Belgian passport

  • Belgian passport
  • Belgisch paspoort
    Passeport belge
    Belgischer Reisepass
The front cover of a contemporary Belgian biometric passport (2022, version shown for citizens of the French Community)
The information page of a contemporary Belgian biometric passport (2022)
TypePassport
Issued by Belgium
First issued1 February 2008 (biometric passport)
7 February 2022 (current version)[1]
PurposeIdentification
EligibilityBelgian citizenship
Expiration
  • 7 years (adults aged 18 or over)
  • 5 years (minors aged under 18)
Cost
  • €65 (adults; 32 pages; in Belgium)
  • €35 (children; 32 pages; in Belgium)
  • €245 (adults; 64 pages; in Belgium)
  • €210 (children; 64 pages; in Belgium)
  • €75 (adults; 32 pages; overseas)
  • €35 (children; 32 pages; overseas)
  • €240 (adults; 64 pages; overseas)
  • €210 (children; 64 pages; overseas)[2]

A Belgian passport (Dutch: Belgisch paspoort; French: Passeport belge; German: Belgischer Reisepass) is a travel document issued by Belgium to Belgian citizens to facilitate international travel. It grants the bearer international passage in accordance with visa requirements and serves as proof of citizenship.

  1. ^ "Council of the European Union - PRADO - BEL-AO-11001".
  2. ^ "Belgische biometrische paspoorten" (PDF). Koninkrijk België Federale Overheidsdienst Buitenlandse Zaken, Buitenlandse Handel en Ontwikkelingssamenwerking (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 January 2022.