Belgium increases nationality fee starting July 2025

Mia0210 Active member

Member since 10 December 2022

Mia0210Active member30 April 2025 10:13:45

Belgium has officially decided to raise the fee for applying for Belgian nationality 鈥� from 鈧�150 to 鈧�1,000. The change is supposed to start from July 1, 2025, but only if the Senate approves it before their summer holidays. If not, it will still happen later in the year, in autumn.

The fee will go up every year with inflation, and it will be rounded 鈥� so instead of something like 鈧�1,011.25, it will become 鈧�1,100 in 2026.

This is a huge jump and will make it much harder for many people especially families or low-income applicants to afford Belgian citizenship.

Original post :

De registratierechten voor het verkrijgen van de Belgische nationaliteit worden verhoogd

Artikel 6 van het ontwerp van programmawet beoogt een wijziging van artikel 238 van het Wetboek der registratie-, hypotheek- en griffierechten.聽

Artikel 238 van het genoemde Wetboek stelt het registratierecht vast dat wordt geheven voor procedures ter verkrijging van de Belgische nationaliteit.聽

Dit recht, dat is vastgesteld op 150 euro, zal worden verhoogd tot 1.000 euro. Voortaan wordt het jaarlijks ge茂ndexeerd en afgerond.聽

Deze wijziging zou op 1 juli 2025 in werking moeten treden.聽

wipopoo88 Active member

Member since 07 September 2023

wipopoo88Active member01 May 2025 05:52:31

That is damn expensive...馃槼馃槼

SimCityAT Expert

Member since 08 April 2014

SimCityATExpert01 May 2025 07:25:07

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That is damn expensive...馃槼馃槼 - @wipopoo88

Not really, it will be like the rest of the EU.

maharaji1984 Serial expat

Member since 30 September 2022

maharaji1984Serial expat01 May 2025 09:30:00

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Last year there was a rumor as well. But nothing has changed.

Mia0210 Active member

Member since 10 December 2022

Mia0210Active member01 May 2025 11:56:26

@maharaji1984

This time it isn't rumor. It is decided.

maharaji1984 Serial expat

Member since 30 September 2022

maharaji1984Serial expat01 May 2025 17:09:05

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@Mia0210

I am waiting for聽 my PR decision. If decision is made before 1st July i am lucky , else聽 850鈧� will fly from my pocket due to quick bureaucracy system.

ARMaliq Contributor

Member since 09 November 2021

ARMaliqContributor05 May 2025 12:13:10

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I wonder what happens to integration requirements as they also talked about it. Further, what happens to the people who plan to apply for citizenship and have already obtained Integration certificate (social integration and passed A2 level)

Mia0210 Active member

Member since 10 December 2022

Mia0210Active member05 May 2025 12:49:25

@ARMaliq

Nothing will happen. Even if they pass a new law that requires B1 level, it will only apply to new people 鈥� those who come to Belgium after the law comes into force. So you can relax, because in Belgium laws do not work backwards.

And honestly, all that talk about B1 feels like just populist noise. I think it will stay just a rumor. It would be way too expensive for the government to implement. The government actually needs to save money, not spend more.

In the case of increasing the citizenship fee 鈥� that makes financial sense. But raising language requirements? On the contrary