Apply for residence permit for non-EU/EEA graduates or for researchers whose research project has been completed (‘search year’)

Your personal data

Given name and surname *

Enter your full name, as stated in your national passport.

Do you have a Belgian national registration number (‘rijksregisternummer’)? *

Yes

No

Belgian national registration number (‘rijksregisternummer’) *

E.g. 06.02.23-123.45

Date of birth *

E.g. 28/02/1980

Email address *

We will only use this email address to contact you about this application.

Belgian mobile number (optional)

We will only use this phone number to contact you about this application.
E.g. +32 497 12 34 56

+32

Your address in Leuven

You must already reside at this address.

Street, house number, flat/room number (‘busnummer’) *

Town *

Your residence status

What is your residence status? *

Student

Researcher

Your documents

Add all these documents in pdf, in colour. We require them in order to assess this application.

Valid national passport (biodata page) *

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One file only.
10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Valid residence card *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Proof of valid health insurance *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Recent passport-size photo *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf, jpg, jpeg, png.

Proof of financial solvency *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Did you stay in Belgium as a student in a mobility programme (e.g. Erasmus Mundus)? *

Yes

No

Proof that you obtained a degree at a Belgian institution of higher education (diploma, attestation, transcript of exam results) *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Proof that you obtained a degree at an institution of higher education (diploma, attestation, transcript of exam results) *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Proof of the mobility programme (if this is not clearly mentioned on your diploma) (optional)

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Proof that your research project has been completed *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

Proof of payment of the administrative fee *

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10 MB limit.
Allowed types: pdf.

The City of Leuven respects your privacy

We only use your data for this application.
We will only transfer them to third parties if this is necessary to process your application.
We will not keep these data for longer than necessary.

Read more about how the City of Leuven processes your personal information in our privacy statement.

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