Report your stay as a border student with the nationality of an EU or EEA country or Switzerland
This is your situation:
- You have the nationality of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway of Switzerland.
- You reside in France, Germany, Luxembourg or the Netherlands.
- You wish to report yourself as a border student.
After you have reported yourself as a border student, you will receive an 'annex 33'. It is valid for 1 academic year. Are you staying in Leuven for more than 1 academic year? Report yourself with the city every academic year.
AttentionIs this not your situation?
Then your registration will proceed differently.
Check how to register
How do you report yourself as a border student?
Step 1: Gather the documents
Digitally or on paper?
You provide the documents all in hard copy or all digitally.
- For digital documents: first go to step 2.
- For paper documents: go to step 3.
Which documents?
- National identity card or passport
You may not provide it digitally. Bring the original with you to your appointment. - Proof of enrolment at the college or university
An admission letter is not proof of registration. - Previous 'annex 33'
If you previously reported yourself as a border student in Leuven. - Official proof that you reside in France, Germany, Luxembourg or the Netherlands
If you do not have the nationality of the neighbouring country where you reside. E.g. a valid residence card or a certificate of residence - 1 passport photo
- The photo is no more than 6 months old.
- Pay attention to the requirements.
- Do you not have a digital passport photo? Bring a paper one with you to your appointment.
Step 2: Submit digital documents
- Do you have all the documents digitally?
Provide them to us in advance. That way, we can go through them together during your appointment. - In some cases you must bring the original document with you to your appointment
They are listed above.
Step 3: Make an appointment in the city office
You can do so online or by phone.
During your appointment you immediately receive an ‘annex 33’ as residence document.
Online
If you are not in Belgium, you can only make an appointment by phone.
Make an appointment
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What do you need to bring?
- National identity card or passport
- Paper passport photo
- If you don’t have a digital photo which meets the requirements.
- Do you not have a photo? There is a photo booth in the city office.
- Documents for your report
- If you have all the original documents in hard copy, you bring them with you.
- If you provided them digitally in advance, we already have them and we will go through them together during the appointment.
Price
€ 5.
You can pay using cash or a debit/credit card.
Do you have a question?
Contact us. We are happy to help you.