Certificate of main residence
The main residence certificate mentions the place where a person is registered, the place where this person lives for most of the year.
It is therefore impossible to have two main residences.
Conditions
Living on the territory of the City of Brussels.
How to apply?
- Online via MyBXL
- On terminals at the Administrative Centre, the liaison offices and our partners
If you do not have an electronic ID card or residence card:
- At the counter
Brucity: peak hours at the counters without appointment
Peak hours at the Brucity counters (with accessible table)
Required documents
- ID card or residence card
Rate
- Free
- 20 euros for the legalization if the document is to be used abroad (outside the European Union)
Waiting period
If the certificate is to be used in Belgium: immediately.
If the certificate is to be used abroad (outside the member states of the European Union): 5 working days. In this case, the City is responsible for requesting its legalization from the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs.