Becoming a Belgium citizen by birth

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Belgium is a small yet important European country with a well-organised legal system for getting citizenship. Belgium follows the notion of “jus sanguinis,” or the right of blood, more firmly than “jus soli,” or the right of land. This is different from nations that automatically provide citizenship to anybody born in their territory. So, just […]

Options of becoming a Belgium citizen

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As a Belgian citizen, you have several rights, such as the freedom to live and work anywhere in the European Union, the right to vote in Belgian elections, and the right to receive social benefits. There are a number of methods to become a citizen of Belgium, and each one has its own rules and […]