medical appointments (in hospitals and at doctors' offices) Collecting prescription medication at pharmacies Identity/resident cards can also be used together with a card reader to access online services and conduct operations such as: Signing and consulting documents Completing a tax return Consulting information held by government agencies, such as the Belgian National Register, the finance department (MyMinfin), the pension department (MyPension). Opening a bank account online Travel document Belgian citizens are entitled to use their identity card for international travel to the following regions/countries: All EU countries: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark (including Faroe Islands and Greenland), Estonia, Finland, France (including Overseas France), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (excluding Dutch Caribbean), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (including Ceuta and Melilla) and Sweden All other Schengen Area countries: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland and the three European microstates which are de facto members of the Schengen Area (Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City) Most other European countries: Andorra, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Gibraltar, Kosovo, Moldova (including Transnistria), Montenegro, North Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Serbia and Turkey Selected other non-European countries: Egypt, The Gambia (entering via Banjul Airport), Jordan (on a group visa entering via Aqaba Airport) and Tunisia (on a group tour) Identity cards are not valid for travel to Belarus, Russia, Ukraine or the United Kingdom (terminated on 30 September 2021). Resident cards issued to foreigners are technically not identity cards (in the EU/EEA context) and are therefore not valid for international travel. Foreigners must use a travel document issued by their country of citizenship for travel purposes. See also Belgian nationality law Belgian passport Visa requirements for Belgian citizens National identity cards in the European Union References Society of Belgium Government of Belgium National identity cards by country nl:Identiteitskaart