Departure Services

Leaving Belgium? Your transferee will most likely find themselves on a logistical rollercoaster.

Through our Departure Support services, your transferee can leave without bureaucratic hurdles. Find out why you need a professional relocation consultant at your transferee’s side when they have to leave Belgium.

If your or your transferee’s assignment in Belgium is over, everyone is probably already thinking about the new destination. However, before transferees can think about settling into a new country, they’ll need to set their Belgian affairs in order.

Leaving Belgium is more complicated than packing bags and jumping on the next flight out.

Here is what needs to be checked off the list before your transferee leaves Belgium:

Give timely notice for the end of the property rental contract (the exact period depends on the contact terms).

Cancel all utilities and contracts: internet, mobile phone, gas, electricity, TV, and others.

Deregister from local Town Hall (in Belgium, departing residents are required to collect a Model 8 Certificate of Discharge from the Belgian Population Register)

Hand over the house or apartment following a strict protocol. Be aware that if this protocol is not followed, there might be penalties to pay or your transferee might not receive their entire rental deposit back.

Handle medical insurance and/or pension contributions.

Our Departure Services consultants can help transferees make the right choice for each of these options, depending on your personal circumstances.

Leaving Belgium on a tight schedule? There is no need to to overpay your way out of the country or leave issues unsolved.

Through our Departure Services, you or your transferee will benefit from working closely with a personal departure consultant. Our highly knowledgeable local experts will coordinate all the different steps of your departure. Here’s what we’ll do:

Lease contract termination support and consulting services.

Quotes for the final cleaning of a Belgian house or apartment to maximise the chances of getting the deposit back.

End-to-end support with all the administrative and legal hoops.

Our Departure Support services are designed for expats who have spent a relatively short time in Belgium – typically less than three years. This means that they most likely won’t be aware of all the local laws and obligations.

This is where our local experts come in to save the day with:

Extensive knowledge of the national tenancy and expatriation laws.

All the laws that are applicable to foreign workers in Belgium.

Fluency in French or Flemish (Dutch) to eliminate the need for expensive translators.

All of our knowledge and 45 years of experience in international relocation will be at your and/or your transferee’s service. We support with:

Apartment handback: our relocation consultants will be right by your transferee’s side to help prevent irregular practices and ensure that you or your transferee get the rental deposit back.

Repairs, cleaning, and more: we’ll handle all these services on your behalf – it’s always easier and more affordable when you speak Flemish or French fluently!

Expert insights: we’ll make you / your transferee aware of everything that needs to be taken care of, from apartment cleaning to de-registering at the local Belgian municipality. You won’t have to worry about negative surprises in the short or long run!

Packimpex is a Belgian and European relocation market leader and the most awarded international relocation company. Packimpex has over 45 years of experience in relocation, handling an average of 4500 relocations per year.

Our super-power? Making sure you get the experience you need. Personalisation and attention to details for every expat situation have brought us the ‘preferred relocation company’ status year after year.

Let us ensure a stress-free departure from Belgium for you!