For applicants meeting highly qualified work and salary requirements.
Route overview
Highly qualified salaried work
Typical timeline / duration: 3-9 months
Important notes
A highly qualified job offer from a Belgian employer meeting the applicable regional EU Blue Card conditions.
Higher professional qualifications or a qualifying higher-education diploma, depending on the regional rules and role.
Salary meeting the current regional EU Blue Card threshold, with the exact amount checked for the main place of work before applying.
Passport, employment contract and employer documents, proof of health insurance, medical and criminal-record documents where required, and the single application/visa D paperwork.
The application is handled through the work-authorisation and residence channels and depends on the Region where the job is performed.
This is a highly qualified employer route, not a general Belgian job-search permission; regional salary thresholds and processing rules must be checked at application time.