Change of first name
The Civil Status Officer can authorise the change of your first names. The procedure is reserved for Belgians. It is extended to recognised refugees and stateless persons.
The competent civil registrar is the one:
- of the municipality where the person of Belgian nationality concerned by the change of forename is registered
- or, failing that, the municipality of the last place of residence
- or, failing that, the City of Brussels (if you have never been domiciled in Belgium)
The first name(s) requested cannot cause confusion and cannot harm you or others.
For a first name change for a minor, a parent or legal representative must be present.
By appointment, at the counter of the Administrative Centre of the City of Brussels, to be taken:
- by e-mail: analyse@brucity.be
- by calling 02 279 34 50
After analysing the request, an appointment will be made by the department
- If you were born abroad: a full copy of your birth certificate. All documents must be legalised or apostilled (if required) in the country of issue and translated by a sworn translator if they are not issued in French or Dutch.
- An extract from the criminal record
The cost of the procedure is 50 euros per person for the first application and 500 euros per person for subsequent applications.
The cost of the procedure will not be claimed for:
- persons who are convinced that the sex mentioned on their birth certificate does not correspond to their personal gender identity
- persons who do not have a first name or the first name "X"
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