Finally, after so long, my work permit may come tomorrow. I desparately need it. Otherwise I will be dammed.
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A last tip for the road
“Lastly, beware of what I describe as ‘the four-year wobble’, which is generally to do with how good your grasp of the local language has become.
The first year can fly by as you get into the new job, discover the city you are living in, start language classes and generally play the role of the new arrival. But around the fourth year or earlier, the glamour starts wearing off as you face the reality; that you haven’t quite achieved what you had hoped to have achieved by this time.
For instance, you may not have really got to grips with the language, or made as many friends as you would have hoped.
Don’t be discouraged. This is the time to give things a little push, focus on your language learning again and search out new ways of improving your social network.
Remember why you wanted to move in the first place and draw from that reason or ambition to get you through.”
Some documents required for the Belgium visas.
0.1. A medical certificate notarized at the office and then get it “certified” by the state government.
0.2. Police certificates for the past 5 years. That means I should get them from RCMP and FBI.
0.3. Work history for the evaluation of qualification.
Our legal counsel informed us of the following procedure:
1. ITM applies with the Belgian authorities for your workpermit B (which is
now in process)
2. When we have received the approval (by letter) for your workpermit by the
Belgian authorities,
We will send you the workpermit.
3. With this workpermit you can apply for the visa D.
4. With the visa D and the workpermit you can travel to and stay in Belgian
for over 3 months
5. When you arrive in Belgium, you will apply for a Belgian Residence permit
6. With this Belgian Residence permit you can travel to the UK and will not
need a visa.
7. With the Belgian Workpermit you can work in the UK and will not need a UK
workpermit.
Learn Dutch through science
Many good Dutch science audio
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