Do Germany passport holders need a visa to visit BE?

German passport holders do NOT need a visa to visit Belgium. As EU citizens exercising free movement, Germans can enter Belgium with a valid passport or national ID card and stay indefinitely — there is no 90-day limit and no ETIAS requirement. Germany and Belgium are both EU member states and part of the Schengen Area, so a German ordinary passport holder enjoys full freedom of movement. There is no visa, no entry fee, and no application of any kind for tourism or short visits. A German citizen may travel to Belgium on either a valid national identity card or a valid passport; the document only needs to be valid on the day of travel. Because German nationals are EU citizens, the Schengen 90/180-day short-stay rule does NOT apply to them — that rule governs visa-exempt third-country nationals, not EU citizens, who may stay as long as they wish (and may settle, work, or study under EU free-movement rules, registering with local authorities for stays beyond three months). ETIAS, the EU travel authorisation scheduled to begin around late 2026, applies only to visa-exempt non-EU nationals; EU citizens such as Germans are explicitly exempt. Internal Schengen borders are normally control-free, though Germany and neighbouring states have at times reintroduced temporary border checks, so carrying valid ID is recommended. The new EES (Entry/Exit System) also does not apply to EU citizens.