Single permit application

Highly qualified seconded worker / Seconded director - more than 90 days in Belgium

(art. 9,6 and 9,7 royal decree 9 June 1999)

If the duration of the employment in Belgium exceeds 90 days (in case of successive jobs without any interruption, the previous periods are taken into account to calculate the 90 days):

Prepare the necessary annexes (.pdf)
Fill in an application for a single permit via the digital counter "Working in Belgium".

If you have any questions about this application, please consult the FAQ.

Apply for a single permit

Period of validity

The employment entitling authorisation is granted for the duration of the employment contract, with a maximum duration of three years.

For an employment of more than a year :

the employer needs to provide a form as well as certain documents yearly to prove that the eligibility conditions are still met.
the wages must continue to respect the established thresholds. The indexation of the amounts on 1 January of every year is immediately applicable.

Documents that need to be provided in case of a contract lasting more than a year

Yearly, the employer needs to provide the following documents, at the latest a month after the anniversary of the employment entitling authorisation :

a photocopy of the payslips or pay settlements for the entire duration of the employment entitling authorisation;
a copy of the individual account.

This concerns you if the yearly remuneration of the worker exceeds the following amount should you file your application in 2023:

director: 78.704 euros (seconded: 6.558,70 € x 12 ; NSSO in Belgium: 5.654,05 € x 13,92),
highly qualified worker: 47.174 euros (seconded: 3.931.17 x 12 ; NSSO in Belgium: 3.388,94 € x 13,92).

Should you file your application in 2024:

director: 83.936 euros (seconded: 6.994,67 euros x 12 ; NSSO in Belgium: 6.029,89 euros x 13,92),
highly qualified worker: 50.310 euros (seconded: 4.192,50 euros x 12 ; NSSO in Belgium: 3.614,22 euros x 13,92).

What is the procedure?

The procedure takes four months at most from the moment Brussels Economy and Employment has the complete file until the single permit is delivered / the rejection is notified.

Regulation

Cooperation agreement dated 2 February 2018 on the coordination of the policies with regard to granting employment authorisations and residence permits, as well as the norms pertaining to the employment and residence of foreign workers (.pdf)

Cooperation agreement dated 6 December 2018 implementing the cooperation agreement of 2 February 2018 on coordination between policies on work permits and residence permits and the legislation on employment and residence of foreign workers

Law dated 15 December 1980 on access to the territory, residence, establishment and removal of foreigners

Royal decree dated 6 June 2019 amending the Royal decree dated 8 October 1981 concerning access to the country, the residence, the location and expulsion of foreign nationals

Royal decree dated 2 September 2018 implementing the law dated 9 May 2018 with regard to the employment of foreign nationals in a specific residence situation

Royal Decree dated 24 December 2020 amending the Royal decree dated 8 octobre 1981 concerning access to the territory, the residence, the location and expulsion of foreign nationals benefiting from the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from EU (.pdf)

Law of 16 December 2020 on the beneficiaries of the agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the EU and the EAEC

Notice concerning personal data (.pdf)