So I guess technically we have been living in Belgium illegally for the last 5 months since our US passport expired and we had yet to be cleared for our Belgium ID's. But FINALLY after several extremely long visits to the Brussels commune office we are legal again!! All I can say to anyone planning to move here (or probably most other foreign countries)...do not, I repeat, DO NOT, come here without a Visa! We had plenty of time to get Visa's while in the US before we came, but Jacob's company was just not on the ball and told us not to worry about it. Thankfully they did provide us with help while we were here to get it all sorted it out with the commune...and I'm not sure we would have been able to do it without her with all the red tape and hoops they make you jump through. But it's over now and we can rest easy again without the fear of being deported :o) I can't wait to hold that Belgian ID card in my hand!! All that's left now is to pick them up on Tuesday. The funny thing is, even though we are just getting them we have to start working on the renewal process for them in early May...since they will expire at the end of July! That's how long it took to get these stupid things...so long they are almost already expired...ridiculous! Oh well...it's always something...
On the fun side though...now we can travel freely throughout Europe without the fear of someone noticing our passports are expired. Where to go, where to go...:o) For now we're planning...
The Netherlands (Haarlem, Keukenhof, Amsterdam) this weekend
Switzerland, Austria, Germany (we think) end of April
London beginning of May
Italy and Eastern Mediterranean cruise end of May
Woohoo!! I'm so excited!!
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