Belgian passport
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Belgian passports are issued to citizens of Belgium to facilitate international travel. The Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs is responsible for the issuing and renewing of Belgian passports.
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[edit] Types of Passports
- Standard Passport - Issued for ordinary travel, such as vacations and business trips.
- Diplomatic Passport - Issued to members of the Belgian Royal Family, members of the government, ministers of State and representatives of Belgium or of the Communities or Regions (diplomats, economic or trade attachés, the main representative of each Community or Region)
- Service Passport - Issued to civil servants within the federal public services, ministries, parliaments and judicial services sent on an official mission abroad by the Belgian authorities.
- Temporary Passport
[edit] Physical Appearance
Belgian passport are burgundy, with the Belgian smaller Coat of arms emblazoned in the centre of the front cover. The words "EUROPESE UNIE" (Dutch), "UNION EUROPÉENNE" (French) and "EUROPÄISCHE UNION" (German) (English:European Union) - "KONINKRIJK BELGIË" (Dutch), "ROYAUME DE BELGIQUE" (French) and "KÖNIGREICH BELGIEN" (German) (English:Kingdom of Belgium) is inscribed above the coat of arms and the word "PASPOORT - PASSEPORT - REISEPASS" (English:Passport) is inscribed below the coat of arms. Belgian passport has the standard biometric symbol at the bottom and use the standard EU design.
[edit] Visa-free Travel
According to a study done by Henley & Partners, Belgium has a Henley Visa Restrictions Index of 127, which means that Belgian citizens enjoy visa-free access to 127 countries and territories for short-term tourism visits. Belgium is ranked 4th in the study in terms of international travel freedom.
[edit] Europe
European Union unlimited access
Iceland unlimited access
Liechtenstein unlimited access
Norway unlimited access
Switzerland unlimited access
Albania 1 month
Andorra
Bosnia and Herzegovina 90 days
Croatia 90 days
Faroe Islands 90 days
Georgia 90 days
Gibraltar
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
Kosovo 90 days
Macedonia 90 days
Moldova 90 days
Monaco 90 days
Montenegro 90 days
San Marino 90 days
Serbia 90 days
Ukraine 90 days
Vatican City 90 days
[edit] Africa
Botswana 90 days
Comoros visa issued on arrival
Djibouti 1 month visa issued on arrival
Egypt 1 month visa issued on arrival
Gambia 90 days
Ethiopia 3 month visa issued on arrival
Kenya 3 month visa issued on arrival
Lesotho 14 days
Madagascar 90 day visa issued on arrival
Malawi 90 days
Morocco 90 days
Mauritius 6 months
Mayotte 90 days
Namibia 90 days- Réunion 90 days
Senegal 90 days
Seychelles 1 month
Togo 7 day visa issued on arrival
South Africa 90 days
Swaziland
Tanzania 3 month visa issued on arrival
Tunisia 90 days
Uganda 3 month visa issued on arrival
Zambia 3 month visa issued on arrival
Zimbabwe 3 month visa issued on arrival
[edit] Asia
Armenia 21 day visa issued on arrival
Azerbaijan 30 day visa issued on arrival
Bangladesh 90 day visa issued on arrival
Bahrain 14 day visa issued on arrival
Brunei 30 days
Cambodia 30 day visa issued on arrival- Georgia 90 days
Hong Kong 90 days
Indonesia 30 day visa issued on arrival
Iran 17 day visa issued on arrival
Israel 3 months
Jordan 1 month visa issued on arrival
Japan 90 days
Kuwait 3 month visa issued on arrival
Kyrgyzstan 1 month visa issued on arrival
Laos 30 day visa issued on arrival
Lebanon 1 month
Macau 90 days
Malaysia 3 months
Maldives 30 days
Oman 1 month visa issued on arrival
Nepal 60 day visa issued on arrival
Philippines 21 days
Qatar 21 day visa issued on arrival
Singapore 30 days
South Korea 3 months
Sri Lanka 30 days
Taiwan 30 days
Tajikistan 45 day visa issued on arrival
Thailand 30 days
East Timor 30 day visa issued on arrival
Turkey 3 month visa issued on arrival
United Arab Emirates 60 days
Yemen 3 month visa issued on arrival
[edit] Americas
Anguilla 3 months
Antigua and Barbuda 1 month
Argentina 3 months
Aruba 90 days
Bahamas 3 months
Barbados 6 months
Belize 1 month
Bermuda 6 months
Bolivia 90 days
Brazil 90 days
Canada 6 months [1]
Cayman Islands 30 days
Chile 90 days
Colombia 90 days
Costa Rica 90 days
Dominica 6 months
Dominican Republic 30 days (a US$10 tourist card is needed)
Ecuador 90 days
El Salvador 3 months
Falkland Islands 30 days- French Guiana unlimited access
Greenland 90 days
Grenada 3 months- Guadeloupe unlimited access
Guatemala 3 months
Guyana 3 months
Haiti 3 months
Honduras 3 months
Jamaica 90 days- Martinique unlimited access
Mexico 180 days
Montserrat 3 months
Netherlands Antilles 90 days
Nicaragua 3 months
Panama 90 days
Paraguay 90 days
Peru 90 days
Puerto Rico 90 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis 3 months
Saint Lucia 28 days- Saint Pierre and Miquelon 90 days
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 month
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands 30 days
United States 90 days
Uruguay 3 months
Venezuela 90 days
British Virgin Islands 30 days
United States Virgin Islands 90 days
[edit] Oceania
Australia Electronic Travel Authority required
American Samoa 30 days
Cook Islands 31 days
Fiji 4 months
French Polynesia 90 days
Guam 15 days
Kiribati 28 days
Marshall Islands 30 days
Federated States of Micronesia 30 days- New Caledonia 90 days
New Zealand 3 months
Northern Mariana Islands 30 days
Niue 30 days
Palau 30 days
Papua New Guinea 90 days (visa issued upon arrival)
Samoa 60 days
Solomon Islands 3 months- Tokelau same as New Zealand
Tonga 31 days
Tuvalu 1 month (visa issued upon arrival)
Vanuatu 30 days- Wallis and Futuna 90 days
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