Laruse
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Registration: 13 April 2017
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Buying a house in Belgium (Brussels area) by angelathegreat
Hi! We are looking at buying. We are currently in the US. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. We are hoping to do most of the work from overseas. Would a real estate work just with their company (Century 21 agent only would show us Century 21 ...
Jon_Mes I do not agree, it takes more than 100m. You would have to go deeper in Schaerbeek to have a significant difference and still 200k when the average 2-room appartment in Brussels is worth 236k... It is also not that complicated, you have ... Read More
Annual Gross Salary 40,000 Euro in Belgium by ravindert
Hi , I am getting job in Belgium and employer is offering me the annual gross salary of 40,000 Euro so could you please let me know how much net salary i will take home per month ? Thanks
Hello there, You should enquire whether the annual salary includes a 13th month. Most companies provide you with a 13th month and a vacation premium equal to 92% of a monthly salary. As a result you could have to calculate your monthly salary as ... Read More
Buying a house in Belgium (Brussels area) by angelathegreat
Hi! We are looking at buying. We are currently in the US. I was wondering if anyone had any advice. We are hoping to do most of the work from overseas. Would a real estate work just with their company (Century 21 agent only would show us Century 21 ...
Hi there, I would not use a real estate agent to find a house in Brussels. Not really because they would only be limited to the real estate in their portfolio but rather because they are only interested in taking care of sellers. Another factor is ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Jacqmain is not an "Ecole Communale"!!! Re: https://instructionpublique.bruxelles.be/fr/etablissement/ecole-fondamentale-emile-jacqmain It belongs to the "Ecole de la ville de Bruxelles" network! Check your fundamentals before ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
As for your question SMCD about navigating between schools. The access to public schools has been reorganised in the latest "decret inscription". The idea was to have kids of an area attend the schools in the suroundings of their residence ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
As for what has been intepreted as 3 schools, again a "misunderstanding", I was making the parallel with the way school was structured in the US. I was not implying there were 3 schools in Emile Jacqmain. Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
Ignorance... Emile Jacqmain is what is locally called "Ecole de la ville de Bruxelles" which is a different network from the "Ecole Communal" network. Similarly Catholic schools belong to a third network that is differently ... Read More
ISB vs. St. John's vs. local by GoWings
Hello! We are looking to move to brussels this summer. We're american, but our children (ages 9 and 11) are currently in a French-immersion program. We would like them to attend a school where they would keep and improve their French, meet kids ...
I agree with what is said below in terms of institutions with high academics being not very flexible. A school you may want to consider is Lycee Emile Jacqmain (elementary/middle/high school jacqmain.be ) close to where you will be working. This is ... Read More