Domiciliation in Belgium

In Belgium, it is required that every individual and family living in the country for more than 3 months register with the government a place of primary residence, which will be checked and verified by a community officer – either police or local council.

So if a property stipulates ‘no domiciliation’, what this means is:

• You may not register this property as your primary residence in Belgium.

• You will need to register a different property in the country under your name.

• Do not attempt to register a friend’s address! The registered residence must be where you live. (Officers will show up at the address at a random time to confirm that you do indeed reside there.)

Effectively, what this means is that unless you have family in the country at whose home you are registered, you will not be able to rent the property.

The only valid applicants applicants will be students, whose families – at whose address they are registered – have property elsewhere, or professionals who need a home in the city during the week but live the rest of the time elsewhere.

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