{"id":20800,"date":"2026-01-14T09:38:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T08:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/"},"modified":"2026-01-15T10:52:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T09:52:24","slug":"rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/","title":{"rendered":"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20800\" class=\"elementor elementor-20800 elementor-20776\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e05e941 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e05e941\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-324b2cc5\" data-id=\"324b2cc5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c21fdd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2c21fdd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49010986 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49010986\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rental guarantee<br><b>without Belgian identity card<\/b><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d110db1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d110db1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e04c14e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e04c14e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When a foreign tenant wants to rent a property in Belgium, one problem often comes up: <strong>how do you set up a rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card?<\/strong><\/p><p>Many Belgian banks and services require a Belgian eID or access to itsme\u00ae, which complicates matters for non-residents. Fortunately, <strong>solutions do exist<\/strong>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb16946 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3bb16946\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why is the Belgian identity card a problem?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b20e5ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b20e5ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Belgium, the classic rental guarantee is often based on :<\/p><ul><li>a <strong>Belgian bank account<\/strong>,<\/li><li>a <strong>Belgian digital identification<\/strong> (eID or itsme\u00ae),<\/li><li>or access to national administrative platforms.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>Foreign tenants (French, Germans, Spaniards, international students, expatriates) frequently encounter the same obstacles: they are unable to open a conventional Belgian bank account. Nor can they block funds via 100% online banking. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2954a8a7 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2954a8a7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea16ac2\" data-id=\"5ea16ac2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9599225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9599225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Complete our form to obtain an <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-online\/\">online rental guarantee<\/a> in just a few hours. You don&#8217;t tie up the funds because we act as guarantor on your behalf.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e2cf313 elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2e2cf313\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/account.garantie.be\/en\/register\/lease\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">100% digital rental guarantee form<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71a6fb8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"71a6fb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e9de28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3e9de28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-345b5d2c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"345b5d2c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1137ff4b\" data-id=\"1137ff4b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e127b39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e127b39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Solutions that are not recommended<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f725317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f725317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Revolut, Wise or other online banks: These accounts do not allow you to block a rental guarantee recognized in Belgium.<\/li><li>Simple transfer to the lessor&#8217;s account: Illegal and risky, the guarantee must remain in the lessee&#8217;s name or be managed by a third party.<\/li><li>Verbal undertaking or unofficial document: Not recognized in the event of a dispute.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-269b6f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"269b6f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-070880d\" data-id=\"070880d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58d522f elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58d522f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51f901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d51f901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Possible solutions without a Belgian identity card<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dea4d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dea4d43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Blocking funds via e-DEPO (subject to conditions)<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47d1169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47d1169\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The FPS Finance <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-guarantee-e-depo\/\">e-DEPO<\/a> service enables you to <strong>officially block a rental guarantee<\/strong>. However :<\/p><ul><li>access is often conditional on itsme\u00ae or Belgian identification;<\/li><li>some foreigners can access it via an itsme account for non-residents, but this is not always possible or quick. This solution remains complex for foreign tenants. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c5a002 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"8c5a002\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ad1e1b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ad1e1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e42353\" data-id=\"7e42353\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca4528a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ca4528a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rental guarantee via a private organization: the simplest solution<span style=\"color: inherit;font-family: inherit\"><\/span><br><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c419e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c419e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The solution most frequently used by tenants without a Belgian identity card is the <a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/rental-surety\/\">rental guarantee via Garantie.be<\/a>:<\/p><ul><li>no Belgian identity card required;<\/li><li>no sum is blocked in a bank account;<\/li><li>the process is 100% online;<\/li><li>the guarantee is valid throughout Belgium;<\/li><li>accepted by lessors and compliant with Belgian legislation.<\/li><\/ul><p> <\/p><p>The organization acts as <strong>guarantor<\/strong> for the tenant in return for a <strong>guarantee fee<\/strong>, without tying up any funds.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9b2705e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9b2705e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acf8324\" data-id=\"acf8324\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d41323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d41323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What documents are required?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80da6d1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"80da6d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Even if you don&#8217;t have a Belgian identity card, you still need to provide certain documents, even if all the procedures are carried out online:<\/p><ul><li>a <strong>valid foreign identity document<\/strong> (passport or national identity card);<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/real-estate-lease-contract\/\">lease contract<\/a> or draft lease ;<\/li><li><strong>information on income<\/strong> or employment status;<\/li><li>sometimes a <strong>guarantor<\/strong> or additional supporting documents.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ced154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"5ced154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b4ea5b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b4ea5b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e57d9c5\" data-id=\"e57d9c5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ba3f39 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ba3f39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Illustration of the Belgian identity card<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad1a3fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad1a3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Here&#8217;s what an identity card looks like in Belgium<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f37afc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f37afc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"504\" src=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20799\" alt=\"Tenant identity card in Belgium\" srcset=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png 900w, https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID-768x484.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">rental guarantee in Belgium without Belgian identity card<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rental guaranteewithout Belgian identity card When a foreign tenant wants to rent a property in Belgium, one problem often comes up: how do you set up a rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card? Many Belgian banks and services require a Belgian eID or access to itsme\u00ae, which complicates matters for non-residents. Fortunately, solutions do [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":18817,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-20800","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Guarantee\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-15T09:52:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/\",\"name\":\"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Belgium-ID.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-14T08:38:59+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-15T09:52:24+00:00\",\"description\":\"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Belgium-ID.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/Belgium-ID.png\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Accueil\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Tenant&#8217;s guide in Belgium 2026 | Rights, procedures, models and obligations\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/tenant-guide-belgium\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"Guarantee\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Garantie.be\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"\",\"contentUrl\":\"\",\"caption\":\"Garantie.be\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/garantie.be\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card","description":"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card","og_description":"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants","og_url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/","og_site_name":"Guarantee","article_modified_time":"2026-01-15T09:52:24+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/","name":"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png","datePublished":"2026-01-14T08:38:59+00:00","dateModified":"2026-01-15T09:52:24+00:00","description":"How to obtain a rental guarantee in Belgium without a Belgian identity card. Solutions for expatriates, students and foreign tenants","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Belgium-ID.png"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/rental-guarantee-without-belgian-identity-card\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Accueil","item":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Tenant&#8217;s guide in Belgium 2026 | Rights, procedures, models and obligations","item":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/tenant-guide-belgium\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Rental guarantee without a Belgian identity card"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/","name":"Guarantee","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#organization","name":"Garantie.be","url":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"","contentUrl":"","caption":"Garantie.be"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/20800\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/18817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/garantie.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}