

Natalia
@npenasco
Venezuelan expat in Belgium
Forum posts
12
About me
Venezuelan
Lives in Herentals, Antwerp
Speaks English, Spanish
Registration: 08 November 2010
Activity


The employer wants to cancel my employment contract. by X茅r猫s2022
I signed a long term contract with an IT company and the procedure for the single permit went on well and i got my annexe 46 and my Visa. I was supposed聽 to arrive in Belgium in a week , but my employer called聽 and told me they have to ...

Contact any labor office, like CVA (union), the rules here are very complicated, they are very strict depending on the content of your case.Good luck! Read More


Child care by Guesswhat
Hello is there anyone who can tell me how much money I should be expected to be payed for, one week of picking up a child making sure that child gets to school, picking up after school, as well as two older brothers, taking home making sure they ...

I understand that you should charge per hour; the minimum should be around 10 euro/hr. Read More


Child care by Guesswhat
Hello is there anyone who can tell me how much money I should be expected to be payed for, one week of picking up a child making sure that child gets to school, picking up after school, as well as two older brothers, taking home making sure they ...

I understand that you should charge per hour; the minimum should be around 10 euro/hr. Read More


Finding job by lovefem
am asking whether it is very easy to get a job in Belgium, where or what city is very easy to get job?

...it really depends on your specialization, degree and skills. Read More


PC from the US? by Borealis
Hi, Is it possible to send a new laptop from the US to Belgium in a private package (UPS or normal post) without paying any extra taxes at the Belgian customs? Or will the customs officials demand VAT, import duty or the like? Please let me know if ...

It is possible to send it but we have to pay taxes upon the content. I suggest to check the rates before sending any package, since I had to pay once about 50 euro just for a couple of boxes of tea... lack of experience. Read More


Moving and working in Antwerp by Shanongee
Looking to move to Antwerp and was wondering what the process would be. I'm originally from the UK and have as Level 3 NVQ in Children's Care, Learning and Development. I have worked for 17 years from newborn to young adults in various settings ...

Hi Sheree, Have you spent extended time in Antwerp before? Do you know how would it feel like living here? Just curious, because this change is a big one. Regarding jobs, I do not speak Dutch and it is not an easy language to learn, however I ... Read More


Hi! New here, considering moving to Belgium by JenR82
Hello everyone, My name is Jen, I am an American working on cruise ships and looking for a place to land in the next year or so. My boyfriend of two years is Belgian and we are considering moving out there when we get off ship but we have ...

...and a last comment that should make you think. Belgium remains without a government because they cannot get agreed between themselves. Belgian are fighting against each other because one side speaks french and the other speaks the unspeakable ... Read More


Hi! New here, considering moving to Belgium by JenR82
Hello everyone, My name is Jen, I am an American working on cruise ships and looking for a place to land in the next year or so. My boyfriend of two years is Belgian and we are considering moving out there when we get off ship but we have ...

Sorry and I don't really know under which conditions you are actually leaving to be willing to come to Belgium from USA. In the first place people here dislike and criticizes America, because they feel they are better, if you don't speak Dutch you ... Read More