New economic migration policy for foreign self-employed persons since January 1, 2022
The Flemish Parliament Decree of 15 October 2021 on the performance of self-employed professional activities by foreign nationals has been published in the Belgian Official Journal (in Dutch)(opens in new window). The decree came into force on January 1, 2022. This means that, since that date admission conditions apply. New professional cards must be applied for digitally since February 1, 2022 via the WSE online service counter.
The new policy also means that the website pages on vlaanderen.be will be translated into English as soon as possible.