Offices for residence permit applications and renewals in Belgium

For a new AI, bring a passport or national identity document. The city takes the photo at the counter without an extra photo charge; bring your own compliant photo for a child under three or unable to sit independently. An own photo must be under six months old and meet ICAO standards. For extension, bring identification and the current AI. Fees are €35.50 for people older than 12 and €14.50 for children younger than 12; confirm the applicable child rate when booking.

Bring every document requested for your chosen application; use the linked procedure to select the correct checklist. For an A-card renewal, the city’s application window depends on your stay: students 30–15 days before expiry, workers four–two months before expiry, other reasons 45–30 days before expiry. Evidence that you still meet the residence conditions is required. Expired A or H cards use the renewal form; other cards expired less than six months use a counter appointment, while those expired longer than six months use the expired-card form. If exactly six months have passed, ask the desk which route applies.

For a first card with D visa, prepare passport, visa and current recognised enrolment evidence, then your institution’s full checklist. UAntwerp also asks for the standard enrolment form, rental agreement, means and signed information sheet, plus documents for specific visa codes. Its first card-ordering visit requires passport/visa, one white-background photo, temporary Annex 15 and a bank card; no cash. For UAntwerp renewal, provide a signed dated extension sheet, means, the new academic-year standard enrolment form, Belgian-valid health insurance and colour copies of valid passport and current valid A card. Bachelor/Master/postgraduate students also need signed stamped official results. Check the standard-form credit requirements and graduation/PhD exceptions; do not substitute an ordinary enrolment receipt. At renewal card ordering, bring passport, current A card and bank card; a photo can be taken there or you may bring a white-background photo. Collect with passport, current residence document and posted PIN letter. If the PIN has not arrived, contact the university before attending.

Tell the team your current card type, expiry date and reason for the request. Ask which identity documents, existing card, photographs, decision letters or supporting evidence to bring, and whether a biometric appointment is needed. Cash or Bancontact is accepted; confirm the current charge for your card type before attending. A duplicate card does not extend your permission to stay.

Ask [email protected] or +32 50 44 80 00 which evidence your residence basis requires; there is no single checklist for every A-card holder. Renewal requires a recent compliant photo. Confirm the card fee and any replacement document needed while the application is processed.

Bring a valid passport, current residence document, health-insurance evidence, the school’s standard enrolment form for the new academic year, and the standard study-progress form with results. The city exempts PhD students from the progress form. Show sufficient funds through an accepted blocked account, qualifying Annex 32 guarantor or scholarship; check current amounts and guarantor evidence before applying.

Bring valid national identification or passport, the expiring EU card or loss/theft certificate and an ICAO-compliant identity photo no older than six months. The permanent-residence application is free; the physical card is charged separately, normally €30 for an adult or €150 urgently. The Immigration Office has a maximum five-month decision period for referred files; this is separate from making the card. For collection, bring national identification, the EU card or loss/theft certificate and the new PIN.

Prepare a valid national identity card or passport, current A card and the documents for your branch. You need the unlimited-work decision, employment contract, sufficient-income evidence, comprehensive health-insurance evidence for you and accompanying family, and a recent ICAO-compliant identity photo, at most six months old. Follow the form’s document requirements. Regional and Immigration Office assessment takes its own time; the stated one-to-two-week normal card-production period starts at the card-ordering stage. Normal adult card ordering costs €30; urgent ordering costs €150. An Annex 50 is used during assessment; follow the instructions for your file.

Bring valid national identification or passport, the expiring EU card or loss/theft certificate and an ICAO-compliant identity photo no older than six months. The permanent-residence application is free; the physical card is charged separately, normally €30 for an adult or €150 urgently. The Immigration Office has a maximum five-month decision period for referred files; this is separate from making the card. For collection, bring national identification, the EU card or loss/theft certificate and the new PIN.

Have your current residence card and valid national identity card or passport ready. Ask which photograph and supporting evidence are needed for your exact card type. A residence card must be accompanied by national identification; do not rely on it alone as proof of nationality. Confirm collection arrangements and any fee before ordering. The 2026 municipal tariff separates a €6 ordinary or €15 urgent local charge for electronic documents from age 12 from the federal production cost; ask for the full current card-specific total.

Have your current residence card and valid national identity card or passport ready. Ask which photograph and supporting evidence are needed for your exact card type. A residence card must be accompanied by national identification; do not rely on it alone as proof of nationality. Confirm collection arrangements and any fee before ordering. The 2026 municipal tariff separates a €6 ordinary or €15 urgent local charge for electronic documents from age 12 from the federal production cost; ask for the full current card-specific total.

Have your current residence card and valid national identity card or passport ready. Ask which photograph and supporting evidence are needed for your exact card type. A residence card must be accompanied by national identification; do not rely on it alone as proof of nationality. Confirm collection arrangements and any fee before ordering. The 2026 municipal tariff separates a €6 ordinary or €15 urgent local charge for electronic documents from age 12 from the federal production cost; ask for the full current card-specific total.

Have your current residence card and valid national identity card or passport ready. Ask which photograph and supporting evidence are needed for your exact card type. A residence card must be accompanied by national identification; do not rely on it alone as proof of nationality. Confirm collection arrangements and any fee before ordering. The 2026 municipal tariff separates a €6 ordinary or €15 urgent local charge for electronic documents from age 12 from the federal production cost; ask for the full current card-specific total.

Have your current residence card and valid national identity card or passport ready. Ask which photograph and supporting evidence are needed for your exact card type. A residence card must be accompanied by national identification; do not rely on it alone as proof of nationality. Confirm collection arrangements and any fee before ordering. The 2026 municipal tariff separates a €6 ordinary or €15 urgent local charge for electronic documents from age 12 from the federal production cost; ask for the full current card-specific total.

Prepare the case documents requested in your immigration instructions and a biometric photo no older than six months. For collection, keep the old residence document and the PIN/PUK code letter sent by the Interior Ministry. Confirm the current tariff, expected collection date and any urgent option with the team; a card-production estimate is not the decision time for your residence application.

Bring current card or relevant annex/loss declaration, valid passport or European national ID, requested originals and a compliant recent unused photo. Card collection and activation are separate: wait for PIN/PUK codes, normally about two weeks after ordering, then collect with or without an appointment. Fees vary by age and ordinary/urgent procedure; consult the current tariff. Residence assessment can take longer than card production.

Bring national identification, the previous card if held and a recent compliant photo. For collection, bring the PIN/PUK letter and the temporary document given at application or after a police loss/theft report. Report a lost or stolen card to police. Ask for the current fee and collection date; the two-to-three-week card-production estimate is not a residence-decision deadline.

The city’s D-visa arrival checklist requests your valid national passport with the D visa and two recent passport photographs. Keep your approval and family/address information available and ask whether your individual file needs additional originals or translated records. Bring documents required for the residence check. Confirm current fees and later card-ordering or collection arrangements; card-production time is not the decision time for family reunification.

Provide the previous academic-year A card, valid passport, standard enrolment form, sufficient-means evidence and health insurance. For Annex 32 with a guarantor living in Belgium, also supply the guarantor’s income evidence and ID/residence-card copy. Exam results and academic-progress proof are required except for PhD students. Check the city’s programme-specific credit and completion requirements, which apply from 2026–2027; they are not the same for every degree. Keep all requests and temporary documents, and check the actual collection instructions when the codes arrive.

Bring your passport or identity card and current residence card, or the police loss certificate. Staff take photos at the counter and normally do not accept your own photo. Bring one for a child under three or an older child unable to sit still independently. For collection bring the old card or replacement certificate and PIN/PUK letter. Adults and children aged 12 or over must collect personally. Contact Migration for medical exceptions; the required medical certificate must be no older than one month. A residence card alone is not a travel document.