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vinaysem

Dear,


My citizenship has been approved today and I have to travel in another 2 weeks to India. Could someone please help and let me know if I can still travel with Indian passport and existing(old) Belgian Permanent residency card?

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@Tomkar

The short answer is : yes you can travel with your Indian passport + your existing residency card. There is no problem at all.


But if you want to travel peacefully, you can go online on your national register, download your citizenship certificate and then go with it at the commune and order the national id + Belgian passport,


like this, you can have your Belgian passport and id within 2 weeks.

vinaysem

@Tomkar, Can we apply for both card and passport at the same time? Thanks a lot for your prompt response.

mage26

yes you can apply both same time, and you can pay extra for fast delivery

Tanvirul Hoque

@vinaysem

When did you apply your citizenship? Which commune is was ? Brussels? Could you share the time line

Smlg

@vinaysem

Yes.

I suggest you to urgently book an appointment for a Belgian ID card and/or passport and choose the fast procedure.

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