Belgium or Slovenia
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| Belgium | Slovenia | |
|---|---|---|
| Salary in IT | $ 51 210 | $ 54 624 |
| Citizenship | 5 years | 10 years |
| Partner can work | yes | yes |
| Parents | — | difficult |
| Pets | no trouble | difficult |
| Pet limit | 5 | 5 |
| Quarantine | no | no |
| Residence permit fee | — | — |
| Rent, 2 bedrooms | $ 1 764 | $ 1 354 · estimate |
| Basket | $ 45,5 | $ 40,8 |
| Life expectancy | 82.3 | 82.29 |
| Homicides/100k | 1.08 | 0.71 |
| Natural hazards, 0–10 | 3.5 | 3.3 |
How the two sets of routes differ
Long-stay routes in this reference: Belgium — 54, Slovenia — 27. Types present in both: work, study, family and job seeking. Belgium adds: startup, retirement and working holiday. Slovenia adds: remote work.
Fees, thresholds and deadlines
Belgium: fees range from 152 to 377 EUR. Routes with no fee: 2. Routes stating an income threshold: 22; the lowest is 1,038 EUR a month. Routes with a published decision deadline: 39; the shortest is 15 days. Slovenia: fees range from 9.1 to 70 EUR. Routes with a published decision deadline: 4; the shortest is 20 days.
Beyond the first permit
Permanent status: both after 5 years. Citizenship: Belgium after 5 years, Slovenia after 10 years. Belgium allows a second citizenship, Slovenia does not.
Belgium in brief
Belgium is an EU country with a single labour migration procedure (single permit / EU Blue Card), but the criteria are split regionally between Flanders, Wallonia and Brussels. Citizenship and permanent residence come after 5 years; dual citizenship is allowed. The main natural hazard is river flooding (Wallonia, July 2021).
Slovenia in brief
A compact member of the EU, Schengen and the eurozone with a developed tech sector in Ljubljana, low crime and a high quality of life; permanent residence after 5 years. Held back by citizenship at 10 years requiring you to give up the previous one (dual is difficult), notable natural hazards (the catastrophic floods of 2023 and seismic activity), IT salaries below Western European levels and a small labour market with vacancies concentrated in the capital.
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