Of course it’s well-known that Belgians do not need a passport to move freely in the Schengen area +2 nearby countries, but I thought it was interesting that some overseas countries allow Belgian tourists without even a passport:
“3. Bilateral Agreements: Some non-European countries have bilateral agreements with Belgium allowing Belgian citizens to enter without a passport. For example, Belgian citizens can visit certain countries in South America and the Caribbean with just their their national ID cards.”
That was just a vague and incomplete blurb in the linked article. Does anyone have more details? Which parts of S.America?
This page also mentions Netherlands in the Americas, presumably the Dutch Caribbean. So then the question is, is just the Dutch regions of the Caribbean accessible without a passport, or rest of the Caribbean?
I also wonder: what if a Belgian re-enters Belgium from abroad, e.g. Africa, with just a national ID card. I that allowed? I mean, Belgium obviously recognises their own ID card and there’s no reason for citizens to need a stamp. So if they can re-enter Belgium on an ID card from the Caribbean, why not from anywhere?
🇦🇹 Austria
🇧🇬 Bulgaria
🇭🇷 Croatia
🇨🇾 Cyprus (non-Schengen; must show the card)
🇨🇿 Czech Republic
🇩🇰 Denmark
🇪🇪 Estonia
🇫🇮 Finland
🇫🇷 France (in Regions of France))
🇩🇪 Germany
🇬🇷 Greece
🇭🇺 Hungary
🇮🇸 Iceland (non-EU)
🇬🇧 Ireland (non-Schengen; must show the card)
🇮🇹 Italy
🇱🇻 Latvia
🇱🇮 Liechtenstein (non-EU)
🇱🇹 Lithuania
🇱🇺 Luxembourg
🇲🇹 Malta
🇳🇱 Netherlands
🇳🇴 Norway (non-EU)
🇵🇱 Poland
🇵🇹 Portugal
🇷🇴 Romania
🇸🇰 Slovakia
🇸🇮 Slovenia
🇪🇸 Spain
🇸🇪 Sweden
🇨🇭 Switzerland (non-EU)
^ That list is well published all over, but excludes S.America and the Caribbean. Can we get a complete list for Belgium?