Extension of stay

• Do you have a single permit with a ‘fixed’ term?
  Apply for extension through your employer.
• Is your residence status ‘student’?
  Extend your stay as a foreign student
• Do you have an A card with another residence status or an H card for a single permit with an ‘indefinite’ term?
  Follow the steps below:

Step 1: Gather the documents

• National passport
  Biodata page
• Residence card, annex 15, annex 49 or annex 50
  The front and back of this document
• The documents required for extension
  Which ones they are depends on the specific situation.
  • Check which documents you need
  • Have you applied for extension before? Then you will find the required documents on the decision which you received last time from the Immigration Office of the federal authorities.
  • Don’t know which documents you need? Contact us.

Step 2: Apply for extension

You can do so online or at the city office.

Online

• Are you submitting an application for several family members?
  Complete the form for each person separately.
• Are you applying for extensionof the residence status ‘family reunification’?
  Then you may submit 1 application for yourself and your minor children.

Apply for extension

At the city office

Make an appointment. You can do so online or by phone.

Do you want to apply for several family members? Then 1 person may come. Make an appointment for 1 person.

Online

If you are not in Belgium, you can only make an appointment by phone.

Make an appointment

Call us

What do you need to bring?

Bring the original documents. You may not present them digitally.

Step 3: We process your application

Processing may differ. Usually we have to wait for a decision from the Immigration Office of the federal authorities.

Step 4: Apply for a new residence card

Has your extension application been approved? Then we will invite you to apply for a new residence card.