Work permit

 

 

Students and PhD students do not require a work permit as a general rule. However, there are two exceptions: students from countries outside the European Union who are here as part of a paid placement, or who wish to work whilst studying, must obtain a Type C work permit. See the "Foreign students" website of the Federal Service "Employment" (fr),  the federal website "Studentatwork" and the UCL Jobs Service for more information.
 

 

 

The University employs and plays host to foreign lecturers and researchers during the course of the academic year.

 

Any individual who is not a citizen of one of the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) (1) is required to hold a valid work permit in order to work in Belgium, with the exception of researchers who come to Belgium under the terms of a hosting agreement (scientific visa).

 

A work permit is still required by citizens of some states (2), even though they are part of the EEA.

 

This work permit must be obtained before arrival and requires a special procedure. The Human Resources Department (contact: Dominique Socquet) is responsible for submitting applications to the relevant Belgian ministry. The procedure for obtaining a permit and the timescale may vary, depending on the status of the individual in question and whether or not the future employee is a Belgian resident. If the individual resides abroad, a visa must be applied for at the Belgian Consulate in his or her country of origin. The visa is granted based on – amongst other things – the nature of the stay and, in the case of a work stay, production of a work permit.

 

 

 

(1) Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden.

 

(2) Bulgaria, Romania.