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@Hodaya Biske

You definitely need to translate it. I am not sure about apostile though. But it would be safer if you do it.

@maharaji1984
Who will Apostille the translation? The translation is done by the Sworn translator in Belgium. - @Hodaya Biske

No need for appostile.

The apostille should be on the document itself. For sworn translation - the translator ties document and translation and puts his stamp, that is enough.

Has anyone requested nationality in Brussels 1000? I would like to hear about your experience.

I emailed the commune 4 months after receiving the acknowledgment of reception of the complete file, citing that according to the law (article 15, 搂3 du Code de la nationalit茅 belge), the prosecutor has 4 months from the date of the acknowledgment to give a decision.

They replied saying that the whole procedure takes 6 months. I'm not sure if taking two months extra is reasonable or if it can be considered a denial of my rights.

@Jeconr

Your understanding of Article 15, 搂3 of the Belgian Nationality Code is correct: the prosecutor has 4 months from the acknowledgment of receipt (accus茅 de r茅ception du dossier complet) to issue an opinion. If no opposition is made within those 4 months, the nationality declaration is automatically acquired by law,聽 the prosecutor can鈥檛 intervene afterward.

In practice, communes sometimes mention 鈥�6 months鈥� because of their internal administrative processing time but that doesn鈥檛 extend the legal period.

After the 4 months have passed without opposition, your nationality should legally be considered granted, and any further delay is administrative, not legal.

Hi everyone,

When I applied for Belgian nationality I submitted a legalized, translated copy of my birth certificate. I also showed the original, which the town hall took. This original is a replacement and cannot be reissued.

Will they return it after the nationality process is finished? Has anyone experienced this?

@Smlg,

Commune with return the documents. When you receive a letter granting Belgium Nationality, there will be one more letter asking you to collect your original documents.

@RKE09

thanks 馃槉

I鈥檓 really frustrated because they took the original too. I didn鈥檛 notice at the time, and now I urgently need it but have no idea how to sort it out.

@Smlg

My original documents taken and never given back.

@maharaji1984

Did you actually give them your original birth certificate?

I checked with my town hall, and they told me that:

聽 聽 鈥⒙� 聽 If my nationality gets approved, they鈥檒l make a Belgian copy of my birth certificate in the DABS system, and I鈥檒l be able to pick it up.

聽 聽 鈥⒙� 聽 If it鈥檚 rejected, I can either accept the decision or ask for the file to be sent to court.

If I accept, I can get my birth certificate back from the commune. But if it goes to court, all the documents 鈥� including the birth certificate 鈥� have to stay in the file.

Every time I have given an original I wait for them to take a copy and give it back to me, If I have to send it in the mail, I make a copy myself.

Never had an issue.

@Smlg

Yes they took birth certificate. Other documents given back (Payslips , compte induviduele, language certificates,)

I think IBZ doesn't issue for you a Belgian Birth Certificate as you was not born in Belgium. But just a Nationality certificate.

@maharaji1984

I have a Belgian birth certificate even though I was not born in Belgium.

I had to provide my foreign birth certificate to my commune to correct a mistake my name in the Belgian national registry. The commune produced a Belgian birth certificate during this process. I don't know if this is typical or the commune gave me a nice byproduct .