change of residence
When should you come to the Population Department?
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- You are Belgian and you are settling in Herstal, coming from another country.
- You are settling in Herstal, coming from another Belgian municipality.
- You are leaving Herstal for another municipality.
- You are changing your place of residence within Herstal.
You are Belgian and you are settling in Herstal, coming from another country.
As soon as possible, you must come and declare your new address at the Population Department, Monday - Friday, between 9 am and 12 pm.
For this service, office hours are also held on Thursdays from 2 pm to 6:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
However, during school vacations, special hours apply. For more information on these hours, please refer to the Population Department.
For this service, office hours are also held on Thursdays from 2 pm to 6:30 pm and on Saturdays from 9:30 am to 11:30 am.
However, during school vacations, special hours apply. For more information on these hours, please refer to the Population Department.
You are settling in Herstal, coming from another Belgian municipality.
- You are a Belgian citizen.
- You are a citizen of another country in the European Union.
- You are a citizen of a country that is not a member of the European Union.
- You are a candidate for political refugee status.
You are a Belgian citizen.
You may come to the Population Department or to one of our administrative branches located at Vottem, Milmort, or Liers.
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
- After a processing period of approximately three weeks, your new address will be confirmed by police inquiry. After this confirmation, your new address must be updated on your identification card’s microchip. To this end, you will receive a summons to appear at the Population Department. At this time, if you own a vehicle registered in Belgium, you will have to come to the Population Department’s counter to modify the address indicated on the vehicle’s registration certificate.
You are a citizen of another country in the European Union.
You may come to the Population Department.
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
- After a processing period of approximately three weeks, your new address will be confirmed by police inquiry. After this confirmation, your new address must be updated on your identification card’s microchip. To this end, you will receive a summons to appear at the Population Department. At this time, if you own a vehicle registered in Belgium, you will have to come to the Population Department’s counter to modify the address indicated on the vehicle’s registration certificate.
You are a citizen of a country that is not a member of the European Union.
You have not filed an application for asylum and you are not in the process of receiving legal documentation.
You may come to the Population Department.
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
You may come to the Population Department.
Bring your identification card and the identification cards of all members of your household who are settling in Herstal at the same time as you.
Then, you must go to the Population Department for the following processes:
- If you have a “B” or “C” electronic card: after a processing period of approximately three weeks, your new address will be confirmed by police inquiry. After this confirmation, your new address must be updated on your identification card’s microchip. To this end, you will receive a summons to appear at the Population Department. At this time, if you own a vehicle registered in Belgium, you will have to come to the Population Department’s counter to modify the address indicated on the vehicle’s registration certificate.
- If you have an “A” electronic card and/or an attestation d’immatriculation (confirmation of registration), the change of address must be made at the Immigration Department.
ous n'avez pas introduit de demande d'asile, vous n'êtes pas candidat à la régularisation.
You are a candidate for political refugee status.
You must come to the Immigration Department of the municipal administration.
- If you have documents issued by the Immigration Office, please bring them.
- When your address is confirmed by police inquiry after a processing period of three weeks, your documents will be updated.
You are leaving Herstal for another municipality.
You must contact your new municipality for information on its administrative formalities concerning registration.
You are changing your place of residence within Herstal.
- As soon as possible, you must declare your new address at the Population Department. A police inquiry will be made in the days following your request in order to verify this declaration. Once your new address has been established, you must come to the Population Department in order to update your identification papers. At this time, if you own a vehicle registered in Belgium, you will have to come to the Population Department’s counter to modify the address indicated on the vehicle’s registration certificate.
- In order to have your documents updated, when the police inquiry is carried out:
- Bring the PIN codes of your electronic card.
- If you have a paper card, bring a photo and 12.50€.
