Move to EU - FREELANCE 2EUROPE

FREELANCE 2EUROPE

Step 8: Moving to Europe

Aiming for Belgian Citizenship

Whether your first client is in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, or Switzerland, we will first obtain a Belgian residence permit for you.

Why? Because Belgian citizenship is directly obtained after 5 years of presence in Europe. If your client is far from Belgium, we will detach you to the client’s territory from Belgium. You will pay your taxes in Belgium, and the clock will tick for you to obtain Belgian citizenship.
If the end client is in Belgium or very close to the Belgian border, then there will be no detachment; you will reside and work from Belgium.

First Entry into the Schengen Territory

You have obtained your visa D for Belgium; you will officially become a Belgian resident.
If you opt for entry by air, note that you must enter through a Belgian airport for the first trip to activate your Schengen visa in their customs database.
We recommend Ryanair, which offers low-cost flights connecting all major Moroccan cities to Charleroi and Brussels in Belgium.

If you choose a non-Belgian European airport, then you must enter by road via Ceuta or Mellilia, take the ferry, and then take a flight from Spain to your European destination.
These constraints apply only during the first entry into Schengen; once the visa is 100% active, you can fly directly to Europe from Morocco.

Finding Accommodation for the First Month

Property owners in Europe are very cautious of tenants because laws prevent the eviction of non-paying tenants if they have children or elderly people living under the roof, for example. Generally, landlords require the last 3 payslips and a CV. The problem is, you’ve just arrived in Europe, so you haven’t received your first salary yet.

Belgian ID

Once your lease contract is signed, you can obtain your Belgian identity card from your local town hall “maison communale” . In Belgium, each locality or city has a town hall “maison communale” , which is the Belgian equivalent of the “Mairie” in France.

Enrolling Children in School

No worries, even if you arrive in the middle of the school year, the law requires schools to accept children of newcomers to Belgian territory. Here too, we will accompany you so that you can choose the best possible school for your children.