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Belgium: visa and passport requirements

Passport required Return ticket required Visa required
Australian Yes Yes No
British Yes No No
Canadian Yes Yes No
Other EU 1 No No
USA Yes Yes No
Passports: 

To enter Belgium, a passport valid for at least three months beyond length of stay is required by all nationals referred to in chart above, except:
(a) 1. EU nationals (except nationals of Denmark, Sweden and the UK) holding a valid national ID card.

Note: EU nationals are only required to produce evidence of their EU nationality and identity in order to be admitted to any EU Member State. This evidence can take the form of a valid national passport or national identity card. Either is acceptable. They are not required to show possession of a return ticket, a certain length of validity on their document and sufficient funds for the length of their proposed visit.

Passport note: 

Belgium is a signatory to the 1995 Schengen Agreement.

Visas: 

Visas are not required by the nationals referred to in the chart above for stays in Belgium of up to three months within a six-month period. Nationals staying for longer than three months may require a Long-stay visa.

Note: Nationals not referred to in the chart above are advised to contact the embassy to check visa requirements.

Types and cost: 

Long-stay visas cost £162 (€182); where short-stay visas are applicable they cost £54 (€61); where transit visas are applicable they cost £54 (€61).

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