Felicia76
South African expat in Belgium
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About me
South African
Lives in Hemiksem, Flanders
Speaks English, Dutch
Registration: 12 August 2017
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Want to be a nurse by Caroline Simons
Am a 30 year I never got chance of studying nursing but now that is what I want to study is the any school for me to start from the scratch course I really really love to be a nurse or any short causes for me to become a nurse am from Ghana and I ...
You can follow nursing in many schools in Belgium. Day courses. As long as either your dutch or french is okay. It is also a "knelpunt beroep" meaning that you have guarantee of finding work when qualified. If you are on unemployment you ... Read More
Retiring in Belgium by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Belgium? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
If you die, your wife gets "vruchtgebruik" and the other way round too. So they cant sell the property out under you. You would need to go to the notaris for the details on selling the property, that I am not so sure of. Find one that ... Read More
Retiring in Belgium by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Why did you choose to retire in Belgium? What are the advantages compared with your home country? What were your main considerations when deciding to move? For example, taxes, ease of transferring your pension, etc.. Are ...
Yes with inheritence you need to be careful. As far as I know you cannot "leave a will" in Belgium if you have shall we say a "standard" family setup. You can only leave a will if your family is deceased and you want to leave it ... Read More
Complicated status - all help gratefully received ! by lordporkchop
Hi Forum Members, Can anyone point us in the right direction? I am a UK citizen and my wife is American, we married in 2004 when we lived in Paris, which is also where our daughter was born. She is currently having a good time going to the local ...
Hi, for the business side (tax on your wifes business) I would highly recommend taking a good bookkeeper. It is a very good investment to have a good bookkeeper here when you are self employed. Concerning residence documents you will have to go ... Read More
New members of the Belgium forum, introduce yourself here – 2017 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Belgium forum? DonÂ’t know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
Hi there, Well lets see: 1. I found this: Belgische Rett Syndroom Vereniging. I think if you contact them you can get more info. 2. internet connection here we have Telenet, Scarlet, Belgacom.... Telenet is in my opinion the best quality but ... Read More
Felicia, from South Africa
Hi, I am from South Africa. I have been living in Belgium since 2002. Living in Hemiksem with my husband and two dogs. My interests are music (both listening and playing), walking, movies, and... I am interested in making a few female friends ... Read More