Acte de naissance (Belgique)
Acte de naissance délivré par la commune belge de naissance (BAEC). Pour le 12bis §1, 1° (né en Belgique) ou §1, 3° (parent path : acte de naissance de l'enfant belge mineur). Document fédéral, plusieurs canaux.
Applies to: 12bis §1, 1° declarants (born in Belgium) and §1, 3° parent-of-Belgian-child declarants; for foreign birth certificates use the apostille / consular-legalisation route instead
Last verified: 2026-05-12
Sources
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Brussels Tier-1 quicklink · priority 90
Regions: brussels
Authentication: csam (itsme, eid, mygov.be, smart-id, security-code, eidas)
Kind: deeplink-after-auth · Delivery: sync-pdf-download
Primary actor: both
Handoff: auth-wall
Agent does: I'll send you to the Brussels Irisbox quicklink for the birth certificate. Once you sign in, Irisbox generates the PDF and downloads it.
You do: Sign in with itsme or your eID. Save the PDF.
To resume: Tell me 'got it' when downloaded. If this is for your minor Belgian child under the 12bis §1, 3° parent path, request the child's birth certificate using the child's eID profile (or via a parental delegation, depending on commune practice).
The steps after authentication / handoff are described from documentation, not yet confirmed by a real Be Civic user. If reality differs, please tell us so we can fix the entry.
Each use generates a real document delivery — only click when you actually need the document.
Try thisNotes: Audited Tier-1; not probed per §24.9 invariant 3. URL from quicklinks-baec.json (BIRTH_CERTIFICATE).
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Wallonia commune-services page · priority 65
Regions: wallonia
Kind: sitemap-page-fetch · Delivery: informational-routing
Try thisPrimary actor: agent
Agent does: I'll read the Wallonia civil-status extracts page and quote the commune-routing back to you.
You do: None — the agent handles this source fully with no customer action required.
To resume: I'll recommend the federal Just-on-Web handoff next, or the commune visit if both fail.
Notes: Probed 2026-05-12: HTTP 200, page title 'Demander un extrait/copie d'un acte d'état civil' matched. Covers birth, marriage, and death extracts uniformly.
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Federal authenticated portal · priority 60
Regions: federal
Authentication: csam (itsme, eid, mygov.be, smart-id)
Kind: deeplink-to-auth-wall · Delivery: user-driven-after-auth
Primary actor: user
Handoff: full-takeover
Agent does: I'll send you to Just-on-Web's civil-records extracts surface. After CSAM sign-in, pick 'Acte de naissance' / 'Geboorteakte' and download the PDF.
You do: Authenticate via CSAM and download the PDF.
To resume: Tell me when you have the PDF. If the certificate is not present (older or non-digitised birth), the offline commune-of-birth route is the fallback.
The steps after authentication / handoff are described from documentation, not yet confirmed by a real Be Civic user. If reality differs, please tell us so we can fix the entry.
Try thisNotes: Federal channel for non-Brussels residents.
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Offline commune visitfallback only · priority 10
Regions: brussels, wallonia, flanders, federal
Kind: commune-visit · Desk: Service État civil / Dienst Burgerlijke Stand · Delivery: in-person-or-postal
Primary actor: user
Handoff: physical-presence
Agent does: I'll prepare what to ask for: an 'extrait' or 'copie intégrale' of your acte de naissance from the commune of birth (or, for the parent path, of your minor Belgian child's). Bring your eID; small fee (often €0–€10).
You do: Go to the Service État civil (or Dienst Burgerlijke Stand) of the commune of birth. Postal requests are accepted by many communes — check first.
To resume: Bring the document and confirm receipt. If the birth was registered abroad, this path does not apply — use the foreign-document certification flow instead.
The steps after authentication / handoff are described from documentation, not yet confirmed by a real Be Civic user. If reality differs, please tell us so we can fix the entry.
Notes: Always-available fallback.