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How to submit individual application to NARIC-Vlaanderen if you do not have a Belgian eID or if you live abroad
Your address is in Belgium
Do you have a Belgian eID or electronic foreigner’s card or a Belgian bank card (not Visa or Mastercard)?
- Start your application using the NARIC-Vlaanderen application wizard(opens in new window).
- After answering the questions, you can go straight from the application wizard to the NARIC-Vlaanderen e-portal by logging in with your eID or electronic foreigner’s card (in Dutch) or Itsme (in Dutch)
Apply for an electronic foreigner’s card (in Dutch) and follow the procedure above.
Can't apply for an electronic foreigner's card?
Your address is not in Belgium
How to submit an application to NARIC-Vlaanderen if you have an address abroad?
Proof of employment
Do you have a Belgian eID or electronic foreigner’s card?
Examples of identity documents and electronic foreigner’s card. (in Dutch)(opens in new window)
- Apply for recognition of equivalence using the NARIC-Vlaanderen application wizard(opens in new window).
- After answering the questions, you can go straight from the application wizard to the NARIC-Vlaanderen e-portal by logging in with your eID (in Dutch) (or electronic foreigner card) or Itsme (in Dutch).
- So you also need proof that you can work in Flanders or Brussels.
Can you go to a Belgian municipality?
Yes, I can go to a Belgian municipality
Request a digital key:
- at the local registration office of a Belgian municipality (through the municipality’s population department). Contact the registration office for an appointment first(opens in new window).
- or at the central registration office of FOD Beleid en Ondersteuning (in Dutch) (FPS Policy and Support) in Brussels.
After an identity check, you will be manually registered. You will be sent a personal activation code on paper and an activation link via e-mail. Once you have activated your digital key using the activation link and activation code, you will be able to access the government’s online services and also manage your digital keys.
No, I cannot go to a Belgian municipality