Conditions
If you belong to at least one of the two categories below, you are eligible for a single permit with an indefinite term:
Category 1
- You are legally residing in Belgium.
- You have been working for at least 4 of the 5 years prior to your application.
- You work on the basis of a work permit and/or a single permit.
Category 2
- You’ve been granted the status of long-term resident citizen ((opens in new window)) in a different member state of the European Union.
- You legally reside in Belgium.
- You were working in Belgium for at least 12 months in the 18 months prior to your application.
- You work on the basis of a work permit and/or a single permit.
What qualifies as a work period
Were you incapacitated for work during your employment? Then we also consider this period to be a work period if you meet the following conditions:
- Your incapacity was the result of:
- illness
- a work-related illness, or
- a work-related accident.
- You became incapacitated at a time when you were regularly employed by your Belgium-based employer.
What does not qualify as a work period
The periods below are not eligible for inclusion in an application for a single permit with an indefinite term.
- You worked without an employment contract. For example, if you worked as an adolescent au pair or a trainee.
- You worked on secondment and were therefore still employed by your foreign employer.
- Your right to work came from your specific residence situation (in Dutch) ((opens in new window)).
Submit your application by email
Submit your application for a single permit with an indefinite term yourself, via email.