Offices for residence permit applications and renewals in Belgium

First issue or renewal: recent white-background photo and Annex 26, 19ter or the annex for your procedure. Extension: current orange card and relevant annex. For loss/theft, obtain the police loss certificate first and arrange a duplicate appointment; a photo is required for the police certificate. Do not treat the orange card as permission for ordinary Schengen travel; ask about destination and return visas before travelling.

Bring passport, valid A card, next-year enrolment form, long-stay health-insurance evidence and accepted financial-resources evidence. Recognised-education students also need the standard study-progress form and previous-year marks; doctoral students are exempt from those last two items. Private-education students need the definitive programme enrolment, exam-participation/results evidence or an institutional justification for non-participation where applicable, recent criminal-record extract and OCMW (public social welfare centre) no-social-assistance certificate; ask the Social House for that certificate in time. Federal private-education guidance currently accepts financial AVI certificates from Studely or Ready Study Go International. Bring printed documents or download all PDFs to your phone before attending.