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contract agents expat allowance
Hi,
I would appreciate some guidance regarding the expat allowance for EC contract agents.
I have worked in Belgium for a little less than 5 years (paying taxes and social security in Belgium). I have been registered in Belgium however only since summer 2009. I de-registered in my home country only in summer 2009.
Prior to working in Belgium, I studied here and also did an internship - I was registered in both cases with the commune in Belgium and in my home country.
Do I qualify for expat allowance given that I have been registered for less than 5 years?Or, will the time of my studies and internship be added to the time I have been working in Belgium?
Thank you in advance for your help!
The official calculation will be made by HR, but you should be entitled to the allowance according to what you say.
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Here is the official text of the staff regulations:
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An expatriation allowance shall be paid, equal to 16% of the total amount of the basic salary [...]:
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(a) to officials:
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– who are not and have never been nationals of the State in whose territory the place where they are employed is situated, and
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– who during the five years ending six months before they entered the service did not habitually reside or carry on their main occupation within the European territory of that State. For the purposes of this provision, circumstances arising from work done for another State or for an international organisation shall not be taken into account.
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Since you say you have worked in Belgium for less than 5 years, you should be ok. Even if for some reasons HR denies expatriation allowance, you would still be entitled to the 4% foreign residence allowance.
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http://ec.europa.eu/civil_service/docs/toc100_en.pdf
Hello,
I am italian and currently working in Spain for a spanish company. I moved my residency in Spain at the beginning of 2012 and keep the Italian citizenship. I do the tax declaration in Spain but I have my family (parents) and a house in Italy.
I would like to know if I would get the 16% expatriation allowance if I became a Contract Agent in Spain.
Thanks a lot for your help!
Most of the time while the salary looks good, the package is questionable. Good salary sometimes ‘hide’ your real compensation needs, because that’s what a normal working person always think of first , that is “salary” only. As an expat your real needs is different, you need a “compensation” first and then benefits.The employer will always leave out something. Don’t ever think they list down all your needs. They basically use a “generic” expat package for you. Do you think they will offer an “ideal” expat package for you.
The best way is get to know and scrutinized your own personalized cost of living and get your own Salary analysis report using this tool at http://costofliving.wix.com/calculator
Hi,
I moved myself to Brussels in 2013 to work in a AISBL (Association Internationale Sans But Lucratif, as per Title III of the Belgian Law of 27 June 1921).
This AISBL has 38 european countries has members and it is funded by the EU through a framework programme.
I work there during 3 years (2013-2016)
This year of 2019 (i.e. after 6 years), I am joining an EU instituion as an Official.
The Annex VII, Section 2 of the Staff Regulations of the Officials of the European Communities, on its Section 2 - Expatriation allowance, (attached) says that:
"1. An expatriation allowance shall be paid, equal to 16% of the total amount of the basic salary plus household allowance and the dependent child allowance paid to the official:
(a) to officials:
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– who during the five years ending six months before they entered the service did not habitually reside or carry on their main occupation within the European territory of that State. For the purposes of this provision, circumstances arising from work done for another State or for an international organisation shall not be taken into account;"
My question is: is a AISBL considered as "international organisation" for the matter of the Expatriation Allowance?
Thank you for your advise.
