Satish K
@Irobotx1
Indian expat in Belgium
Forum posts
19
Contacts
4
About me
Indian
Lives in Brussels, Brussels Capital
Speaks English, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Dutch, French
Registration: 25 October 2014
Activity
Moving from India to Belgium ~ Nitty-Gritties! by Psarkar21
Hello Everyone, I understand, there are members from other countries, however I am moving from India to Belgium, hence I noticed, there is no such consolidated Forum Topic regarding Logistics and Nitty-Gritties. I am opening this topic so the ...
Hi, A different perspective on luggage. If you have clothes/used items to bring you can also courier them for a lesser charge that will arrive a few days later and you can pick them in Brussels airport cargo area. This allows that you can keep ... Read More
Driving license for an Indian by allwyn
Hi all. I am from Mumbai, India. I have an Indian driving license and an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in India. Now, I am moving to Brussels in April 2014 on a Work Permit and am getting a Company Car on arrival. The question is : ...
It does not.. i checked with him and he told that only the instructor got happy after 36hrs that he can drive. Also new rules that are in brussels here http://deredactie.be/cm/vrtnieuws.english/Brussels/1.2667281 Theory test - 30 hrs of driving ... Read More
Driving license for an Indian by allwyn
Hi all. I am from Mumbai, India. I have an Indian driving license and an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in India. Now, I am moving to Brussels in April 2014 on a Work Permit and am getting a Company Car on arrival. The question is : ...
Hi Chandni, I have a colleague of mine who had the same problem. He finished 20 hours but he was not driving well and needed more practice. The driving instructor was not willing to give a certificate of attest at that point of time. so he took ... Read More
Squash
Hi guys. I saw a post about Monday night Squash.. Is it still on..? Can I join please. Regards, Satish Read More
Driving license for an Indian by allwyn
Hi all. I am from Mumbai, India. I have an Indian driving license and an International Driving Permit (IDP) issued in India. Now, I am moving to Brussels in April 2014 on a Work Permit and am getting a Company Car on arrival. The question is : ...
Hi all, back after a hiatus, but with good news. After 1 year of driving in Brussels with Indian License I finally got my Belgian Driving License few months ago. Just a small guidance and process I followed. What I had 1. Indian Driving ... Read More
Looking for a squash partner! by kjagannathan
Hello! Anyone up for playing squash evenings/weekends? I live in Oudergem...I suppose around this part of Bxl would be ideal...! Cheers
am interested too.. Read More
Kids School by Irobotx1
Hi all, After going through all the posts and the timings, I have applied for school using central registration for next year and I am hopeful for a place in a school near to my place. My query is are there any day care/activity center to which my ...
Dear all, Finally we got admission in a Dutch Local school in our commune, My kid will go to school from 20th April. Thanks for all the help Regards, Satish Read More
Kids School by Irobotx1
Hi all, After going through all the posts and the timings, I have applied for school using central registration for next year and I am hopeful for a place in a school near to my place. My query is are there any day care/activity center to which my ...
Apologies for not responding before, But here is the situation. 1. We moved to Brussels end of last year (December) 2. We got our ID's now from the commune 3. Our commune had a inscription process for schools starting September this year ... Read More
Moving to Brussels from India by GuestPoster134
Hi, My husband has been offered a job in Brussels and is in process of applying for his Visa. I will be applying later once he gets his residence card. I had few questions: 1: How much time does it take for the dependent visa to process? 2: Can ...
Congrats and welcome to Belgium. Commune Registration should be done, but not necessarily in 7 days, we did ours in 1 month. Regards, Satish. Read More
Kids School
Hi all, After going through all the posts and the timings, I have applied for school using central registration for next year and I am hopeful for a place in a school near to my place. My query is are there any day care/activity center to which my ... Read More
Moving to Brussels from India by GuestPoster134
Hi, My husband has been offered a job in Brussels and is in process of applying for his Visa. I will be applying later once he gets his residence card. I had few questions: 1: How much time does it take for the dependent visa to process? 2: Can ...
Welcome to Belgium Read More
Moving to Brussels from India by GuestPoster134
Hi, My husband has been offered a job in Brussels and is in process of applying for his Visa. I will be applying later once he gets his residence card. I had few questions: 1: How much time does it take for the dependent visa to process? 2: Can ...
Courier Stuff, I moved around 80KGs of stuff via Cargo from india via Jet Airways, for 20K details below 1. Contact a cargo agent - Mostly will be in the airport - Cargo Section 2. Show proof of travel - ticket booking 3. Put all non electronics ... Read More
Moving to Brussels from India by GuestPoster134
Hi, My husband has been offered a job in Brussels and is in process of applying for his Visa. I will be applying later once he gets his residence card. I had few questions: 1: How much time does it take for the dependent visa to process? 2: Can ...
I agree with Aneesh, For my case my employer arranged for a 1 month stay and all I had to show was the proof that i was staying there..the length of the stay did not matter. I had submitted a letter on white paper saying that, this is a temporary ... Read More
Moving to Brussels from India by GuestPoster134
Hi, My husband has been offered a job in Brussels and is in process of applying for his Visa. I will be applying later once he gets his residence card. I had few questions: 1: How much time does it take for the dependent visa to process? 2: Can ...
Agree with Aneesh (has been a great help on this forum all along) 1. Please chose a temporary accomodation first and then once you come here, search for an apartment of your choice. 2. Embassy will ask for proof of accomodation, in my case I just ... Read More