Application for or extension of orange card

How to apply for or extend an orange card?

Make an appointment at the city office

You can do so online or by phone.

Online

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

Make an appointment for application or extension

Call us

What do you need to bring?

For all applications

• For first application
  • 1 passport photo
    • The photo is no more than 6 months old.
    • Pay attention to the requirements (Dutch only) .
    • There is a photo booth in the city office.
      Pay attention: take your photo before taking your appointment ticket at the dispenser.

• For extension
  • Orange card (we put a new stamp on your card)
    Pay attention: is your card full or damaged? Then we make a new card and you have to bring a photo.
• Money: you can pay using cash or a debit/credit card

Additional documents

For application family reunification

• National passport
• Annex 19ter, annex 15bis or annex 41bis (as applicable)
• If you already have a residence card: expired residence card

For asylum application (application for international protection)

• Annex 26 (or possibly ‘annex 25’)

Other applications

E.g. application for medical regularisation (art. 9ter), student without proof of registration or health insurance

• National passport

For application of new orange card after loss of theft

• Annex 12 or ‘certificate of loss’

Price

• New card
  €5
• Extension
  No charge

Orange card lost or stolen?

Read what you have to do