Belgium aims to process Blue Cards within 90 days
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Observ'Algérie
The Belgian Interior Committee has approved at second reading a bill aimed at simplifying access to the European Blue Card for highly qualified workers. The maximum processing time would be reduced to 90 days and professional mobility made more flexible, according to Belgian Asylum and Migration Minister Anneleen Van Bossuyt.
Belgium wants to reduce to 90 days the processing time for applications for the European Blue Card, the residence permit for highly qualified workers from countries outside the European Union. The House of Representatives’ Interior Committee approved a bill on second reading on 14 October 2026 to simplify their administrative procedures, according to the Belgian authorities.
The bill also provides for changes concerning professional mobility and the protection of foreign workers. The reform is led by Anneleen Van Bossuyt, Belgium’s minister for Asylum and Migration.
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