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Moving to Antwerp: the complete guide

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Travellers in the main hall of Antwerpen-Centraal railway station, under its arched glass window
Antwerpen-Centraal · Main hallPhoto: Trougnouf, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, edited

Moving to Antwerp from abroad comes with a stack of admin, and most of it has to happen in a certain order. This section walks you through it in the order you'll meet it.

What this section covers

Registering your address and your residence card come first. After that: the numbers every office asks for, your driving licence and car, the low emission zone, and learning Dutch. If you're coming for a job outside the EU, the work permit and single permit guides cover the paperwork before you arrive.

Where to start

Start with your address. If you're new in Belgium, that means the city's residence application. If you already live in Belgium, it's a simple online address change. Your residence card only comes after it.

How these guides stay current

Every practical guide shows the month it was last checked against official sources, such as the City of Antwerp's own pages. Rules and fees change. When they do, the guide gets updated, not replaced.

Guides in this section

The guides for this section are being written and checked. They appear here once they're ready.