Application for or extension of certificate of registration

How to apply for or extend a certificate?

Make an appointment at the city office

You can do so online or by phone.

Online

If you are not in Belgium, you can only make an appointment by phone.

Make an appointment for application or extension

Call us

What do you need to bring?

For all applications

• For first application

  • 1 passport photo
    • The photo is no more than 6 months old.
    • Pay attention to the requirements (Dutch only) .
    • There is a photo booth in the city office.
      Pay attention: take your photo before taking your appointment ticket at the dispenser.
  • Money
    You can pay using cash or a debit/credit card.

• For extension

  • Certificate of registration
    We put a new stamp on your certificate. Pay attention: is your certificate full or damaged? Then we make a new one and you have to bring a photo.
  • Money
    You can pay using cash or a debit/credit card.

Additional documents

• For application family reunification

  • National passport
  • Annex 19ter, annex 15bis or annex 41bis (as applicable)
  • If you already have a residence card: expired residence card

• For asylum application (application for international protection)

  • Annex 26 (or possibly ‘annex 25’)

• Other applications

  E.g. application for medical regularisation (art. 9ter), student without proof of registration or health insurance

  • National passport

For application of new certificate after loss of theft

• Annex 12 or ‘certificate of loss’

Price

• New card
  €5
• Extension
  No charge

Certificate lost or stolen?

Read what you have to do