Stay of more than 3 months: registration non-EU/EEA national with visa type D
This is your situation:
- You do not have the nationality of an EU country, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland.
- You are coming to Belgium for more than 3 months.
- You have a visa type D.
- You reside at your permanent address in Leuven.
Register yourself in the city registry as soon as possible.
Is this not your situation?
Then your registration will proceed differently.
Check how to register
Step 2: Register yourself
You can do so online or at the city office.
Online registration
Who submits the registration?
Is someone else submitting the application on your behalf (not a family member)?
If so, add a power of attorney.
What you need to know before you start
- Are you coming with your family? Complete the form for each family member separately.
- Attach the documents in colour.
- Preferably attach the documents in pdf (not applicable for photos).
- Make a single file of documents consisting of several pages or belonging together
E.g. original marriage certificate with accompanying translation and legalisation as 1 proof of the relationship - A document may not exceed 10 MB in size.
- Has one of your documents been signed digitally?
- E.g. a marriage certificate with translation or legalisation, or a work contract.
- Upload the original document itself, not a photo. We must be able to verify the digital signature.
- The documents you had legalised by the Belgian embassy can be found at LegalWeb.
Register yourself with the city
Registration at the city office
Make an appointment. You can do so online or by phone.
Do you want to register several persons? They must all come along. Therefore, indicate online the correct number of persons for the appointment, or mention this when you call.
Online
If you are not in Belgium, you can only make an appointment by phone.
Call us
Leuven Info
What do you need to bring?
Bring the original documents. You may not present them digitally.
What happens during your appointment?
You will receive proof of your registration (an ‘annex 15’ or ‘annex 49’).
Step 3: Collect proof of registration (only for online registration)
Did you register online? If so, we will invite you by email to come to the city office to collect proof of your registration (‘annex 15’ or ‘annex 49’). You make an appointment.
Did your register at the city office? Then you already received this proof during your appointment.
What do you need to bring?
- National passport
- Invitation from the city
- The documents mentioned in your invitation
How to make an appointment?
Online
If you are not in Belgium, you can only make an appointment by phone.
Call us
Leuven Info
Step 4: We check your address
A local police officer will check whether you reside at your permanent address.
Renewal of residency
So as to renew you stay, you follow another procedure:
More info
Do you have a question?
Contact us. We are happy to help you.