Belgium Nationality 2026

@brla15

She submitted a total of 6 certificates from CVO Antwerpen, yet she was still asked to take an online language test before her nationality application could be accepted.

What makes this confusing is that her husband submitted the same type of certificates during his own application and did not face this issue. She also scored above 80% in each programme.

These are the certificates she submitted:

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Breakthrough publiek (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 1)

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Breakthrough persoonlijk (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 1)

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Waystage schriftelijk (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 1)

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Waystage mondeling (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 1)

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Threshold 1 mondeling publiek (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 2)

• Deelcertificaat NT2 Threshold 2 mondeling publiek (Nederlands tweede taal, Richtgraad 2)

Therefore, I do not know if anyone is facing the same issue similar with Antwerp or Deurne commune regarding nationality applications and language proof?

@callonafo

Thanks for more information. I think I can follow the logic of the ambtenaar. Your friend's wife has niveau 1.2 (A2) in schrijftelijk. Of course the mondeling part has higher level. Both mondeling and schrijftelijk should meet the A2 level.

Since this is the case, the proof of language should be the NT2 test which is, since 2023, taken after niveau 1.2 is done. Deelcertificaat is not accepted for niveau 1.1 and 1.2. Well that is the only logic I can think of.

Whether this is right or wrong is beyond my knowledge at this point.

Dear all,

I’m planning to apply for Belgian citizenship through the 5-year work/integration route and wanted opinions on my situation.

I currently hold an L card and live in Brussels

My timeline:

1. Employer A: 12/07/2021 → 28/08/2022

During this contract, mycareer.be shows 9 days under “other absence” (unpaid leave type).

New employer started on 01/09/2022

So there is a 3-working-day gap: 29, 30, 31 August 2022.

This transition happened during a single permit/employer change process.

I have immigration emails/documents showing the new single permit approval and employer transition process was already ongoing before the previous contract ended.

Then continuous employment after that:

Employer C: 01/09/2022 → 20/07/2024

Employer D: 23/07/2024 → 20/12/2024

Gap here was only weekend days.

Employer E: 23/12/2024 → present

Additional info:

1. Around 1700 worked days total

2. A2 French certificate

3. No long unemployment periods

4. No CPAS/social assistance

5. Legal residence uninterrupted

6. I don't have social integration however I have registered myself in waiting list at bapa .

My main concern:

1 . Could the 3 weekday gap in Aug 2022 or the 2. 9 unpaid leave days affect the “5 years uninterrupted work” interpretation for Belgian citizenship?

Would appreciate experiences from people who applied in similar situations.

@Vs2802

Hello

I believe that uninterrupted work is not the key factor in your case. The correct requirement is 5 years of uninterrupted residence, not uninterrupted employment.

For someone who has been living in Belgium and has  worked  uninterruptly for 5 years, there is no need to provide language or social integration certificates.

All the best,

Mai

I have been with the same employer for last 4.5 years but I also have 3 days of unpaid leave showing on the website....does this impact the uninterrupted work and stay?

Hello All,

I got my Nationality approved and wanted to share the timeline.

1. Application Region : Antwerp

2. Application Date : 13/03/2026 - Got the Ontvangstbewijs nationaliteitsverklaring same day.

3. Requested Documents

1. Integration certificate
2. Language certificate (Netherlands A2)
3. 5 years individual accounts and 2 months Payslips for Jan and Feb (2026)
4. Payment confirmation from Mijnfin (1030)
5. Birth certificate translated
6. L card
7. Passport
8. Legalized One and same Certificate (full name in my Birth certificate is missing) and its transalation.

4. Approval Date:18/05/2026

I used to regularly check for any updates on mijndossier and noticed the nationality was changed. Also nationality certificate was available on justonweb site.  Luckily appointment was available today  and applied for ID card for both me and my children.

Was informed to book seperate appoinment for passport. WIll be going again tomorrow for that.

Note: I have gap of 7 days during first change of employer and 3 days on second change of employer.

@dakbak

Congrats! 🎉

@dakbak

Congratulations 😊

Congratulations! I was wondering if Antwerp and Brussels applications are evaluated by different public prosecutors? I assume, no?  I applied in Brussels in February, but I haven't heard anything yet, and I was just curious.

@dakbak

Congratulations 🎊

For Antwerp, your application date of 13 March is the day you applied online? Or you submitted the documents in person?

@dee_keem

Submitted in person

Hello All,

I applayed on 16/01/2026.

Etterbeek

I had:

5 years with unpaid leave,

Langauge A2

Integration certificate from BON

Still no answer up to date. Commune reject to help, basically get auto mail to wait up to 6 months.

"You will then be summoned for your Belgian identity card application after a period of 6 months from the date of your declaration"

Does anyone know what step commune actually need to enter me as citisen in register?

Anyone applayed i Etterbeek

Thank you for the help.

Will let you know ASAP I got answers

@Jela_zajacar

The procedure explained to me: Etterbeek wants  to wait for Parquet ( Prosecutor) to return my decalarion to them.... 

In mail they explained this timing in unknown....

Legaly, they don't deny i got citisenship, they just ask to respect the admistative internal procedures. So.... I cannot complain 🤷🏻‍♀️

My friend in other commune just got registered by  commune as no answer is positive with no waiting for decalarion back.

I understood this registration need to be manually entered in the system..

I won't mind waiting, but I need to travel and to start new job. I dont want to ask clients  and new company for delay.

But, I will have to count than  6 months although this is not guaranteed ( as per my understanding of mail)

If anyone have experience with Etterbeek please share.

Hope helps others

Hello All, I got my Nationality approved and wanted to share the timeline.1. Application Region : Antwerp2. Application Date : 13/03/2026 - Got the Ontvangstbewijs nationaliteitsverklaring same day.3. Requested Documents Integration certificate Language certificate (Netherlands A2) 5 years individual accounts and 2 months Payslips for Jan and Feb (2026) Payment confirmation from Mijnfin (1030) Birth certificate translated L card  PassportLegalized One and same Certificate (full name in my Birth certificate is missing) and its transalation.4. Approval Date:18/05/2026I used to regularly check for any updates on mijndossier and noticed the nationality was changed. Also nationality certificate was available on justonweb site. Luckily appointment was available today and applied for ID card for both me and my children. Was informed to book seperate appoinment for passport. WIll be going again tomorrow for that.Note: I have gap of 7 days during first change of employer and 3 days on second change of employer. - @dakbak

Is the Ontvangstbewijs nationaliteitsverklaring the same as  Attest : aanvrag tot verkrijging van de belgische nationaliteit ?? because that's what I have the received the day I applied .

Thanks !

Hi everyone , is the Attest : aanvrag tot verkrijging van de belgische nationaliteit the same as Ontvangstbewijs nationaliteitsverklaring?

@Tanvirul Hoque

Did you get answes from them?

I am already 4 months plus 2 weeks.

Commune asked me to wait 6 months (Etterbeek)

@Vs2802

Hello,

I also had more than 2 months of unpaid leave.

What commune explained me it is ok as long as there is any amout in the that yearly statement of salary.

However, i got language certificate and integration. If you have langauag the integration test is super easy. Just make sure to book on time.

I think it also depends on the reagion you are applaying.

Try to check the Cort issue on the definition of 'uninterrupted work'

This is leageal doc

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail … 7ed022ec4a

Here is copy if you could not open

'Important ruling of the Tribunal of First Instance of Brussels on the acquisition of Belgian citizenship by declaration.

The court was called to interpret the concept of “uninterrupted work” as a proof of social integration and knowledge of a national language.

Pursuant to Art. 12bis, §1″, 2° of the Code of Belgian Nationality, uninterrupted work during the five years period preceding the citizenship declaration, is deemed proof of integration and knowledge of a national language.

The concept of “uninterrupted work” is defined neither by the Belgian Code of Nationality, nor by the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 implementing the Law of 4 December 2012 amending the Belgian Code of Nationality.

The question was whether interruptions of work due to mandatory administrative procedures following change of employers (i.e., single permit applications), preclude the applicant from being considered to have “worked continuously during the last five years as an employed person“, within the meaning of Article 12bis, §1, 2° of the Beige Nationality Code and Article 1, 5° of the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013.

The court held that a literal interpretation of the concept of “uninterrupted work” would be an unreasonable interpretation of the law, and applied mutatis mutandis the reasoning from a recent decision of the Constitutional Court.

The court concluded that such interruptions which are forced and not chosen, should not preclude the applicant from being deemed to have “worked continuously during the last five years as an employed person“, provided that the applicant clearly demonstrates that through her/his work, she/he is fully integrated into the Belgian society (in the case at hand, work carried out for four years and three months in aggregate during the five years period, demonstrates integration).'

So change gap should not be a problem.

I just did integration as easier than risk. It is realy 20min test

@Vs2802

Hello,

I also had more than 2 months of unpaid leave.

What commune explained me it is ok as long as there is any amout in the that yearly statement of salary.

However, i got language certificate and integration. If you have langauag the integration test is super easy. Just make sure to book on time.

I think it also depends on the reagion you are applaying.

Try to check the Cort issue on the definition of 'uninterrupted work'

This is leageal doc

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail … 7ed022ec4a

Here is copy if you could not open

'Important ruling of the Tribunal of First Instance of Brussels on the acquisition of Belgian citizenship by declaration.

The court was called to interpret the concept of “uninterrupted work” as a proof of social integration and knowledge of a national language.

Pursuant to Art. 12bis, §1″, 2° of the Code of Belgian Nationality, uninterrupted work during the five years period preceding the citizenship declaration, is deemed proof of integration and knowledge of a national language.

The concept of “uninterrupted work” is defined neither by the Belgian Code of Nationality, nor by the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013 implementing the Law of 4 December 2012 amending the Belgian Code of Nationality.

The question was whether interruptions of work due to mandatory administrative procedures following change of employers (i.e., single permit applications), preclude the applicant from being considered to have “worked continuously during the last five years as an employed person“, within the meaning of Article 12bis, §1, 2° of the Beige Nationality Code and Article 1, 5° of the Royal Decree of 14 January 2013.

The court held that a literal interpretation of the concept of “uninterrupted work” would be an unreasonable interpretation of the law, and applied mutatis mutandis the reasoning from a recent decision of the Constitutional Court.

The court concluded that such interruptions which are forced and not chosen, should not preclude the applicant from being deemed to have “worked continuously during the last five years as an employed person“, provided that the applicant clearly demonstrates that through her/his work, she/he is fully integrated into the Belgian society (in the case at hand, work carried out for four years and three months in aggregate during the five years period, demonstrates integration).'

So change gap should not be a problem.

I just did integration as easier than risk. It is realy 20min test

You should probably contact the public prosecutors office to see if your file has been returned to Etterbeek commune?

Hello All,

Approved.. Bit more than 4 months 2 weeks in Etterbeek. Applayed 20 Jan, aprroved 9th June

@Valoche328

update: my application was approved on 18 June.

Does anybody know if it is possible to change marital status during the process of nationality ??

Hello all,
1. Application Region
Flanders. Leuven.

2. Application Date
Documents submitted to the commune in advance via online form, after confirmation from the commune, I scheduled the appointment. This was around 15 days prior to the submission date.
Submission date to the commune: 29 Jan 2026.
Later, I received a letter via registered mail confirming completion of my dossier (10 Feb 2026).

3. Requested Documents

My L card
Birth certificate (Apostilled and translated from my home country)
Integration certificate
Language certificate (A2)
Individual income accounts (Payslips to prove that I have been working for 468 days, minimum)


4. Approval Date

I reviewed MijnDossier, and the request was already approved on 16 Apr 2026. Awaiting now for the commune to send me the formal notification, so I can request my ID and Passport.
https://mijndossier.rrn.fgov.be/nl/identity.do - @Jalaniz

Hi, random question , I am checking MijnDossier but I don't really see any activity apart from like 2 days one in june and one in july  ..( I applied in May). How do you know if you application has progressed like how did you know when you cheked on mijndossier that you got approved ?

I am applying for Belgian citizenship soon and have a question about a name mismatch on my birth certificate.

My birth certificate shows "First Name + Father's Name + Surname," but my Indian passport and Belgian residence card only show "First Name + Last Name."

I have already obtained a "One and the Same Person" certificate from the Indian Embassy. Has anyone faced this exact situation? Did your commune accept the application, and did you successfully get your citizenship approved?

@Kuldeep16

That's the main work of our "One and Same". No issues, they will accept it.

One and Same should be legalized and translated.

All the best

@Naouel cherif There's no other way to know other than checking Mon Dossier regularly. I applied in May as well and I'm still waiting. Did you hear anything yet?

@therhapzody

my dossier still does not show anything, too early probably and frankly I stopped checking, and in just on web Acte de Nationality appeared exactly in 4 months time.

@therhapzody

No nothing ,i checked on MyDossier and I just saw like 2 times  Office des Etrangers consulted my file but that's it. I guess we'll have to wait for the completion of the 4 months!

Will tell my timelines.

1. Applied: Brussels, April 8 myself, April 7 my daughter; I am on working route, she based on "finished 6 years of secondary" route.
2. No police visit
3. Minimum activity in Mon Dossier (couple checks in April, couple checks in July).
4. August 7 - Acte de Nationality visible on Justonweb (exact 4 months)
5. Later in couple days in Mondossier: lots of activity in My applications and nationality Belge in My information.
6. Letter from commune - waiting, but will go anyway next week try fast track for id, as I have a bunch of work travels whole month and not sure if my current card will be valid for that...
7. Documents: individual account + payslips for 5 years of work,  current id, mutuele, Birth certificate, civic status certificate from the Embassy, and one and the same person certificate from the Embassy in French (my name is a bit different from Birth certificate). (school Diploma, mutuele and ID only for my daughter). Plus added my French A2 and Dutch B1 certificates (not required but the officer said it is a "cherry on the top").

@gannam Congrats!

@callonafo

what a maricon behaviour copy / paste my content like its your own

https://www.expat.com/en/forum/europe/b … 2025-.html

shame on you!

Hi all,

I'm planning to apply my nationality, i was wondering is there any timeframe estimation on how long it takes?

apparently number of applicants dropped by 50% after the increase of appplication fee to 1000 EURO.

Just to clarify - inspite of having 5 years continous employment (no breaks, 5 years payslip, social security etc.), now you are also required to provide integration and laguage proof? The last I read was the fee changed officially but nothing official on the additional requirements for citizenship.

Could someone clarify?

@Srizzy

Only the fee was changed. All the other requirements remain the same.

@brla15

So you can still attain nationality with just 5 years of continuous work?

@Srizzy

if you are referring to the language requirement and social integration requirement for nationality application, then yes you can use the 5 years continuous work as proof.