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Residence in Belgium for EU citizens: registering with your commune
Residence in Belgium for EU citizens: apply to your commune within 3 months, documents by status, the 200 euro fine, the residence check and the E card.
6 min readPaperworkOpening a bank account in Belgium: the basic banking service and your IBAN
Opening a bank account in Belgium: your right to a basic banking service at 20.34 euros a year, documents, Ombudsfin, foreign accounts to declare and mortgages.
5 min readPaperworkMoving to Belgium: the step-by-step guide to your first weeks
Moving to Belgium as an EU citizen: register with your commune within 3 months, get your national number, join a mutuality, open a bank account, plan tax.
6 min readPaperworkMoving to Belgium from the UK after Brexit: what you need now
Moving to Belgium from the UK after Brexit: Withdrawal Agreement M card, rules for new arrivals, work permit, S1 healthcare, GHIC and driving licence.
6 min readPaperworkDriving in Belgium: licence exchange and registering a foreign car
Driving licence in Belgium: when an EU licence must be exchanged, the 185-day rule for UK and Swiss licences, and how to register a foreign car with the DIV.
6 min readPaperworkBelgian national number (NISS): how to get your national register number
The Belgian national number explained: 11 digits given at your first commune registration, the NISS, the BIS number for workers and how it serves as tax ID.
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