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Government & administration

Ausländerbehörde → OE + Administration communale

Ausländeramt, Amt für Migration, Einwanderungsbehörde

partialVerified · Aug 6, 2026

In Belgium

One federal office decides residence and the commune executes it. The counter that hands you the refusal is almost never the office that made it, which changes where an objection has to go.

partialConfidence: Medium

Who does what

Office des Étrangers (Immigration Office)Immigration administration
Administration communale (Municipal administration)National identity card issuance · Civil registration (birth, marriage, death) · Address registration

Main similarities

  • Immigration administration

Main differences

  • Address registration → Bürgeramt
  • Asylum decisions → Commissariat général aux réfugiés et aux apatrides
  • Civil registration (birth, marriage, death) → Standesamt
  • National identity card issuance → Bürgeramt
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Function by function

01 · Immigration administrationAusländerbehörde → Office des ÉtrangersClose
ConfidenceMediumVerifiedAug 6, 20265 documents

Ecwevo describes how systems correspond in practice. It is not legal, tax or immigration advice.