On 22 March 2021 we informed you about the upcoming digital/electronic platform in order to facilitate information gathering/exchange by/between the authorities, involved in single permit processing. These authorities are the 3 regions (Brussels, Flanders, and Wallonia), the federal ... Read More
What are the challenges for UK lawyers working in the EU post-Brexit as “fly-in fly-out” lawyers? This is the topic of a series of webinars covering 9 countries, organised by the UK law firm Kingsley Napley and hosted by Ilda de Sousa, Partner at Kingsley Napley. In the webinar ... Read More
A draft law to implement the practical post-Brexit rules regarding residence in Belgium was approved by the Commission Interior Affairs, Safety, Migration, and Administrative Matters of the Chamber of Representatives on Wednesday 25 November 2020. We expect the law to be approved and published ... Read More
1. On 11 June 2020, the EU Commission issued a communication regarding the lifting of travel restrictions to EU+ (all Schengen Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland) after 30 June 2020 (https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_20_1035). Two ... Read More
After the UK withdrawal with a Brexit deal, there will not be any substantial changes until the end of the transition period, i.e. until 31 December 2020. With regard to residence, the situation is as follows: UK citizens and their family members, who already held a right to reside in ... Read More
On 11 September 2019, the Belgian Council of State annulled two Royal Decrees implementing the payment of an administrative fee for long term residence authorization applications: Royal Decree, dated 16 February 2015, introducing the administrative fee; the initial basic amounts, ... Read More
A Decree of the Walloon Region government dated 16 May 2019 (hereafter “Work Authorization Decree”) is the new legal framework for work authorizations, issued by the Walloon Region. The Work Authorization Decree has not yet been published in the Belgian Official Journal, but the Walloon ... Read More
A Decree of the Brussels Region government dated 16 May 2019, and published in the Belgian Official Journal dated 4 June 2019, has introduced new rules regarding work permits. ... Read More