National Recognition Status Card
For passengers with national recognition status
Do you have a card for patriotic reasons? Then you can travel for free!
- Valid in 1st and 2nd class
- No ticket needed: your card serves as your ticket
- Travel anytime, anywhere in Belgium (except border points)
- Your card is available on a MoBIB card
Can be used in conjunction with the Free Carer Card.
Practical info
- For national recognition status holders and their widows/widowers: veterans, prisoners of war and war invalids of ‘14-’18, ‘40-’45, Korea, ex-Congo.
- Persons recognised as direct victims of terrorist acts and with a disability rate of at least 10%.
Apply for official certification from one of the following bodies:
- The National Defence
- The Public Sector Department for Work and Pensions
If you are not able to go to the ticket office yourself, you can call upon a trusted person to attend on your behalf. This person is to provide your identity card.
Use our B For You service to receive personalized assistance.
The Patriotic Grounds Discount Card is issued on the MOBIB card
Do you already have a MOBIB card?
If you already have a valid MOBIB SNCB/NMBS, STIB/MIVB, TEC or De Lijn card, your SNCB Patriotic Grounds Discount Card will then be loaded onto your MOBIB card free of charge at the counter. Bring along with you to the train station:
- your certificate issued by the defence forces, public sector pension service or the federal public sector social security service
- your electronic identity card
You do not yet have a MOBIB card?
Bring along with you to the train station counter:
- your certificate issued by the defence forces, public sector pension service or the federal public sector social security service
- your electronic identity card
- € 6 (processing fee)
Don't worry, your ticket office staff member can issue a duplicate card.
This duplicate is issued:
- upon presentation of the applicant's proof of identity
- upon payment of a € 6 processing fee
- upon submission of an ID photo or one downloaded from your identity card
Looking for parking close to your station? By presenting your train ticket you can take advantage of an attractive discount on the cost of parking. Information and conditions relating to SNCB-NMBS parking.
