Services

The services of our FPS include the addresses of embassies and consulates abroad, information on travelling abroad, services abroad, legalisation of documents, information on coming to Belgium and protocol.

Embassies and consulates

Consult the addresses of Belgian embassies and consulates abroad and the addresses of foreign embassies and consulates in Belgium.

  • Embassies and consulates

    On this page you will find the addresses of Belgian embassies and consulates abroad, as well as the addresses of foreign embassies and consulates in Belgium.

Travelling abroad

When organising a trip, you need to take a lot of things into account. Before departure, during the trip and on return, you will be confronted with a variety of situations, formalities and procedures.

  • Travel advice

    In this section you will find all the important information when travelling abroad.

  • Travel documents

    To travel abroad, you need to be in possession of official travel documents. 

  • Belgians in distress

    Despite all your precautions, you get into a distress situation abroad. What to do?

For Belgians abroad

Find here the services of our FPS abroad.

Legalisation of documents

In some cases, your document must be legalised by the competent Belgian authority before the FPS Foreign Affairs can affix the legalisation/apostille required for use abroad.

Travel to Belgium

Find all the information you need to come to Belgium.

  • Visa for Belgium

    On this page, you will find all the information about the visa for Belgium.

  • Studying in Belgium

    In Belgium, the Communities are responsible for taking decisions on services for individuals, such as education. The Flemish Community is therefore responsible for education in the Dutch-speaking part of the country whilst the French Community is the competent authority for the French-speaking part of Belgium, and the German-speaking Community for education in German. On this page you will find all the information you need to study in Belgium.

  • Working in Belgium

    On this page you will find all the information you need to come and work in Belgium.

  • Links - Travel to Belgium

    Useful links for coming to Belgium: social security, Belgian authorities, tourism.

Protocol

The Protocol Directorate plays a role of facilitator in the official relations between the foreign diplomatic representations established in Belgium on the one hand and the Belgian State on the other, ensuring the correct application of the Vienna Conventions on diplomatic and consular relations, as well as the ’headquarters agreements’ between Belgium and the international organisations which are established or represented in our country.

  • Newsflash

    Read the most important news of the Protocol Directorate.

  • Protocol guides

    The FPS provides two Protocol Guides: one on Privileges and Immunities and one on the organization of official visits by foreign dignitaries.

  • Mission and structure of the Protocol

    The Protocol manages the privileges and immunities of the international diplomatic community in Belgium, the official visits of prominent foreign dignitaries, the Egmont Palace and its conference center, and the nobility titles and honorary distinctions.

  • Coordination and General Management (P0.0)

    The unit Coordination and General Management assures the coordination and the management support for the Protocol Directorate. It is charged with financial management, human resources, IT projects, communication, quality control, etc.

  • Privileges and immunities (P1)

    Directorate P1 ensures the management of relations between the Belgian State and the foreign diplomatic missions and international organisations represented in Belgium, related to their privileges and immunities.

  • Visits and Events management (P2)

    Directorate P2 is responsible for the organization of official visits and events.

  • Nobility and Honorary Distinctions (P3)

    The main instruments by which the King officially expresses his gratitude for the meritorious activities of individuals are the elevation to the nobility and the decorations in the national orders. The FPS Foreign Affairs plays the role of guardianship authority.

  • Diplomatic and consular corps addresses

    Find the address details of the diplomatic and consular corps in Belgium.

Archives

The archives department is an important documentation centre, both for the departments of the Central Administration and for our diplomatic missions, and it also attracts a large audience of researchers from Belgium and around the world.

  • Archives

    The archives department is an important documentation centre, both for the departments of the Central Administration and for our diplomatic missions, and it also attracts a large audience of researchers from Belgium and around the world.

  • Practical information

    Opening hours and address of the reading room of the archives.

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Travel advice

In this section you will find all the important information when travelling abroad.