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[quote=Anonymous]Ex-pat in Belgium here. Hopping on to reiterate what others have said regarding work visas and permits. You will need to register for a work permit, even if you’re employed by  a company in a different country and receive wages in a different currency. Sometimes this can be a pretty quick process and only take a week; other times the processing can be up to six months. Something you may or may not already know about Belgium is that it is an incredibly complex bureaucratic country. There are three official languages, three separate government systems, and a ridiculous amount of red tape to do almost anything. You also, as others have mentioned, may get your employer in tax trouble for working outside of the country for an extended time. Definitely worth discussing all of your options with your family and with your employer, but if I were you, I would request a leave of absence from your work so you can enjoy your time overseas since it will be so short.

As others have said, you will run into some obstacles trying to get your kids into camps, especially if they do not speak French. Not only do camps (stages) fill up extremely fast, sometimes a year in advance, I personally do not know of any that are English language. In fact, I had to hold my daughter out from attending the camps when we first arrived because she did not know enough French to make it through an entire day and I knew it would be a frustrating and lonely experience for her. If you have the ability, but not working during your time there, you’ll be able to get out and see you a lot and spend time with your kids rather than having them bored to death in a foreign country where they don’t know the language and don’t have any friends or anything to do because you are both busy working. Good luck and have fun whatever you decide![/quote]

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