Belgium ICT Transfer

Summary

Belgium's intra-corporate transferee route lets multinational companies temporarily transfer some managers, specialists, and trainee employees from outside the EU to a Belgian entity in the same company group.

This is not ordinary Belgian hiring. The key idea is continuity within the same undertaking or corporate group, with the Belgian entity receiving the worker temporarily.

Eligibility

You may be a fit if:

• You are not Belgian or using EU/EEA/Swiss free-movement rights.
• You work for a company outside the EU.
• The Belgian role is with the same undertaking or corporate group.
• The role is as a manager, specialist, or trainee employee.
• The transfer is temporary and fits the ICT duration rules.

Duration, Renewal, and Long-Term Path

• Duration: The maximum total duration is generally 3 years for managers and specialists, and 1 year for trainee employees.
• Mobility: If another EU member state issued the original ICT permit, Belgium's ICT mobility rules may apply.
• Long-term path: This is a temporary assignment route, not a broad permanent-residence plan by itself.

What This Route Allows

If approved, the ICT permit lets you live and work in Belgium for the covered intra-company transfer.

What This Route Is Not

This is not a route for ordinary Belgian hiring. A normal Belgian job offer usually belongs under a Single Permit or EU Blue Card instead.

Next Steps

1. Confirm that the Belgian entity and current employer are in the same corporate group.
2. Confirm whether the role is manager, specialist, or trainee employee.
3. Check whether Belgium is the first EU member state or a second member state for mobility.
4. Prepare employer, assignment, role, salary, and residence documents.
5. File through the Belgian ICT or long-term mobility process that matches the case.

Sources

• Belgian Immigration Office — Worker ICT
• Belgian Immigration Office — work for third-country nationals