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EDIT: oh sorry, I forgot long term common-law relationships count asArticle 40 bis, §2, al 3 LAT indicates that a Royal Decree will establish « les cas dans lesquels un
partenariat enregistré sur la base d'une loi étrangère doit être considéré comme équivalent à un
mariage en Belgique ». To implement Article 40bis§, al. 1 1o
, a Royal Decree was adopted in 2008.
Article 4 of AR 08/1 lists the Member States for which registered partnerships will be considered as
equivalent to marriage in Belgium. These countries are:
ƒ Denmark
ƒ Germany
ƒ Finland
ƒ Island
ƒ Norway
ƒ United Kingdom, and
ƒ Sweden.
Registered partnerships concluded in these countries must be considered as equivalent to marriage for
the purpose of Article 40 bis, § 2, al 1 1° LAT.
Neither LAT nor AR 08/1 explicitly state that registered partnerships from other Member States (i.e.,
not listed in the AR 08/1) cannot be considered as equivalent to Belgian marriage. Therefore, for these
registered partnerships it can - and must - still be assessed whether these are equivalent to marriage in
Belgium.
You did not answer my question: Are you married or do you have a registered partnership (which was done in an EU member state)?stefflo wrote:We´ve been together for the past 2 years, so I guess that is a long-term relationship.
My native country doesn´t recognize any gay partnership-marriage at all, so I don´t know what could serve as a proof that we have a long term relationship.
Also, if I get the permanent residence... do I also get the right to study for free at public universities, or am I still considered a foreign student? That is a bit confusing to me...