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Hi and welcome to the Forum.

At the top of the page is our Discover guide to Belgium, I'd recommend you start there.

Your wife has the right to live and work anywhere in the EU, so I wish you both the best of luck with your Expat journey.  I am a bit confused why you think "Netherlands takes everything for Years to get to live there"; it's actually very simple for the family of a national; it's all described .

Hopefully, somebody will be along shortly with something similar for Belgium.

Hope this helps.

Cynic
Expat Team

Hello

Thank you very much for your reply on my question

It’s very hard because first you have to speak Dutch for 5 years, and even I’m learning speaking Dutch it’s not for everyone that easy, even you have a family you can only stay on visa for just 3 months it’s not same as in other Europe country’s, and because my wife lives here for 8 years already she doesn’t have a home in the Netherlands anymore, so that makes it dubbele so hard to come in the Netherlands, if a foreign come to Netherlands he/she needs to show that they has a place and that counts for every country, but Netherlands is so strict it’s to difficult, and unfortunately we have to stay for 4 years on a waiting list for a home,
That’s to long..

But my wife also likes Belgium much more because of the landscape, so yeah it’s a good choice
But now unfortunately still no reactions feeling helpless,
But really thank you for your kind message

Kind regards

Thanaphat wrote:

Hello

Thank you very much for your reply on my question

It’s very hard because first you have to speak Dutch for 5 years, and even I’m learning speaking Dutch it’s not for everyone that easy, even you have a family you can only stay on visa for just 3 months it’s not same as in other Europe country’s, and because my wife lives here for 8 years already she doesn’t have a home in the Netherlands anymore, so that makes it dubbele so hard to come in the Netherlands, if a foreign come to Netherlands he/she needs to show that they has a place and that counts for every country, but Netherlands is so strict it’s to difficult, and unfortunately we have to stay for 4 years on a waiting list for a home,
That’s to long..

But my wife also likes Belgium much more because of the landscape, so yeah it’s a good choice
But now unfortunately still no reactions feeling helpless,
But really thank you for your kind message

Kind regards

I am too confused here.

Why do you need to speak Dutch for 5 years? For what reason?

Why waiting for 4 years for a home? Are you talking about social housing?

Please keep in mind that Belgium has 3 official languages so if you already find it difficult with Dutch, French and German will not be easier.

I did a quick Google search easily found the family reunification policy in The Netherlands here

Not everyone can apply for a residence permit for a family member or relative. You must fulfil three conditions:
1. You have Dutch nationality or have a residence permit. Please note! If you have a residence permit as an exchange youngster, au pair, for work experience as a trainee (study purposes) or apprentice (work purposes), or seasonal labour, you cannot apply for residence for a family member or relative.
2. The family member or relative will be living with you.
3. You have sufficient money to support your family member or relative. This means that you earn at least the legal minimum wage or a percentage thereof. For more information, see .

Given your wife is Dutch, maybe the easiest solution is that your wife gets back to The Netherland, landing a job with a sufficient income and you come live with her later.