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Moving to Belgium
Hello everyone!
There is a question I want to ask you, but before that let me tell you a bit more about my background.
After finishing my high school in Eastern Europe (non-EU) I went to study to Turkey, but, I had to take an academic leave because my mother had some serious health problems and I was the only one who could take care of her. So, it's been almost 1.5 years since I left Turkey and I am considering going to a different country to study because of the unstable situation there nowadays.
I have found a Bachelor's program in Belgium which looks perfect to me - it is in English, the course seems to be interesting and it is cheaper than the one I used to attend in Turkey. I am wondering whether I will be able to become a Belgian citizen after staying there for 4 years (Bachelor's and Master's)? Because everywhere on the Internet it is stated that after 3 years you receive a permanent residence permit and after 4 years you can apply for citizenship. Will it work? Or they count the years spent on education differently (i.e. in the UK they divide them by 2)?
I talked to many of my friends and spent lots of time reading about Belgium and checking out the pictures - it looks like a dream place to be for me! By the way, I do know some French and German and I am going to take a French language course in autumn.
Please tell me whether what I am planning is going to work out or not? Thank you very much in advance for all your time and help! :)
It's not automatic, you would have to prove many things. That you speak a native language and that you have an opertunity to support yourself and not be unemployed. Yes people can apply but if they have no work they can also be asked to leave. Also who knows how the law will change next year or the year after given the current migrant and refugee issues here in Europe.
It is definitely a good place to study don't base your decision solely on if you can stay but if you can gain something valuable good luck
Also I'm not clear if time in a country as student counts in your visa application
However Belgium is a good place to seek employment if the filed you study is in demand and lots of multinationals here as heart of EU
For any country the laws, rules and regulations are always changing.
Looks can be deceiving!
Cost of living is very expensive and also watch out for the super high taxes.
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For more info on current rule concerning Belgian nationality, check the link below:
(It is in NL, can be translated via Google)
http://www.ejustice.just.fgov.be/cgi_loi/change_lg.pl?language=fr&la=N&t...
especially look for:
HOOFDSTUK III. - VERKRIJGING VAN DE BELGISCHE NATIONALITEIT.
German will not help you in practical terms as it is spoken only by a tiny minority. The majority of the population speaks Dutch, but if you move to Wallonia or Brussels, French should be enough (though Dutch would still be useful in the latter case).
Since you speak French and German to some extent, you might be better considering the possibilities offered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg where French and German are universally spoken and, more importantly, there are always jobs to be had.
