Status ending in Belgium: stays over 90 days, order to leave and Fedasil voluntary return
The Immigration Office pages on humanitarian stay (Article 9bis) could not be read, so this record gives only what was confirmed. Federal employment rules refer to people authorised to reside under Articles 9, 9bis and 9ter of the Act of 15 December 1980. Fedasil runs voluntary return for people without documents and for asylum applicants.
Moving to Belgium
Practical facts for newcomers, from official sources Finance Living
Finance
3
Currency
Euro
EUR
Euro
Cost of living
87
Price level · US = 100
World Bank price levels, 2025
Tax
25–50%
Income tax (national)
VAT 21%
Tax-free allowance EUR 11,180 (income 2026); 50% above EUR 51,070; plus municipal surcharge, typically 0-9% of the tax.
Living
1
Happiness
#14 of 145 countries
World Happiness Report 2025
Eligibility
Who it’s for: People in Belgium without valid status, or whose residence procedure ended negatively.
Stays over 90 daysLong stays
Sign in to check this route against your profileFor stays over 90 days, get a D visa, then register at the commune within 8 days of arrival and apply there for a residence permit.
8 days
Deadline after arrival
- The D visa is described on a Belgian embassy page
Official wording
A Belgian embassy page describes the D visa, with registration at the commune within 8 days of arrival and a residence permit application there.
Voluntary return
Sign in to check this route against your profileFedasil: open to applicants for international protection and to undocumented migrants.
Return place
Sign in to check this route against your profileIf you live in a Fedasil centre and have a final negative decision, you can stay in an open return place.
30 days
Open return place
Official wording
Fedasil: residents with a final negative decision can stay for 30 days in an open return place.
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