Belgian national identification card
| eID | |
|---|---|
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| Issued by |
 Belgium
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| Valid in |
(except Belarus, Russia and Ukraine) Egypt French overseas territories Gambia Georgia Jordan (through Aqaba airport) Tunisia (organized tours) Turkey
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| Purpose | Identification |
| Eligibility requirements | Belgian citizenship |
All Belgians aged 12 and above are issued with an identity card (Dutch: Identiteitskaart, French: Carte d’identité, German: Personalausweis). Belgians aged 15 and above are required to always carry it with them unless they are within 200 m from their homes. (Foreigners must at all times be able to provide identification, either a passport, or an identity document issued by another EU member state.) Holders who are Belgian citizens are also entitled to use the card for international travel within Europe (except to Belarus, Russia and Ukraine) as well as to Egypt, French overseas territories, the Gambia,Georgia, Turkey and on organized tours to Jordan (through Aqaba airport) and Tunisia in lieu of a Belgian passport.
Belgians are required to carry the identity card and to show their identity cards when requested by:
All fields on the card are bilingual (English in combination with either Dutch, French or German) and the heading "Belgium / Identity card" in all four languages. The used language (and the one used first in the heading) depends on the official language of the place of residence (per the Belgian language areas), unless the residence is a Brussels municipality, in which case the holder may choose between French or Dutch, or a municipality with language facilities, in which case the holder may choose between French or Dutch, or French or German, depending on the local language facilities.
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