Choose the city you moved to, not the one you left
A move is reported to the municipality you are moving to, and each one has its own routine: some take the report online or at a kiosk, others through a district office or by appointment. Afterwards you are asked to come in so your ID or residence card can be updated.
Bruges
Dries 2, Assebroek, 8310 Bruges
Report your move within eight working days at the Assebroek district office, with or without an appointment.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Bruges
Koolkerkse Steenweg 199, Koolkerke/De Grendel, 8000 Bruges
With a booked time at the Koolkerke district office, you avoid waiting when you report your move.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Bruges
Albert Serreynstraat 1/002, Sint-Andries, 8200 Bruges
One adult can report the move for the whole household at the Sint-Andries district office.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Bruges
Moerkerkse Steenweg 190, Sint-Kruis, 8310 Bruges
Report your move in Sint-Kruis, then wait for the police check and the invitation to update your card.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Bruges
Marktplein 12, Zeebrugge, 8380 Bruges
Report your move in Zeebrugge and expect the police to check your address, usually within a month.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Bruges
Frank Van Ackerpromenade 2, 8000 Bruges
Declare your move online or book a visit, then update your card once the police have checked your address.
Bring your identity or residence card and its PIN/PUK; include relevant Kids-IDs. The card-address update is free. A minor leaving the parental home for the first time must attend with a parent or guardian and bring any relevant judgment or agreement.
Related services
For people who cannot cover rent, food or other essentials: what the local social welfare centre can arrange and how to ask for an appointment.
A paper or digital certificate showing where you are registered, with versions for address history or household. Find the municipal office that issues it.
Reset an eID PIN, replace activation codes or set up a digital key for online services. Useful for residents, residence card holders and some non-residents.
The eID for teenagers and adults and the Kids-ID for children. See how applying works and find the municipal office that handles your card.
Learn whether you need an extract or a full copy, who can request it and how to reach the civil registry office in your municipality.
See who can apply, what is different for children and how to prepare, then find the municipal office that handles passports.
Other countries
Moving on, or comparing before you decide? See how this works elsewhere.
Most offices in Elche, Córdoba, and Valencia
Most offices in Bielefeld, Hanover, and Leipzig
Most offices in The Hague, Arnhem, and 's-Hertogenbosch
Most offices in Warsaw, Rzeszów, and Gdynia
Where to next
For anyone who has moved house in Belgium. See who reports, what happens after the address check and which office handles it in your new town.
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