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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.
Consult the addresses of Belgian embassies and consulates abroad and the addresses of foreign embassies and consulates in Belgium.
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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.
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.
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In this section you will find all the important information when travelling abroad.
To travel abroad, you need to be in possession of official travel documents.
Despite all your precautions, you get into a distress situation abroad. What to do?
Find here the services of our FPS abroad.
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Here you will find an overview of the administrative assistance that a consular post can provide to Belgians registered in the consular population register.
On this page you will find all the information on the vaccination of Belgians abroad.
On this page you will find all the forms for Belgian nationals abroad.
On this page you will find all the information regarding consular fees.
On this page you will find all the information regarding registration with a Belgian career consulate.
Belgian embassies and professional consulates issue an electronic identity card (eID) to Belgians over the age of 12 who are registered with them.
On this page you will find all the information about the Belgian passport.
On this page you will find all the information about registry.
You can have Belgian nationality legally or voluntarily. You can also lose your Belgian nationality. This section will provide you with further information.
On this page you will find all information about social security abroad.
On this page you will find all the information concerning the notarial competence.
If you live abroad, are approaching the legal retirement age and believe you are entitled to a Belgian pension you may wonder where you should submit your pension application.
On this page you will find all the information about the criminal record extract.
Any Belgian citizen who has a national number can make a euthanasia declaration.
On this page you will find all the information about Belgian or European consular assistance.
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.
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On this page you will find all the information about the legalisation of documents.
Find all the information you need to come to Belgium.
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On this page, you will find all the information about the visa for 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.
On this page you will find all the information you need to come and work in Belgium.
Useful links for coming to Belgium: social security, Belgian authorities, tourism.
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.
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Read the most important news of the Protocol Directorate.
The FPS provides two Protocol Guides: one on Privileges and Immunities and one on the organization of official visits by foreign dignitaries.
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.
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.
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.
Directorate P2 is responsible for the organization of official visits and events.
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.
Find the address details of the diplomatic and consular corps in Belgium.
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.
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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.
Opening hours and address of the reading room of the archives.
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