I am an non EU national and I have worked in Belgium for about 3 years under work permit B and now in the process to get my 4th permit B. I have a few question:
1. Am I eligible to apply for work permit A, since I have worked and lived here for 3 years? FYI, my wife and child are legally living with me in Belgium. If yes, should I apply before or after I get my new permit B?
2. Once I get my work permit A, does that mean I can apply for 5 years residence permit? Or I must be living here for 5 years before I can apply?
3. If I have permit A, is my wife allowed to work without applying her own work permit? Or we must hold 5 years residence in order for her to work?
My wife has been struggling to find a job as she get quite some response from the employers but they are reluctant to apply work permit for her.
Thanks for your help.