Permit (Permis Unique / Gecombineerde Vergunning)

Unified authorization allowing third-country nationals to live and work in Belgium for up to 3 years.

Typical duration
1 to 3 years renewable
Path to permanent residency
Permanent residency (Card D / EU Long-Term Resident) after 5 continuous years

Main requirements

  • Regional salary threshold compliance
  • Labor market exemption for highly skilled

Official page

Documents usually needed for Belgium

  • Employment contract with a Belgian entity meeting regional minimum salary thresholds (Flanders, Brussels, or Wallonia)
  • Single Permit application submitted by employer via the Workinginbelgium portal
  • Medical certificate by recognized embassy physician and police clearance certificate
  • Passport valid for at least 6 months and a compliant photo (make yours here)

Application steps

  1. 1

    Regional Economic Migration Authorization

    Employer submits application through the regional government portal (Flanders, Wallonia, or Brussels Economy).

    4 - 8 weeks

  2. 2

    Federal Immigration Office Annex 46 Clearance

    Federal Immigration Office validates security and issues official single permit authorization (Annexe 46).

    2 - 4 weeks

  3. 3

    Visa D & Commune Registration

    Collect Type D visa, travel to Belgium, register at the local Commune/Gemeente, and receive Electronic Residence Card A.

    2 - 3 weeks

More about moving to Belgium

Find a licensed adviser

For advice on your own case, use a licensed immigration lawyer or adviser. Always check they are registered before you pay anyone. Imiatlas does not refer or review cases.

Look for a lawyer registered with the national bar association or law society in Belgium. The official immigration website explains any rules on who may represent applicants.

Immigration Office (Office des Étrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken) & Regional Economic Migration

General information to help you research, not legal advice. Rules change often: always confirm with Immigration Office (Office des Étrangers / Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken) & Regional Economic Migration on the official website before applying.