List of appendices
Authorisation to work
Analysis of the labour market
1) For a first application
- The application form for an authorisation to work for a foreign worker (employer in Belgium or abroad), completed, signed and dated by the employer or their agent (natural person legally residing in Belgium), or generated by the electronic platform
- A photocopy of every page of the worker's current passport
- A photocopy of the identity card of the employer or their agent
- A photocopy of the document covering the worker's stay, if they are living in Belgium
- If the application concerns a secondment: a declaration signed by the employer specifying the duration of the secondment and the employment and payment conditions during the secondment
- If the application concerns a secondment: a copy of the document issued by the foreign social security institution stating that that country's social security legislation continues to apply during residence in Belgium where an international agreement on social security exists or, in the absence of such an international agreement, a document from the Federal Public Service Social Security stating that the worker cannot be subject to Belgian social security
- If the application concerns a secondment and if the employer abroad is a legal entity: the name of the employer, its legal form and a copy of its articles of association as registered in accordance with the law of the state in which it is established. If they are not drawn up in French, Dutch or English, the articles of association have to be translated by a sworn translator or interpreter as referred to in Book V of Part 2 of the Judicial Code.
- A photocopy of the employment contract in accordance with the law of 3/7/1978, duly completed, dated and signed by both parties OR
In the case of civil servants, the designation or appointment act OR
In the case of a secondment, a photocopy of the employment contract binding the worker to their employer abroad, to which will be attached the version translated by a sworn translator, where applicable/li> - The characteristics of the vacant position:
- a description of the employer’s activities or, if there are several activities, of the branch of activity in which the employee will work; - an organisation chart of the company showing the position the employee will fill and the chain of command to which the employee will report; - a description of the objectives and responsibilities assigned to the worker. - Proof of publication, via ACTIRIS, of a job offer for the position (published for at least five weeks during the twelve months preceding the application for an authorisation to work) or proof that the employer has made use of the recruitment services offered by ACTIRIS in relation to this position, as well as
the number of applications received for the job offer and the reasons why they were unsuccessful.
2) For a renewal
- The application form for an authorisation to work for a foreign worker (employer in Belgium or abroad), completed, signed and dated by the employer or their agent (natural person legally residing in Belgium), or generated by the electronic platform
- A photocopy of the identity card of the employer or their agent
- A photocopy of the document covering the worker's stay in Belgium
- A photocopy of all the pay slips for the entire period of the authorisation to work that is expiring
- A photocopy of the individual account after one full calendar year of work by the worker
- If granted by another region: a photocopy of the worker’s previous authorisation to work
- If the authorisation to work concerns a cross-border worker: the relevant residence document issued by the municipality where the worker is employed.
- If the application concerns a secondment: a declaration signed by the employer specifying the duration of the secondment and the employment and payment conditions during the secondment
- If the application concerns a secondment: a copy of the document issued by the foreign social security institution stating that that country's social security legislation continues to apply during residence in Belgium where an international agreement on social security exists or, in the absence of such an international agreement, a document from the Federal Public Service Social Security stating that the worker cannot be subject to Belgian social security
- If the application concerns a secondment: proof of entry in the Limosa register for the previous period
- A photocopy of the employment contract in accordance with the law of 3/7/1978, duly completed, dated and signed by both parties OR
In the case of civil servants, the designation or appointment act OR
In case of a secondment, a photocopy of the employment contract binding the worker to their employer abroad, to which will be attached the version translated by a sworn translator, where applicable
This section is currently being updated, to take account of the new regulations that came into force on 1 October 2024.
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