Application for a permit via the single procedure
Worker seconded in the context of a temporary intra-group transfer, for more than 90 days
(Art. 9.1° of the RD of 09/06/1999)
The type of permit obtained will differ depending on the country of residence of the worker before their arrival in Belgium (non-EU country or EU country where the worker has already been posted).
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):
ICT manager or expert
- 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.
Period of validity of the employment autorisation for the ICT manager of expert
The authorisation is issued for the duration of the employment contract or the secondment (see contract or engagement letter), with a maximum duration of three years.
In case of a mission of more than one year :
- the employer must provide a form as well as certain documents that prove the authorisation conditions are still being met.
- the wages must continue to respect the established thresholds. The indexation of the amounts on 1 January of every year is immediately applicable.
ICT trainee employee
- 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.
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
- Law dated 30 April 1999 on the employment of foreign workers
- Royal decree dated 9 June 1999 implementing the law dated 30 April 1999 with regard to employing foreign workers
- Royal decree dated 5 July 2018
- Decree of the Brussels-Capital Government dated 16 May 2019 amending the Royal Decree of 9 June 1999 implementing the Law of 30 April 1999 on the employment of foreign workers with regard to admission to work for activities carried out within the framework of a transfer within a company, a seasonal
- Decree of the Brussels-Capital Government dated 25 June 2020 amending the Royal decree dated 9 June 1999 implementing the Law of 30 April 1999 with regard to employing foreign workers More