Hi there,

I am originally from Hong Kong and I have a Belgium residence card but it has already expired on 30 Nov. I just went to the city hall with my renewed work permit to renew my Belgian identity card but i was told it will take at least 4 weeks to process. However, I have already bought the ticket flying back to my home town Hong Kong next Friday. My question is do I need a valid Belgian identity in order to go back from my home country? And how about coming back to Belgium after a 3-week stay in Hong Kong?