Work permit

Over the course of the academic year, the university employs and hosts foreign professors and researchers.

All people who are not nationals of the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) (1) must be in possession of a valid work permit in order to exert a profession in Belgium, except for those coming to Belgium in the frame of a hosting agreement (scientific visa)

Until further order, nationals of some states (2), despite the fact they are members of the EEA, still come under the requirements to hold a permit.

The work permit must be obtained in advance and is subject to a specific procedure.

The personnel department (contact: Mrs Dominique Socquet) is in charge of sending requests to the relevant Belgian minister.

The procedure to receive a permit and the waiting time can vary, particularly depending on the status of the person in question and whether or not the future employee is living in Belgium or not.

If the interested party is living abroad, a visa must be applied for at the Belgian consulate in his/her country of origin. The visa is granted based on – amongst other things – the nature of the stay and, where the stay is for a worker, the presentation of a work permit. 



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

(2) Bulgaria, Romania