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Family reunification
Are you a parent of a child born in Belgium and want to regularize your situation?
We help you assert your rights while meeting the new requirements of municipal authorities and the Prosecutor’s Office.
A supervised and sensitive procedure
Since 2018, recognition of a child by a Belgian parent or one with legal residence can open a residence right for the other parent. Unfortunately, this right is neither automatic nor guaranteed.
The law now imposes a double administrative and judicial control, with the possibility for the civil registrar:
- to suspend recognition for advice to the Prosecutor’s Office;
- or even to refuse it if they believe the procedure is solely motivated by a desire to obtain a residence permit.
Your file must prove the reality of the parental bond, the child’s interest, and the integrity of the procedure.
Attention: recognition alone is not enough to obtain residence. You must prove the child’s interest and the reality of the family bond. The Prosecutor’s Office can suspend or refuse recognition if it suspects it is « fraudulent » (done only for residence).
The more structured, coherent, and documented your file is, the more you increase your chances of avoiding a refusal or prolonged investigation. We help you build a solid file, compliant with the law, and anticipate frequent blockages.
Who is concerned?
The procedure applies in the following cases:
- Recognition in Belgium of a foreign child, by a Belgian or a person with legal residence.
- Recognition in Belgium of a Belgian child, by a foreign parent.
- Recognition made abroad requiring transcription or validation in Belgium.
In all these situations, recognition is only possible after submission of a complete file and compliance with legal steps.
We support you at every step
Our goal: to transform your family project into an admissible and defensible procedure before the administration.
1
Analysis of your personal situation
We verify the parents’ status, the child’s nationality, and the legal conditions for valid recognition.
2
Building your file
We gather the necessary documents: records, identity proofs, family ties or cohabitation, taking into account municipal requirements.
3
Declaration submission
After your submission to the civil registrar, we assist you in anticipating fraud suspicions or suspensions by the Prosecutor’s Office, we monitor legal deadlines and manage any requests for additional information.
4
In case of blockage
In case of unjustified refusal or suspension, we file a quick appeal before the competent court.
5
Post-recognition follow-up
If a residence right is opened, we support you in filing the application at the municipality.
Our clients
For over 25 years, our firm has defended families’ rights.
Every year we support dozens of mixed or undocumented families in their recognition, residence, or appeal procedures.