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The standard documents required for most Belgium citizenship applications — birth records, marriage certificates, apostilles, translations. Delivered as a PDF to your email.

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AdoptionVerified95%International adoption (Hague Convention aligned)Adoption (Article 9 CNB)

BirthVerified95%Belgian birthright (Article 11 CNB) - limited jus soliBirth-based pathway (Articles 10/11/11bis CNB)

BirthVerified95%Statelessness preventer (Article 10 CNB)Birth-based pathway (Articles 10/11/11bis CNB)

BirthVerified95%Article 11bis attribution by declaration (post-2012)Birth-based pathway (Articles 10/11/11bis CNB)

BirthVerified95%Adoption-based nationality (Article 9 CNB) — plenary adoption Hague-alignedBirth-based pathway (Articles 10/11/11bis CNB)

DescentVerified95%Belgian descent (Article 8 CNB) - jus sanguinisBelgian descent (Article 8 CNB) - jus sanguinis

DescentVerified95%Declaration of nationality for child born of Belgian national abroad (Article 19 CNB)Belgian descent (Article 8 CNB) - jus sanguinis

DescentVerified95%Article 17 transmission to minor childrenBelgian descent (Article 8 CNB) - jus sanguinis

DescentVerified96%EU citizenship derivative rights (Article 20 TFEU framework)Belgian descent (Article 8 CNB) - jus sanguinis

HistoricalVerified96%Premier Code de la Nationalité (Loi 8 juin 1909)Historical regime documentation

HistoricalVerified96%Loi 14 décembre 1932 (consolidated nationality)Historical regime documentation

HistoricalVerified96%Code de la Nationalité Belge - foundational current statuteHistorical regime documentation

MarriageVerified97%Marriage-based pathway via Article 12bis §1 4° (extended view)Marriage-based pathway (Article 12bis §1 4° CNB)

MilitaryVerified96%Military service (vestigial) - reservist obligations post-1992Military service (vestigial)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 12 CNB declaration of nationality (5y residence + integration)Naturalization (Articles 12/12bis/13 CNB)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 12bis §1 1°+2° CNB - 5-year assimilation declarationNaturalization (Articles 12/12bis/13 CNB)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 12bis §1 5° CNB - 10-year assimilation declaration with B1 languageNaturalization (Articles 12/12bis/13 CNB)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 12bis §1 4° CNB - marriage-pathway (5y residence + 3y cohabitation)Marriage-based pathway (Article 12bis §1 4° CNB)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 12bis §1 3° CNB - BE-born adult with 5y residenceNaturalization (Articles 12/12bis/13 CNB)

NaturalizationVerified97%Article 13 CNB - parliamentary naturalization (discretionary)Naturalization (Articles 12/12bis/13 CNB)

RestorationVerified97%Recouvrement de la nationalité belge (Article 24 CNB)Restoration / recouvrement (Article 24 CNB)

RestorationVerified96%WWII collaboration denationalization restoration (Loi 30 juin 1961 cohort)Restoration / recouvrement (Article 24 CNB)

RestorationVerified97%Holocaust reparation provisions (Loi 6 décembre 1948)Restoration / recouvrement (Article 24 CNB)

SpecialVerified95%Statelessness recognition + naturalization pathway (Loi 12 mai 2014)Statelessness/special pathway (Article 10 + Loi 12 mai 2014)

SpecialVerified95%Refugee → naturalization pathway (5y from refugee status grant)Statelessness/special pathway (Article 10 + Loi 12 mai 2014)

SpecialVerified95%Roma cohort statelessness recognitionStatelessness/special pathway (Article 10 + Loi 12 mai 2014)

XCTVerified97%BE-DRC Trust Territory transitional citizenship (Belgian Congo)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified97%BE-Rwanda Trust Territory transitional (ex-Ruanda-Urundi)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified97%BE-Burundi Trust Territory transitional (ex-Ruanda-Urundi)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified95%Article 22 §1 automatic loss (pre-2008 framework)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified95%Article 22 automatic loss (post-Tjebbes proportionality)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified95%Article 23 voluntary renunciationCessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified95%Article 23/1 revocation (terror + serious offences with Tjebbes proportionality)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)

XCTVerified95%WWII collaboration denationalization (Loi 30 juin 1961 + 1 août 1962)Cessation/loss/revocation (Articles 22, 23, 23/1 CNB)