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Thanks for the information It's easy to convert Visitor Visa to working permit in Belgium Thank you

"... How people in Belgium will try to screw you over..." This is a terribly unfair title for a large group of Belgian people who simply go to work every day and are among the highest taxed incomes in the world to provide for a social system where newcomers can receive socio-economic guidance (Integration trajectory), can follow cheap language courses (NT2 modules), can follow guidance and courses for work (VDAB), can call on all kinds of support organizations (Atlas, etc.), and there is also an extensive educational network, both in day and evening education, for both children and adults (CVO centers, Syntra centers, evening schools (short-long courses))... Shall we compare the possibilities between Belgium and Hungary? If there is a group that is 'screwed', it is probably the Belgians by their various numerous regional and federal governments.

Critical to hire your own expert to do the pre move in inspection. The cost pays for itself upon moving out as you’re protected by these silly scams. I presented the report to my scum bag landlord and the look on his face was priceless as every bit of damage was clearly noted as preexisting!!! He got nothing from me. Not a penny. Also he had no access to any deposit. Through some bizarre accounting mistake on the part of my bank - the landlord believed he had a deposit on escrow. My bank told them he had a deposit. But no money was taken:)

For transport, I found what is most expensive are IC trains especially on a per mile basis. If it is an option then public buses in Flanders actually are pretty reliable and for longer distance are great value. Tickets are EUR2.50 which is expensive if you go two stations but cheap if you do for example Leuven to Brussels

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The contracts are not like that. Most contracts are either 1 year or a 3-6-9 contract. You do always have to give 3 months notice. If you terminate a 1 year contract, you will have to pay a penalty of one and a half month. A 3-6-9 contract renews automatically every 3 years. If you terminate that contract within the first three years you will get a penalty of 3 months if it was broken in the first year, 2 in the second year, 1 in the third year (up untill 2 years and 9 months, because then you can give your 3 months notice and it will count for 3 years). When it renews after the first 3 years, there will no longer be any penalties. The only thing that remains is the 3 months notice. This also means you can not be evicted for the next three years, unless under special circumstances. Also the person you are renting from needs to give 6 months notice and needs to either move in to that appartment himself, or family or needs to do renovations (with very strict guidelines). If you have a doctors prescription for a cold medicine or so, you don't have to pay a lot for the medicine.

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Perhaps you can make a video on the difficulties that expats that don't speak Dutch now face when applying for jobs. For each job, even less skilled ones, it us required Dutch (even when in fact it doesn't!). A lot has changed this year as a result of the elections. The life is mych more expensive and there aren't enought affordable appartments/ studios for everyone in Brussels. Also, rights of nationals are not the same for immigrants. Hence the quantity of people ending homeless and jobless without social security coverage. Not even CPAS. You have to be a Belgian citizen to have those rights.Pay attention!

I don’t know if you knew this about ecocheques but you can actually buy food with it too! Just check for a ‘bio’ label in any major supermarket and you will be able to pay for them with your ecocheques :-)

Hi, so does that mean if a non eu citizen comes to belgium after work permit approval. Still need to wait to work for months for legal docs be prepared? Thats so upsetting. People who come to Belgium to earn living for their left behind family, would suffer alot.

I like ur channel its informative and lovely keep going

Not all is like you say ,depend where you live ,sometimes you can't els then taking the expensief internet becouse the arena you live have bad internet with thous cheap providers ,also electricity you say ,this video is 11 months old i payed for my electricity then 300+ euros and i had social tarief that time ,for social tarief thats alot ,now i even stil pay monthly 151 euros

Would you recommend for families to move to NL or BE? Many thanks

The immo scammers aren’t Belgians but Nigerians. This is everywhere. A lot of Erasmus students were victims in Spain. The Facebook scams are all over Europe and you can be 200% sure that it are Nigerians. We have this in Italy too.

Thank you for all this real life tips! Very usefull

Thanks for this video. Your English is just perfect.

we have a king that mingles in nothing, he leaves the people alone

terrorism is imported by immigrants in Belgium. It is not Jef or Jan that throws bombs in Brussels. Same thing for the daily grenades in Antwerp. It is about time ypu get some good lessons about our country

you don't seem to grasp in what honney pot you have fallen into with your butt

during covid the belgian state and ngo's gave hundres of thousands of irregular people money to survive. Tax money they were not entitled to. That is the nature of the social state you dislike.

stop hustling stop acting smart and start integrating in society

If I need a home decorator I ll find easily a Polish worker who does that all in black. Get the picture? No I have to spend 5 times the amount and I have to wait 5 times longer to get a Belgian decorator who presents me a fat invoice included VAT That is the situation girl

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Her husband has worked here for 5 years and is since 10 years on our mutuality. Get the picture? I pay for that. Then he will be entitled to get his family here who can also take advantage of our social system. And he will get a pension. WE PAID FOR THAT

immigrants all smoke russian cigarettes without tax labels. Do you realize how many billions belgian smokers pay in taxes on their marlboros I am just saying what i see. My co worker buys her glasses in Romania cuz they are much cheaper then she gets a company fee on it to cover the costs 400 euros Get the picture? Stop hustling and buy German Rodenstocks in Belgium.

from the moment on you get in our social system you'll get exactly the same advantages as a Belgian dop mututu korting ocmw and you even did not pay a dime for it. Complaining?

anyways eastern europeans are far frm bad people but their expectations are wrong

And then you are coming telling me you are dicriminated when I have to pay the fat bill? Seriously?

I have some decent experience with immigrants in renting out real estate. Oh boy these people are not ready to fit in our system. Costly affair I must say.

Many times I see the east europeans jealous of Belgians. The wealth we have is a result of generations of Belgians saving up money for a house to give through to their children. It did not come falling from the trees you know. We paid for our generous social system you can take part in. After world war 2 the accounts of all Belgians were set on zero. The operation GUTT skimmed off all assets of the Belgians in one stroke. You have to learn about our history instead of ridiculizing it. East europeans tend to play the smart guys, they present themselves as being more rational. Well now you history proofs just the opposite. I have the impression from all people of eastern europe Ukrainians are the most sain and the most adapted to our society. A good advice do not bite all too much the hand that feeds you. It will kick you in the ass. Anyways you are still very welcome.

I have seen coming many east europeans to Belgium and they all have way too high expectations. For us Belgians you are cheap labour, you can do cleaning jobs or you can work in construction. Jobs that we don't want to do. Then east europeans have a socialist mind. They tend to take advantage of all social amenities and in fact do not contribute financially to it. A low earner does not bring tax money to the state on the contrary average Belgians have to pay for them. We don't search houses on Facebook. We go to a real estate agency and pay the price they ask for a relative good and legal service. The trouble you are experiencing is caused by yourself. By law immigrants get exactly the same job and housing opportunities as Belgians. So the discrimination you are talking of is merely caused by your attitude. I see it takes years before east europeans get integrated in our society. Another thing with east europeans is that they totally mismanage their income. How many times I have seen they spend their money on luxury they just can't afford. So for me you are, just as any other stranger welcome in my country on the condition that you learn our languages (multiple as constitutionally set) and you pay taxes. It is not normal that east europeans can skip all labour rules and set up fake companies that pay zero taxes. We Belgians are limited in entrpreneurship due to all kind of regulations and laws. Just follow the rules. Immatriculate your cars in Belgium and pay taxes to our state. Do not flee to your home country in order to get free health care, buy products in Belgium and not in Hungary. If you do that you will integrate, now you are a citizen of no country. I know you very well. It is all up to you. In no way you are a victim of scamming or of any discrimination.

You seem to me like a prototype of the left liberal, woke female. Almost a parody. So you are worried about the closing down of mosques in another country ? Hmmm .

I live in Belgium and find it is a country with a racist mentality

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Very detailed and honest review. Its so important to know the ground realities. Many thanks for the video.

Thanks for the information ❤

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Yaaaay :D someone likes belgium :)

I don't agree with your view on taxes. Too many people end up in the highest tax bracket. People with average salaries already end up in the highest bracket, so the system is broken.

Excellent summary

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Thanks Nora for your feedback about your Belgian experience! I’m born and raised in Liege and speak French. I left my country I was 24 yo to live in Egypt. I stayed 12 years and then I lived 5 years in Los Angeles 🇺🇸. Now I live in New Orleans Louisiana in the 🇺🇸 as well. I share your feelings about being an expat. I’ve been well surrounded when I lived in Cairo but felt very lonely during my LA experience. Now living in New Orleans, things are better but culturally we remain always different whatever you do because your roots are different. However, while being patient I found ways to socialize with locals and even date. The key is flexibility and understanding the local codes. I am a person who enjoys and appreciate all different cultures and traditions. I think it’s a lot about the mindset of being an expat to know where you’re from while embracing your new local codes and culture. It’s not always the most easy thing to do but it’s very entertaining in many aspects. I’m happy you like living in Belgium and I know that all you described as struggles, I faced them myself there and even in the US. I’d be glad to discuss this further with you. Btw I am a French teacher, I could help. And no worries, I am not a scammer or trying to find a new date. See you maybe! 😀

I’m watching all your vids on Belgium and I’m sorely tempted to scout it out as an alternative to the US, at least for a few years. You’ve got Margaret Atwood on your bookshelf, you highlighted the good beer, and you captured some of the most beautiful shots of the country. It reminds me a bit of my time in Switzerland but even more stunning.

So normally under the 3 months rule, you can find another tenant to take over your contract without having to pay the 3, 2 or 1 month compensation (depending on after how many years you leave)

Hey love that you are or were in Belgium! I’m a Belgian from Antwerp who used to be an expat as well, and I hope you’re still happy being an expat even if you haven’t made any vids in a bit. Good luck out there. :)

Brussels and Antwerp are expensieve. If you choose to live more on the countryside is it much cheaper.

Thanks for posting the video. I must say that I am amazed on how slight misalignment in your understanding of Belgian society can lead to misunderstandings on how this society works. Anyway keep trying and I’ll keep grinning when following your videos. I raise my hat to you!

Good video but... I think your realistic cost price's are litlle low.. appart of your appartement's rent everything ells is allot more exepensife 😅 maybe its just me 🤷 Family with 2 kids we pay monthly: 1500€ down payment on our house. 250€ gas and electricity. 150€ phone and internet. 350€ downpayment car. +-200€ gas for car. 50€ water. 200-300€ food. 200€ kindergarden. 100€ toys. 200€ clothes 500€ saving account. Each kid 100€ x2 safing account. 100€ pension saving account. Whats remains is for fun 🙈. I make around 2.6k and my wife 2.5k after taxes. 160€ food cheques. 1 business car incl free gas. Free health insurance for the family. We are 29 and 31 years old. I think the majority of family's in belguim can relate to this monthly living situation 🤷 But then again i might be wrong.

the capitol of globalism, and that's getting out of style, Belgium is the last bastion of baal, stop serving and it will fall