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new identity card for children
The SIS card is used at the pharmacy & in hospitals etc. What I think you might be talking about is KidsID which is basically a children's passport which is only given to children with Belgian nationality, children with a different nationality have the passport from their country.
Sorry to inform Clanger:
The SIS card disappeared from January 2014.
From January 2014, the electronic ID card will suffice - although the chip won’t store any medical data. SIS cards, which were launched 15 years ago, were soon to be renewed, at a considerable cost: 11 million cards have been issued in Belgium. In an effort to streamline the computerisation of the healthcare system, it was decided to use the ID card instead. Via the identity card, health workers such as doctors and pharmacists will be able to check a patient’s insurability, i.e. their right to healthcare. The information will pass through a secure data network between health insurers and care providers. The data will not be stored on the ID card and access to it will be restricted to care providers who will be pre-authenticated via the e-Health platform. Officials such as the police won’t have access to the data.
On arrival in Belgium, non-EU nationals AND EU/EEA nationals intending to stay in Belgium for more than three months must register in person at their local town hall (maison communale/gemeentehuis) within eight working days. Non-EU nationals will need to show their long-stay visa. All people over the age of 12 and resident in Belgium are issued electronic residency/identity cards in Belgium. Once resident in Belgium, foreigners may travel within the Shengen area.
You keep your child's SIS card for the time being. In due course you should receive a replacement ISI+ card for the child which will serve the same purpose until its 12th birthday (when a Belgian "ID" card will replace it).
Your mutual will be able to give you more information, and I am rather surprised that they haven't already sent you information about the changes although it would, of course, have been in French or Dutch.
Davel, I stand corrected, thanks for the info. I was only going on what my daughter-in-law carries for the grandchildren - they still have a SIS card & the KidsID for travelling abroad. I'm going to mention the changes to my daughter-in-law and see if she's heard about it as there will be another grandchild arriving soon.
In the case of my son, nithing has changed. He has a diplomatic status, hence no electronic ID. I still use his SIS card at the pharmacy and at the doctor's.
