Belgium Aligns Highly-Qualified Worker Rules with EU Law, Simplifying Blue-Card Mobility
On 20 May Belgium amended its immigration law to reflect the EU’s revamped Blue-Card Directive. Key gains include a shorter six-month standstill for intra-EU mobility, faster work rights for dependants and cleaner legal references—reducing rejections on the Working in Belgium portal. The update gives companies clearer, faster pathways to deploy high-skill talent into Belgian projects.
May 21, 2026
