What happens after the request: registration, family handling, major support and rights where officially stated?
The Immigration Office first checks admissibility; if admitted, it informs the municipality, which registers the applicant and issues a certificate of registration. A medical official or designated physician assesses the illness, seriousness, necessary treatment, risk and treatment availability and accessibility, and issues an independent opinion. If accepted, the municipality issues an A card for limited stay valid for one year, which becomes an unlimited B card at the end of the five-year period following the application. Renewal is requested at the municipality between 60 and 30 days before the stated expiry date. An appeal against refusal is not suspensive.
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Limits of the record- The page does not enumerate work, family, welfare or other day-to-day rights during the process; the route text is procedural information, not an outcome prediction.
- Article 9ter page — admissibility
If the Immigration Office declares the application admissible, it will inform the municipal administration, which enters the applicant in the Register of foreign national and issues them with a certificate of registration (AI in French/Dutch).
- Article 9ter page — medical assessment
A medical official, or a physician designated by the Immigration Office, will assess:
- Article 9ter page — medical assessment
the illness, its degree of seriousness, and the treatment deemed necessary, as indicated in the medical certificate;
- Article 9ter page — medical assessment
the real risk to the applicant's life or physical integrity, or the risk of inhuman or degrading treatment;
- Article 9ter page — medical assessment
the treatment possibilities and accessibility of treatment in the country of origin or residence.
- Article 9ter page — medical assessment
The doctor will issue an independent opinion.
- Article 9ter page — decision and residence card
If the Immigration Office accepts the application, the municipal administration will register the applicant in the Register of foreign national and issue them with an A card (limited stay) valid for one year.
- Article 9ter page — limited-to-unlimited status
This limited residence permit becomes unlimited (B card) at the end of the 5-year period following the application for a permit.
- Article 9ter page — renewal timing
at the municipal administration of their place of residence, between the 60th and 30th day prior to this date
- Article 9ter page — appeal
However, this appeal does not have suspensive effect.
