List of appendices
Authorisation to work
Volunteer
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 host entity provides accommodation, proof that the trainee’s accommodation will ensure decent living conditions throughout their stay, in accordance with the legislation relating to housing (see residence law dated 15 December 1980)
- The volunteering agreement signed by the volunteer and the host organisation, containing:
a) the description of the volunteering programme
b) the duration of the volunteering programme, which may not exceed twelve months
c) the conditions with regard to the placement and supervision of the volunteer
d) the volunteering hours
e) the resources available to cover the volunteer’s living and accommodation costs for the duration of the voluntary service and the amount of the allowance the volunteer will receive for the duration of the voluntary service - Proof that the volunteering programme in which the volunteer is participating has been approved in the frame of the European Solidarity Corps
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 host entity provides accommodation, proof that the trainee’s accommodation will ensure decent living conditions throughout their stay, in accordance with the legislation relating to housing (see residence law dated 15 December 1980)
- The volunteering agreement signed by the volunteer and the host organisation, containing:
a) the description of the volunteering programme
b) the duration of the volunteering programme, which may not exceed twelve months
c) the conditions with regard to the placement and supervision of the volunteer
d) the volunteering hours
e) the resources available to cover the volunteer’s living and accommodation costs for the duration of the voluntary service and the amount of the allowance the volunteer will receive for the duration of the voluntary service - Proof that the volunteering programme in which the volunteer is participating has been approved in the frame of the European Solidarity Corps
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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