Job market
If you’re a national of a European Union (EU) country, you already have the right to work in the Belgium under the EU’s freedom of movement provisions. Once you’ve found a job, you simply register with the appropriate authorities where you’ll be living and a residence permit is automatically granted.
The standard working week (i.e. the hours you’re expected to work on a regular basis) can be no longer than 39 hours, but most collective agreements call for shorter working weeks of between 35 and 38 hours. After 39 hours, workers must be paid overtime, at rates that vary according to the requirements and conditions of the extra hours worked.
Students have a contingent of 475 hours they can work a year, for which they owe a limited solidarity contribution.
For more information about working as a student, take a look at the portal for working students the FPS Employment, Labour and Social Dialogue website.
For more information visit the EURES Portal.