Civil status acts and consular certificates

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Civil status acts

More information on Belgian civil status certificates and the difference between a transcript and an extract.

Conditions for obtaining a transcript or extract of a civil status certificate through the embassy in Oslo.

  • The person to whom the act refers is registered in the consular registers in Oslo
  • The act is listed in the Civil Status Deeds Database (DABS/BAEC)

Who is entitled to a transcript or extract?

  • The person to whom the act refers
  • The spouse
  • The legal cohabitant
  • The legal representative (parents or guardian in the case of minor children, the administrator)
  • The relatives in the ascending or descending line
  • The heirs 
  • Their notary
  • Their lawyer

Can I obtain a multilingual transcript or extract?

Transcript are only available in Dutch, French or German.

Extracts are available in Dutch, French, German or multilingual (including English).

Application procedure

You provide us, by e-mail or post, with the following documents:

The embassy will investigate whether you meet the conditions for issuance and contact you as soon as possible.

 

Consular certificates

The embassy can provide the following consular certificates to Belgians registered in the consular registers in Oslo:

  • Certificate of marital status
  • Certificate of marital status with history
  • Certificate of registration
  • Certificate of residence
  • Certificate of residence with history
  • Certificate of family composition 
  • Certificate of family composition with history
  • Certificate of concordance of name
  • Certificate of possession travel document/identity card
  • Certificate of nationality
  • Certificate of retention of nationality 
  • Extract from the consular population register 

Who is entitled to a consular certificate?

  • The person to whom the certificate refers
  • Their legal representative (parents or guardian in the case of minor children, the administrator)
  • Their special representative
  • Their lawyer
  • Their spouse*
  • Their legal cohabitant*
  • A blood relative in the ascending or descending line*
  • An heir*

* Only for certificates of nationality

Application procedure

You provide us, by e-mail or post, with the following documents: