jeanvcarlo schreef:A friend of mine states, that he went to the districthuis to renew the ID, and they took the ID from him so he does not have an ID anymore until they send the new one to him, in 4 weeks.
I'd be very surprised if they took his only ID and sent him on his way without any ID .
Having an ID (ID card or passport) is mandatory when you are the public roads in Belgium - even as a pedestrian.
Renewed IDs are not sent out, but have to be collected personally.
He states that he can drive with the international drivers license and the passport from his country.
As long as he isn't officially registered in Belgium, that's correct.
The moment you're officially registered in Belgium, you also need a Belgian or European driver's licence.
[quote="jeanvcarlo"]A friend of mine states, that he went to the districthuis to renew the ID, and they took the ID from him so he does not have an ID anymore until they send the new one to him, in 4 weeks. [/quote]
I'd be very surprised if they took his only ID and sent him on his way without any ID .
Having an ID (ID card or passport) is mandatory when you are the public roads in Belgium - even as a pedestrian.
Renewed IDs are not sent out, but have to be collected personally.
[quote]He states that he can drive with the international drivers license and the passport from his country.[/quote]
As long as he isn't officially registered in Belgium, that's correct.
The moment you're officially registered in Belgium, you also need a Belgian or European driver's licence.