Certificate of Belgian nationality

The certificate of Belgian nationality is granted to citizens who have acquired Belgian nationality through the procedure of nationality declaration or naturalisation. 

Checklist

  • Conditions

    The right to receive a copy of or an extract from certificates of Belgian nationality is limited to:

    • yourself

    • your spouse, surviving spouse, or legal cohabitant

    • your legal representative (e.g. a parent, guardian, conservator)

    • blood relatives in the ascending or descending line (no relatives by affinity and side branches)

    • your heirs

    • special agents, such as notaries or lawyers.

    If the certificate is more than 100 years old, anyone is entitled to request a copy or an extract.

    Evidence

    If you collect the document yourself:

    • your own identity card.

    If you are requesting the document for someone else:

    • a power of attorney from that person and a copy of their identity card

    • as well as your own identity card.

  • Procedures

    You can request a copy of or an extract from the certificate of nationality from your municipality.

    If you have an electronic identity card (eID), you can request a copy of or an extract from the certificate online

    • via the e-desk of your municipality

    • or via the certificates page of ‘My Citizen Profile’ (‘Mijn Burgerprofiel’).

    Those electronic copies and extracts bear the electronic seal of the Ministry of the Interior. They have the same legal value as those issued by the municipality. As long as the information on the certificate is correct, you can use it validly in any format (on paper or in digital format).

    Since 31 March 2019, certificates from the register office are registered in digital format only. If your certificate dates from before 31 March 2019, it may not yet be available digitally. Some municipalities digitise old archives when copies of or extracts from the certificates are requested or changes are made.

  • Amount

    Als u een afschrift/uittreksel aanvraagt voor een derde in hoedanigheid van een advocaat, deurwaarder of notaris, dan betaalt u €6,38 per aangevraagde akte. 

    De legalisatie van akte kost €20. Wij sturen uw aanvraag door naar de FOD Buitenlandse Zaken. U zal van hen een elektronisch betaalverzoek ontvangen.