Belgium Nationality 2025

@Smlg

You have a clean criminal record already, so why are you worried? Just wait and see how it will go!

If there's something, the Government will contact you, and if the Nationality got rejected, they specify the rejection reason, and if it will be that case, then all what you need to do is to appeal and put a supporting document that clearly identifies your identity, then you will get the Nationality.

I have a friend who had a closed case without any issues because of a fight with his neigbour, the police actually didn't fully finish the paperwork, so the case appeard in the Nationality investigation and his Nationality got rejected with this open case as a rejection reason.

He went to the police asking for the case, they closed it and he took the supporting document and appealed, now he's a Belgian!

Don't worry, it will be solved after all! Just wait and keep track of the 4 months period!

Good Luck!

@Ahmed_Talaat

I’m still waiting for the court to contact me about my case. It has been almost a year and they keep telling me to be patient..

Someone from the Nationality Service told me that my nationality application will probably be rejected because the case is still open. Another parquet told me that everything depends on the procureur handling the file. How can they give a negative opinion when my criminal record is clean and I filed a complaint after my documents were stolen, plus two more complaints for identity theft?

So it really seems to depend on who treats your case. I have plans and I do not want to go through the appeal process. It is very frustrating and time consuming

Hello Eveyone!

This is Raja and I applied for Belgian Nationality from Evere commune(Brussels) in May 2025 and its almost been 6 months that I haven't received any response. I checked the status in mon dossier and it is not changed yet.

Does anyone facing the same situation or if faced, may I know how long did you wait to get your response from the commune.

Also, please share any leads like a functional mail box or contact number where we can enquire for the application status.

Thank you and have a nice day!

@SKRaja

If you had actually read this thread, you would already know one simple thing: if more than four months have passed and you haven’t received a rejection letter, it means only one thing — you’re already a Belgian citizen.

But of course you didn’t read the thread, right?

All you need to do now is book an appointment (yes, book it properly, like every normal Belgian citizen, not just show up randomly) and ask them to immediately register you as a citizen and let you apply for your ID card and/or passport on the spot.

You don’t need any special contacts or phone numbers.

However, if you want to add some “formal procedure” and pretend to defend your violated rights, you can send a registered complaint letter to:

Dienst Bevolking

Servaas Hoedemaekerssquare 10

1140 Brussels

Explain your situation there.

But you won’t do that, will you? You’re probably afraid of the little clerks at the commune, right? So why am I even writing this…

Just keep waiting then. Maybe in a couple of months the magical letter will finally arrive, and a few months after that you’ll even order your ID…

@Mia,

I read all the threads in this post and also came to know from my social circle that if there is no rejection after 4 months, my application is approved. Moreover I haven't read a post similar to my case, where the waiting time is already 6 months + mon dossier is not being updated.

There is no need to afraid of the staff at the commune and write some letter if all I have to do is WAIT.

Instead of assuming all is good with my application, I believe there is nothing wrong in raising this query here so as to know if someone is already facing this and if so what action is being taken.

Thank you for your response.

@SKRaja

Hi Raja, by law you are already Belgian as you have not received any rejection within the 4 months your file was sent to the parket.

What you have to do now is book an appointment at your townhall to apply for Belgian ID + Passport.

I would like to remind everyone here of one simple thing: in our Kingdom, since 2013, a new nationality law has been in force  and it makes Belgium very different from other countries. The application for citizenship is submitted in the form of a DECLARATION, not NATURALIZATION. In other words, becoming Belgian is your right, not a privilege that the Kingdom may or may not grant you (unless you're public threat or do not qualify the requirements).

Another very important difference is the strict timeline: 4 months. As soon as those 4 months pass and you have not received a refusal, you can make an appointment and DEMAND immediate registration as a Belgian citizen. If you live in a busy commune, count your 4-month period in advance and book your appointment for the first day after the deadline IN ADVANCE, so that you'll not loose a single day.

You should not be afraid of the small clerks working there - they don’t decide anything, they just move papers around. Don’t be afraid to annoy them; you are coming to receive a service you are legally entitled to. If they tell you to wait, write a complaint on the spot and have it officially registered by the secretary at the reception desk.

In 99% of cases, your letter will be politely put aside and your request for a Belgian ID card will be processed immediately. In the remaining 1%, an apologetic staff member will call you within a few days and ask you to come at any time that suits you.

@Smlg

Thank you for your reply. I will take this up accordingly.

Have a good day !

@Mia0210

I've been waiting 5.5 months for mine.

In my case it's not the "small clerks" who are holding up my Belgian nationality. It's official policy of the Ville de Bruxelles that the process takes up to two months beyond the 4 months deadline.

Now, does that mean that the commune is violating the law? Maybe but idk, I'm not a lawyer. But for most people, it's reasonable to simply wait than to go on a legal fight against the commune (not the 'small clerks'). It's not about "being afraid" or putting my head down, it's a simple rational decision.

That said, if someone would like to go against the communal administration in a legal battle, that's great. It's an admirable thing to do. If someone goes that route, I'll be happy to provide a signature in support or do whatever to help.

@Jeconr

There is no such thing as an “official policy” of the City of Brussels that magically extends the legal deadline. That little note they put up is completely illegal.

And this is exactly the problem: nobody even wants to write a simple letter (spending €2.20 on a stamp) and take five minutes to drop it in the nearest red mailbox.

There is no legal battle here, no lawsuit, no courts involved. It’s just a normal written request. Yet somehow, right after sending that letter, people’s citizenship gets “miraculously” registered and they’re suddenly invited to get their ID.

Waiting forever is not a “rational decision.” It’s signing a declaration of your own symbolic obedience.

Hello? Your rights are being violated. Wake up. We are talking about Belgium, a democratic country with functioning institutions. If you prefer cliques, corruption, and ignoring citizens’ rights, then ask yourself why you even need Belgian citizenship in the first place.

@Mia0210

Call it what you want, but when some clerk in the commune decides to put up a note (illegal or not) and have the rest of the clerks act on that note, that to me is official policy - even if such policy is unlawful. That's how institutions work: people writing things down (or not) and having other people do stuff. No need for a grand ceremony or majestic protocol to unveil " official policy".

I sent a letter. The reply: wait for the 6 months that we (illegally or not - this I'm adding myself, obviously they didn't write that) told you. How would you escalate the issue?

Who said I'll wait "forever"?

Again, if someone is willing to lead the charge to be liberated from the tyranny of the City of Brussels regime, I'm willing to join the cause. Just not lead it...

@Jeconr

You’re misunderstanding the whole logic of how this works. There are no secret “instructions from above” from the City of Brussels to some clerk. Neither the clerk nor the City of Brussels decides anything. They only execute decisions that were already made elsewhere (Parquet in your case).

As soon as the 4-month deadline after submission to the parquet has passed, a little checkmark appears in your digital file saying your nationality was approved. That’s it. All the clerk needs to do is press the damn button and upload your citizenship certificate into DABS and that certificate is the basis for issuing your Belgian ID card.

And since you say you “sent a letter,” let’s be honest: you sent an email, right?

Emails don’t get registered anywhere, and the reply you received was just a copy-paste template from a clerk.

What you should send is a real letter, on paper, registered, with tracking.

And then you’ll discover that your citizenship has actually been ready for quite some time.

1-Application Region:

Stad Gent

2-Application Date:

29/10/2025

3-Requested Documents:

Apostle Birth Certificate

Sworn translation of birth certificate

Language certificate A2

Integration certificate

5 years of individual rekening

4-Additional Information:

Police visited for an interview on 27/11 for interview. He was very kind man.

Asked a lot of question in dutch (Motivation, background, why Belgium nationality, about my family and work). He completed a form that he brings with him.

5-Approval Date:

Waiting

I wish  good luck to anyone who is about to apply for citizenship and Thank you everyone form this group.

@Hodaya Biske

Did you pay 150 or 1000?

There is theory that ones of 1000 got processed much faster than the ones of 150 even if application date is the same

@Hodaya Biske

Good luck.

Dear,

I already applied Belgium Nationality in September. Now during holidays I would like to go outside Europe. It will be effect my nationality process or it does not matter.

Note: i have L card

@Tanvirul Hoque

Doesn’t matter, it doesn’t affect your application