{"id":18237,"date":"2025-07-25T10:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T08:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=18237"},"modified":"2025-04-03T16:13:35","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T14:13:35","slug":"i-move-to-another-region-or-abroad","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/en\/faq\/child-benefits-general-questions\/i-move-to-another-region-or-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"What happens to my child benefits if I move to another region or abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving to another region in Belgium<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>If you move to another region (Flanders, Wallonia, German-speaking Community), <strong>you will receive child benefits from a child benefit fund in that region<\/strong>. The amount of the child benefits will also change. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/famiris.brussels\/en\/faq\/child-benefits-general-questions\/i-dont-live-in-brussels-who-can-i-contact\/\">I no longer live in Brussels: who can I contact?<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moving abroad<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>If you move abroad with your child(ren), <strong>your right to child benefits usually ends<\/strong>. However, in some situations, you may still be entitled.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Posting abroad for a Belgian employer<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>In principle, your <strong>entitlement to child benefits remains unchanged<\/strong> while posting abroad. Inform your case manager that you are being posted abroad by a Belgian employer.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You are moving to a country within the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>In these cases, you may still be entitled to child benefits in Belgium :<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If <strong>one of the parents works in Belgium<\/strong>, you may be entitled to the amounts from the region where the employer is located.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If <strong>one of the parents receives a Belgian pension or Belgian social benefits<\/strong>, there may still be an intervention for child benefits depending on the situation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>It is\u00a0<strong>important to also apply for family benefits in the country<\/strong> where you live. It is not possible to receive the full amount both in Brussels and in the other country. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You are moving to a country outside the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>Belgium has concluded <strong>bilateral agreements <\/strong>with several countries: Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Israel, Macedonia, Morocco, Montenegro, Serbia, Tunisia, and Turkey. Each agreement contains <strong>specific conditions for a possible entitlement <\/strong>to Belgian child benefits.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p><strong>Other countries<\/strong>: If your family moves to a country that is neither an EEA country nor Switzerland nor a country that has concluded a bilateral agreement with Belgium, <strong>the entitlement to Belgian child benefits usually ends<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"heading\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"paragraph\"><div class=\"wysiwyg\">\n<p>This is <strong>complex legislation<\/strong>. Whether you are still entitled to child benefits here depends on your professional and family situation, as well as the country involved. Your case manager can only fully investigate your right if they have all the elements of your family and professional situation. 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