Work Permit A

Work Permit A is Suitable For: 

• Foreign nationals who have 4 years' employment covered by a category B work permit out of a maximum period of legal and uninterrupted residence of 10 years

Specific Rules 

     The main categories of foreign nationals exempt from the      work permit requirement are: 

• Nationals of a member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) and their spouses, their descendants aged under 21 years or who are still dependent on them, relatives in the ascending line who are dependent on them and their spouses
  
  
• The spouse of a Belgian and their descendants aged under 21 or who are dependent on them, their dependent relatives in the ascending line and their spouses

• Foreign nationals in possession of a Residence Permit
  
  
• Foreign nationals authorized or admitted for an unlimited period of time

• Acknowledged refugees in Belgium
  
  
• Students staying legally in Belgium to work only during school holidays (the Christmas holidays, the Easter holidays and the summer holidays)
  

• Students on training courses mandatory for their studies in Belgium

• Apprentices hired under the terms of an apprenticeship or sandwich course contract
  
  
• Foreign nationals employed by a local employment agency

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• Process your visa online: Fast, Easy & Secure
  
  
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Immigration Service Includes:

• Full Review of your personal circumstances
  
  
• Confirmation that the Work Permit A is appropriate for you
  
  
• Checklist of documents that you need for your Work Permit A
  
  
• Accurate preparation of your visa application
  
  
• Submission of your visa application to the proper government agencies
  
  
• Careful co-ordination of all correspondence with government agencies
  
  
• Expert advise on how to handle yourself at your interview, and what to expect
  
  
• Online access to your case status
  
  
• Unlimited personal communication with your own VisaPro immigration adviser
  
  
• Fast, easy and secure processing through your
  

  personal online VisaPro account

Services Do Not Include:

• Judicial review
  
  
• Appeals from adverse initial decision
  
  
• Deportation proceedings
  
  
• Any certification to the successful outcome of the

  case

Notes

• Work Permit A is issued for indefinite period and is valid for all employers and all salaried professions throughout Belgium
  
  
• The period of proof of employment is reduced to three years for nationals of countries with which Belgium is linked by international conventions or agreements on the employment of foreign workers
  
  Note: This period is also reduced by one year if the spouse or children of the foreign national also reside with the principal legally
  
  
• If the foreign worker has a Work Permit A, the employer does not have to apply for an employment authorization

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