Applications
Would you like to apply for a room in Van Orley? Great! Wondering how? You'll find out here. Don’t wait for too long as places are limited.
Lease terms
You can book a room for a minimum stay of two weeks. The average—and cheapest—stay is five months. Rooms can be booked in semi-monthly blocks.
Applications are processed on a first-come first-served basis. Longer stays have priority over shorter stays. Students enrolled at our partner schools (VUB, EhB, Odisee, LUCA and KU Leuven Brussels campuses) have priority.
| Applications open on | Start lease | Maximum lease term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring semester | 22-11-2023 | Start lease: 01-02-2024 or 15-02-2024 | Maximum lease term: one semester until 14-09-2024 and extension for July and August months possible |
| Autumn semester | 10-07-2024 | Start lease: 01-09-2024 or 15-09-2024 | Maximum lease term: one semester until 14-02-2025 and extension for July and August months possible |
How to apply
Step 1
Get in touch
Fill in the form at the bottom of this page or send an email to welcome@brik.be. Tell us who you are, the duration of your stay and the school you will be attending in Brussels. You will receive a Call for Applications with info about the booking process:
Sent in the second week of July for the autumn semester.
- Sent in the third week of November for the spring semester .
Step 2
Application
Choose a room:
- Check our available rooms on mykot.be and pick yours.
- If you want a double room, find a roommate in our Facebook group ‘Finding a roommate in Van Orley’.
Send in your application:
- Send in the top five rooms of your choice.
- Add the start and end date of your stay.
- Include your roommate in cc if you want a double room.
Step 3
Complete our file within one day
Have you confirmed your intention to book a student room with us? We now need your contact info. We use it to draft a tenancy agreement. You also need to:
- Send in (preliminary) proof of enrolment. This may be an email from your guest university or your regular university. It may be a learning agreement, a student card from your guest university, an admission letter, etc.
- Send a copy of your ID or passport.
- Fill out your personal details in the form that was sent to you.
Step 4
Signing and payments
Within seven days
We will send you a lease agreement.
Sign and send back the agreement within seven days to confirm your stay.
- Transfer the deposit.
Step 5
Start of lease
September/FebruaryThe semester leases begin on:
- 1 September or 15 September (Autumn semester)
- 1 February or 15 February (Spring semester)
Summer Stays
Enrolling for a preparatory course, retaking exams in August or doing an internship in the summer? You can book our rooms by the day (with a minimum 14 days). Allow yourself to get more space and more comfort than in a hostel, for a lower price!
Benefits:
- Flexible contract
- Bed linen provided
- Wi-Fi
- Meeting other young people from all over the world
- Excellent location, in the city centre and within walking distance of the European district. And the beautiful Botanique park is just across the street.
*Important: Renovation works are taking place throughout the building in July, August and September 2024. Please be aware of possible (noise) nuisance.
