Changing employer

Theking123 · 2023-01-22T15:18:30+01:00

Navigating employment changes in Belgium while on a search year visa? Find insights on transferring to a new employer and visa processes.

Theking123 Active member

Member since 13 November 2022

Theking123Active member22 January 2023 13:18:30

Hello guys,

I am currently on a search year visa ( valid till end of October 2023), I am working with a company that started with the single permit in 15 November 2022. The single permit is not ready yet, I found another employer and I want to start working with them in 3 weeks.

What I am thinking to do is to tell my current employer to stop the process and tell the new one to start with it. In this case can I work directly with my new employer based on the search year visa? Since I didn't yet receive the single permit, and I don't want to receive it from the old employer at the time being to prevent taking a lot of time to switch visas later. So I prefer to let my new employer apply to it from the beginning in Brussels

Thank you for your help!

Anthony

eshwarraj09 Active member

Member since 05 June 2021

eshwarraj09Active member22 January 2023 18:19:41

@Theking123聽 Hi, Work permit is tagged to Employer, You can only work with valid Work Permit.

Theking123 Active member

Member since 13 November 2022

Theking123Active member23 January 2023 19:24:12

Yes I agree, the thing is that I am still on my search year visa and not on the single permit. I didn't yet switch my card with permit of my current employer and I don't want to because I want to leave. So my question is can I directly work with the new employer, based on search year visa since I didn't switch yet cards ? and then the new employer applies for the single permit so I can stay long in Belgium