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bahirrao

Leily_J wrote:

Hi Everyone

My timeline

WP: 22/10/2019
SP: 08/01/2020

Good luck for all of you !


Which region?

Leily_J

Flanders

okanoz

I got my single permit today. Here is my timeline;

Application 29/09/2019
WP 22/10/2019
SP 08/01/2020

Region Brussels

Thank you all for sharing your experiences!

chitnav

The region is Flanders.

chitnav

Hello friends,

I am waiting for my SP approval.

I want to understand from which Email Id the approval mail will be issued.can anyone please let me know?

TIA

bahirrao

chitnav wrote:

Hello friends,

I am waiting for my SP approval.

I want to understand from which Email Id the approval mail will be issued.can anyone please let me know?

TIA


Mail comes from singlepermit@ibz ___something like this.

chitnav

Flanders

srikzreddy

Single permit.

Application 27/11/2019
WP
SP

Region Brussels

Awaiting for WP & SP. Could some one help with timeline for getting single permit for Brussels region

bahirrao

srikzreddy wrote:

Single permit.

Application 27/11/2019
WP
SP

Region Brussels

Awaiting for WP & SP. Could some one help with timeline for getting single permit for Brussels region


Did you get any response from employer if application accepted or not ? I.e. Admissible date.

MayankBisht

Hi All,

Finally after 4 months of long wait I received my SP. Here is my timeline:

Region: Brussels
Filed: 12-Aug-19
WP Approved: 26-Sep-19
SP Received: 08-Jan-20

Thank you for your support & All the Best to those who await their SP.
This forum is really helpful !!

srikzreddy

my employer has mentioned that, Petition filed on 27/11/2019 and has to wait for 4 months for WP.

bahirrao

srikzreddy wrote:

my employer has mentioned that, Petition filed on 27/11/2019 and has to wait for 4 months for WP.


Yes but you can as if your WP is approved or file admissable or not as 1.5 months are already passed.

Guest726712

Hey everyone here
After a wait of 4.5 months and application being declared admissible, i received a refusal letter due to less salary. Can anyone share appeal procedure or a better option in this case? Thnx

bahirrao

aamirsabir wrote:

Hey everyone here
After a wait of 4.5 months and application being declared admissible, i received a refusal letter due to less salary. Can anyone share appeal procedure or a better option in this case? Thnx


What was refused WP/RP?? Was ur employement atleast approved ? It gets approved first..

bahirrao

aamirsabir wrote:

Hey everyone here
After a wait of 4.5 months and application being declared admissible, i received a refusal letter due to less salary. Can anyone share appeal procedure or a better option in this case? Thnx


This may help you.

Guest726712

WP is refused after application being declared admissible

MarcelML

Hello guys,

I would like to share my experience: I am already working in Brussels right now. I had my SP approved on 11/05/2019.
I had some difficulties with applying for a family visa. The company declined to send me the letter assuring health insurance to family members. All their documentation was ready, and only this letter was missing. So I had to get private health insurance in my country. But I did it for only 1 month, and they require it for 3 months. It worked, but I had to have this unplanned expense. Finally, we finalized the delivery of their documents on 01/08/2020 and the following day the visas were approved. That was the best solution, because if we waited more than 3 months after my visa was approved, family reunification would be a more complex process. I am now looking for a fixed residence here to receive my family in early February and be able to register for the "comune".

AkhilSah

Hi All,

My WP got approved on 5th Nov. I inquired to Info desk about SP approval. They replied in December that my RP is approved on 22nd Nov and sent to commune.

I or my employer has not received the email with Annex 46. I visited the commune 1000 Brussels with the email the info desk team had sent and WP approval letter to renew my RP. They told that without Annex 46 they will not renew.

I have written to Info Desk again asking them to send Annex 46.  Is there any other way I can check.

Please share your advise.

Regards
Akhil

ShailP

Just got my SP today:

Application: 25/10/2019
WP: 14/11/2019
SP: 13/11/2019
Region: Flanders

(I was already in Belgium when I applied)

Lola888

Congratulations! All the best with the future endeavours!

I have a question regarding the SP date: was it issued 13/12/2019 or 13/01/2020?

ShailP

Oh sorry just realized the error. It is 13/01/2020

fernandoks

aamirsabir wrote:

WP is refused after application being declared admissible


Admissible only means they got your papper, and will evaluate.

Your company can make an appeal, but you'll need to meet the below:
Highly qualified worker, paid more than 41,739 euro (minimal remuneration for an application in 2019) or 42,869 euro (minimal remuneration for an application in 2020), or a management position paid more than 69,637 euro (minimal remuneration for an application in 2019) or 71,521 euro (minimal remuneration for an application in 2020)

bahirrao

My SP was filed on 2nd Oct and WP approved on 13th Dec(i.e. after 2.5 months). Its 4 weeks now after my WP approval.
Can I contact DOFI office directly? If yes will it affect my application approval or rejection?
Actually I could not understand delay in my WP approval itself. I got query on 31st Oct to update my contract with updated salary as my start date is in 2020.

AkhilSah

Need some advise from the group

AkhilSah wrote:

Hi All,

My WP got approved on 5th Nov. I inquired to Info desk about SP approval. They replied in December that my RP is approved on 22nd Nov and sent to commune.

I or my employer has not received the email with Annex 46. I visited the commune 1000 Brussels with the email the info desk team had sent and WP approval letter to renew my RP. They told that without Annex 46 they will not renew.

I have written to Info Desk again asking them to send Annex 46.  Is there any other way I can check.

Please share your advise.

Regards
Akhil

TSUBAKI.L

You can ask your employer to call the office des estrangers to email Annex 46 again.
Actually, your commune can also help you contact the office des estrangers.

My Annex gone missing as well. I used these 2 channels and received the documents immediately after the phone call.

AkhilSah wrote:

Need some advise from the group

AkhilSah wrote:

Hi All,

My WP got approved on 5th Nov. I inquired to Info desk about SP approval. They replied in December that my RP is approved on 22nd Nov and sent to commune.

I or my employer has not received the email with Annex 46. I visited the commune 1000 Brussels with the email the info desk team had sent and WP approval letter to renew my RP. They told that without Annex 46 they will not renew.

I have written to Info Desk again asking them to send Annex 46.  Is there any other way I can check.

Please share your advise.

Regards
Akhil


irinapuppet

Hi, guys!
I received today my SP, here's my timeline.

Application: 31/10/2019
WP: 21/11/2019
SP: 15/1/2020
Region: Flanders
Type: Renewal

Good luck to all who's still waiting!

MJ0083

Hi everyone,

I got my single permit approval today

Application filed: 04-Nov-2019
WP Approval    : 27-Nov-2019
SP Approval     : 17-Dec-2020
Region: Flanders

Goodluck to all!!!
Will apply my Visa D next tuesday (21-Jan)

SaSa2112

Hello,

Congratulations on receiving the SP!! Was yours a fresh application or renewal?

Lola888

Hi guys,

Is there anyone who applied from Belgium and  payed 358 EUR fee for the application?


Thanks for your help in advance!

Ahmed_Talaat

Lola888 wrote:

Hi guys,

Is there anyone who applied from Belgium and  payed 358 EUR fee for the application?


Thanks for your help in advance!


My employer paid it for me, then I requested from him to pay it for my wife and he did, later both values were deducted from my relocation package upon an earlier agreement!

Lola888

Thank you Ahmed.

And you lived in Belgium at the moment you applied for the single permit?

MJ0083

Yes, its a fresh application. Never worked within Belgium or in EU

MJ0083

For my case my employer arranged an immigration coordinator from Maps Group. Its them who paid the 358euros.

Ahmed_Talaat

Lola888 wrote:

Thank you Ahmed.

And you lived in Belgium at the moment you applied for the single permit?


No, I was abroad, that's why there were a relocation package :)

Han du Bois

Hi all

My timeline so far:
Application received: 2019-10-30
WP approved: 2019-11-26
SP approved: Still waiting

Region: Flanders

Han du Bois

For anyone that is just as frustrated at the wait for single permit approval:

I took the reported dates posted here from the last 6 months or so (18 completed applications) and compiled a little spreadsheet to see if there is a trend.

From this, the following results (sample size is small but it does give some vague idea of the current processing times) :

Average application process time (from app. date to SP approval): 93 days
Slowest application processed: 149 days
Fastest application processed: 64 days

I hope this helps :)

bahirrao

Han du Bois wrote:

For anyone that is just as frustrated at the wait for single permit approval:

I took the reported dates posted here from the last 6 months or so (18 completed applications) and compiled a little spreadsheet to see if there is a trend.

From this, the following results (sample size is small but it does give some vague idea of the current processing times) :

Average application process time (from app. date to SP approval): 93 days
Slowest application processed: 149 days
Fastest application processed: 64 days

I hope this helps :)


For mine its almost 107 days passed and stil waiting. File date 2nd oct. Brussels

srikzreddy

Belgium

alphalimapapa

bahirrao wrote:
Han du Bois wrote:

For anyone that is just as frustrated at the wait for single permit approval:

I took the reported dates posted here from the last 6 months or so (18 completed applications) and compiled a little spreadsheet to see if there is a trend.

From this, the following results (sample size is small but it does give some vague idea of the current processing times) :

Average application process time (from app. date to SP approval): 93 days
Slowest application processed: 149 days
Fastest application processed: 64 days

I hope this helps :)


For mine its almost 107 days passed and stil waiting. File date 2nd oct. Brussels


Hi, are you moving to Belgium with your family?
I wonder if that is 1 of the factors for Single Permit?
I'm not sure if that is even indicated in the SP application. My WP was approved early Nov2019 & also waiting for SP.

bahirrao

alphalimapapa wrote:
bahirrao wrote:
Han du Bois wrote:

For anyone that is just as frustrated at the wait for single permit approval:

I took the reported dates posted here from the last 6 months or so (18 completed applications) and compiled a little spreadsheet to see if there is a trend.

From this, the following results (sample size is small but it does give some vague idea of the current processing times) :

Average application process time (from app. date to SP approval): 93 days
Slowest application processed: 149 days
Fastest application processed: 64 days

I hope this helps :)


For mine its almost 107 days passed and stil waiting. File date 2nd oct. Brussels


Hi, are you moving to Belgium with your family?
I wonder if that is 1 of the factors for Single Permit?
I'm not sure if that is even indicated in the SP application. My WP was approved early Nov2019 & also waiting for SP.


No in SP its not mentioned abt family.
I filed on 2nd oct. What abt u?

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