{"id":18653,"date":"2025-09-26T11:02:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:02:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T17:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T15:49:32","slug":"process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/","title":{"rendered":"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"18653\" class=\"elementor elementor-18653 elementor-18639\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2772b763 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2772b763\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77fe2d3e\" data-id=\"77fe2d3e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-542cc5d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"542cc5d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bae5ea5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bae5ea5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps to open an account<br>\n  <b>e-DEPO Rental guarantee<\/b>\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29d8474a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"29d8474a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13913647 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"13913647\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>To open an e-DEPO account in Belgium, you need to log in to MyMinfin with an electronic identity card (eID) or the itsme application, then deposit the rental guarantee amount in the escrow account managed by the State.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This online system is free, secure and legally recognized for all rental guarantees. Here&#8217;s how to get started. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-343ccc66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"343ccc66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is e-DEPO?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28fe18f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"28fe18f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/\">e-DEPO<\/a>\n<\/span> is the official SPF Finances platform for blocking rental guarantees online.<br>The amount deposited remains blocked until the end of the lease, without costs or interest, and can only be released with the agreement of the lessor and the lessee (or by decision of the Justice of the Peace).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ae72dc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ae72dc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Steps to block the rental guarantee with e-DEPO<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a0529e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a0529e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/how-to-block-guarantee-e-depo\/\">Opening an e-DEPO account for your rental guarantee<\/a>\n<\/span> is done entirely online via the MyMinfin platform. The process may seem technical at first, but it actually involves just a few simple steps. Here&#8217;s how it works in detail:  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0da3c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b0da3c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 1: Prepare your digital accesses<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4861a77c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4861a77c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Before you start, make sure you have :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your electronic identity card (eID) and a card reader,<\/li>\n<li>OR the itsme application installed on your smartphone and linked to your bank,<\/li>\n<li>Your Belgian bank account number (IBAN) in the tenant&#8217;s name.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <strong>Tip<\/strong>\n<\/span> Make sure your identity card is still valid and that your PIN code is activated.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bdc95f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bdc95f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 2: Login to MyMinfin<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25581ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25581ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Visit the official website <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.minfin.fgov.be\/myminfin-web\/pages\/public\">myminfin.be<\/a>\n<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;My applications&#8221; tab, then select &#8220;e-DEPO&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Choose your identification method (eID or itsme) to access your personal space.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You will then be redirected to the e-DEPO interface, dedicated to rental guarantee management.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f354226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2f354226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 3: Create the e-DEPO folder<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d7b886 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d7b886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In your e-DEPO space :<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Click on &#8220;<strong>New rental guarantee<\/strong>&#8220;.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the form with :\n<ul>\n<li>your personal information (tenant),<\/li>\n<li>the contact details of the lessor,<\/li>\n<li>the full address of the dwelling,<\/li>\n<li>the term of the lease,<\/li>\n<li>the amount of the guarantee (depending on the type of lease: 2 or 3 months maximum).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <strong>Tip<\/strong>\n<\/span> Keep a copy of the lease handy to encode data quickly and without error.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f6079c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f6079c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 4: Paying the rental guarantee<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75550791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75550791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the file has been created, the system generates payment instructions. You must <strong>transfer the exact amount of the guarantee<\/strong> from your Belgian bank account. <\/p>\n<p>The money is then deposited in a blocked account opened in the tenant&#8217;s name and managed by the State via SPF Finances. <strong>The landlord has no direct access to the funds<\/strong>, ensuring total neutrality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21b4a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e21b4a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Step 5: Validation and official certification<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d3df64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d3df64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Once the transfer has been received, SPF Finances validates the file. The lessor receives notification that the guarantee has been lodged. You can download an official e-DEPO certificate from MyMinfin: this document is authentic and can be given to the landlord as proof.  <\/p>\n<p>In practice, if all the information is correct and payment is made quickly, opening an e-DEPO account takes just <strong>a few working days<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Advantages: Read our article on the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/myminfin-edepo-garantie-be-en\/\">advantages and disadvantages of e-DEPO Myminfin<\/a>\n<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ace6e7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ace6e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ - Open an e-DEPO account<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7db9cfaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"7db9cfaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How long does it take to open an e-DEPO account?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2101\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2101\"><p>On average, the certificate is available within a few working days of the guarantee transfer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2102\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2102\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What documents are required?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2102\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2102\"><p>A Belgian identity card (or residence permit), access to eID or itsme, and contact details for the lessor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2103\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2103\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Can I open an e-DEPO account without a Belgian bank account?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2103\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2103\"><p>No, only a Belgian bank account in the tenant&#8217;s name is accepted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2104\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2104\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 192 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 384.662V127.338c0-17.818 21.543-26.741 34.142-14.142l128.662 128.662c7.81 7.81 7.81 20.474 0 28.284L34.142 398.804C21.543 411.404 0 402.48 0 384.662z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-caret-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M288.662 352H31.338c-17.818 0-26.741-21.543-14.142-34.142l128.662-128.662c7.81-7.81 20.474-7.81 28.284 0l128.662 128.662c12.6 12.599 3.676 34.142-14.142 34.142z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is it possible not to block the funds?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2104\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2104\"><p>It is possible to obtain a rental guarantee without blocking funds in the bank or on e-DEPO. All you have to do is apply for a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/belgium-rental-surety\/\">rental deposit<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span> from Garantie.be by clicking on <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><br \/>\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-online\/\">online rental guarantee<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@type\":\"FAQPage\",\"mainEntity\":[{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"How long does it take to open an e-DEPO account?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>On average, the certificate is available within a few working days of the guarantee transfer.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"What documents are required?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>A Belgian identity card (or residence permit), access to eID or itsme, and contact details for the lessor.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Can I open an e-DEPO account without a Belgian bank account?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>No, only a Belgian bank account in the tenant&#8217;s name is accepted.<\\\/p>\\n\"}},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"name\":\"Is it possible not to block the funds?\",\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"<p>It is possible to obtain a rental guarantee without blocking funds in the bank or on e-DEPO. All you have to do is apply for a <span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"><br \\\/>\\n  <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/belgium-rental-surety\\\/\\\">rental deposit<\\\/a><br \\\/>\\n<\\\/span> from Garantie.be by clicking on <span style=\\\"text-decoration: underline;\\\"><br \\\/>\\n  <a href=\\\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-online\\\/\\\">online rental guarantee<\\\/a><br \\\/>\\n<\\\/span>. <\\\/p>\\n\"}}]}<\/script>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steps to open an account e-DEPO Rental guarantee To open an e-DEPO account in Belgium, you need to log in to MyMinfin with an electronic identity card (eID) or the itsme application, then deposit the rental guarantee amount in the escrow account managed by the State. This online system is free, secure and legally recognized [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":13317,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18653","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Steps to open an account e-DEPO Rental guarantee To open an e-DEPO account in Belgium, you need to log in to MyMinfin with an electronic identity card (eID) or the itsme application, then deposit the rental guarantee amount in the escrow account managed by the State. This online system is free, secure and legally recognized [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Guarantee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-10-14T15:49:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\\\/\",\"name\":\"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2025-09-26T09:02:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-10-14T15:49:32+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"e-DEPO online rental guarantee | SPF Finances\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Guarantee\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Garantie.be\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Garantie.be\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account","og_description":"Steps to open an account e-DEPO Rental guarantee To open an e-DEPO account in Belgium, you need to log in to MyMinfin with an electronic identity card (eID) or the itsme application, then deposit the rental guarantee amount in the escrow account managed by the State. This online system is free, secure and legally recognized [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/","og_site_name":"Guarantee","article_modified_time":"2025-10-14T15:49:32+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/","name":"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2025-09-26T09:02:52+00:00","dateModified":"2025-10-14T15:49:32+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/process-opening-edepo-rental-guarantee\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"e-DEPO online rental guarantee | SPF Finances","item":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Procedure for opening an e-DEPO rental guarantee account"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/","name":"Guarantee","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#organization","name":"Garantie.be","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Garantie.be"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18653\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13317"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}