How does Intra-Corporate Transferee (ICT) Permit work in Belgium, and who qualifies?

The Intra-Corporate Transferee (ICT) Permit is for people being moved within their own company group from a branch outside the EU to a Belgian entity. It covers managers, specialists and graduate trainees on assignment.

To qualify you generally need prior employment with the company group for the required minimum period, an assignment letter for a managerial, specialist or trainee position, and qualifications appropriate to the role. As with Belgium's other work routes, the work component is handled through the competent Belgian region.

A useful feature of the ICT permit is mobility: it lets you carry the role across to other EU countries during the transfer, which suits multinational assignments that span more than one country.

Conditions and timelines can vary, and because the work side is regionalised, the exact requirements depend on where in Belgium you're assigned. Confirm the current rules with the relevant official authority before relying on them — and ACME can help your employer navigate the regional element if that would be useful.