File of the European citizen

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To be able to open a file everybody needs

• National ID card or passport
• (Optional) international or translated and legalized birth certificate
• Marriage certificate - divorces - death (spouse) or international or translated and legalized (optional)
• 3 recent passport photos

For the salaried workers

• Annex 19bis (employers' certificate) or
• Contract of employment (12 hours/week minimum)

For job-seekers/unemployed persons

• Certificate of registration with a service of employment (Actiris)
• Letters of application + proofs of real commitment to find a job
• Diplomas
• Certificates of followed vocational trainings, with mention of duration
• Certificate of unemployment, with mention of incomes (CAPAC/trade union)

For the self-employed workers

• Extract of the 'Crossroads Bank of Companies' (with mention of your number of company and with stamp of the counter of the BCE)
• Certificate of membership of a social insurance fund for independents

For the self-employed workers (Associated member)

• Extract of the Crossroads Bank of Companies (with mention of your partner's status in the company, with mention of the number of the company and with the stamp of the counter of the BCE)
• Publication in the Belgian Statute Book with the distribution of shares or a report of the extraordinary assembly about the sale
• Proof of payment of shares (signed by bank or extracted receipt)
• Certificate of membership of a social insurance fund for independents
• Statutes of the company

For the self-employed workers (Helper)

• Extract of the Crossroads Bank of the Companies of the company of origin OR an extract of the independent who engages the helper, with stamp of the counter of the BCE
• Letter of the boss that gives evidence that he takes the helper as an assistant (common contract)
• Certificate of membership of a social insurance fund for independents
• Statutes of the company

For the students

• Certificate of school registration
• Social insurance in Belgium (valid until October 31st of the next year): certificate of the mutual insurance company (mentioning the date of validity) either the form E111 or European card of health insurance

For the beneficiaries of stable and sufficient means of support

• Proofs of means of support (for example certificate of pension, certificate of allowances of incapacity) or document of current coverage(care) + proofs of incomes of the guarantor
• Social insurance in Belgium: certificate of the mutual insurance company (mentioning the date of validity) or European card of health insurance

For the trainees

• Contract of training course
• School registration (in the case of a training course within the school education)
• Social insurance in Belgium (valid until October 31st of the next year): certificate of the mutual insurance company (mentioning the date of validity) either the form E111 or European card of health insurance (in the case of a training course within the school education)

For the entry and settlement of a family

• Spouse: (compulsory) international or translated and legalized marriage certificate
• Descendant: (compulsory) international or translated and legalized birth certificate