Self Employed Workers - Professional Card

Understand the work permits necessary for the self-employed worker or freelancer in Belgium...

EU citizens have the right to work on a self-employed basis in Belgium. Non-EU citizens will have to apply for a professionals' card (Carte Professionelle Pour Etrangers/Beroepskaart voor Vreemdelingen) at the Belgian consulate in the country where they live or from the Ministry for Federal Public Service Economy, SMEs, Self-employed and Energy (SPF Economie, PME, Classes moyennes et Energie/FOD Economie, KMO, Middenstand en Energie) at the following address:

• At: City Atrium C, Vooruitgangstraat 50 / Rue du Progrès, 50, 1210 Brussels
  Tel: 02 277 51 11
  Fax: 02 277 50 21
  email
  

The professional card can be valid for five years.

• More information about the professional card (in French)
• Information about the card from the Belgian Government (in French)

Further Information

• Employment office for the Flemish-speaking Community: the VDAB
• Employment office for the French-speaking Community: FOREM (in French)
• Employment office for the Brussels/Central region: ACTIRIS (in French)
• Belgian Government
• The SPF Employment, Labour and Social Consultation Service (Service Public Fédéral Emploi Travail et Concertation Sociale/Federale Overheidsdienst Werkgelegenheid, Arbeid en Sociaal Overleg) (in French & Dutch)

• Employees
• Self-Employed