Are you a European citizen or assimilated (national of Switzerland, Iceland, Lichtenstein or Norway), do you have sufficient means of subsistence and are you staying on the territory of the City of Brussels?
If you intend to reside in Belgium for more than 3 months and establish your main residence there, you must contact the administration of the City of Brussels to register.
Please note: when you attend your appointment at the Foreigners' Office, you must submit a complete file in order to legally submit an 'application for a registration certificate' (Annex 19). Otherwise, this certificate cannot be issued.
- European citizen or assimilated
- Establish your main residence on the territory of the City of Brussels (precise address: street name, house number, possible mailbox number)
- Have sufficient means of subsistence (retired, 'person living off interest', volunteer, employee in a neighbouring country but residing in Brussels, or be financially dependent on a third party or his/her de facto cohabitant)
With an online taken appointment only, at the counter of the Administrative Centre of the City of Brussels or the liaison office of Louise.
Registration is done in several steps:
- Application for a registration certificate (Annex 19): at your first appointment, bring all the required documents to submit your application. You will receive an Annex 8ter as provisional proof of your registration and you will be entered in the waiting register.
- Residence check: the police will then verify that you actually live at the declared address.
- Registration and EU residence card: if the check is positive, you will be registered at your address in the foreigners' register and an appointment will be scheduled to apply for your EU residence card.
- National passport or national identity card
- 1 recent (6 months maximum) External siteICAO compliant passport photo
- Health care coverage in Belgium
Depending on your profile, other documents must be provided:
- Retired or invalid: retirement or invalidity certificate with specification of the monthly amount
- 'Person living off interest': proof of sufficient means of existence (proof of ownership of property, account statement that shows you have sufficient capital)
- Person who is financially dependent on a third person: proof of sufficient income of the guarantor (for example: pay slips), proof of acceptance of the costs by the guarantor
- Volunteer: proof of sufficient means of existence
- Employee in a neighbouring country: contract of employment + 3 last pay slips
- Self-employed person in a neighbouring country: accounting document that shows the average monthly income
- Secondment contract: proof of sufficient means of existence
- Registration request: 25 euros
- Card request: 30 euros
The Immigration Office will decide on your application within 6 months of submission if all the required documents have been provided and if the registration at the declared address is positive.
Last update on 16/10/2025
