National Orders

The FPS Foreign Affairs is responsible for awarding distinctions in the national orders to deserving foreign citizens and Belgians living abroad.

Database of the National Orders

The database consists of around two million data sheets of all Belgians and foreign nationals to whom a distinction in a National Order has been awarded.
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The database consists of around two million data sheets of all Belgians and foreign nationals to whom a distinction in a National Order has been awarded. The data has been stored in a database since 1990.

Before submitting a proposal for an award, the competent administration or ministry consults the national database of the National Orders, which is managed by the Nobility and Honorary Distinctions Department of the Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, in order to determine whether and which distinction(s) the person in question already has been awarded.

The contact persons for the National database can be contacted as follows:

Please send your enqueries by e-mail to these two contact persons, stating the surname, first name, date and place of birth and, if applicable, the national registration number.

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Protocol: opening times and contact

This page indicates when the Protocol desk is open and how to contact them.