Submit a nomination for an honour

Anyone may propose a person for one of the orders, decorations, or medals of Kaharagia. Submission is open to the public, free, and does not require an account.

Before you start

Have these ready:

• The full legal name of the Nominee
• The Nominee's contact details (email and, ideally, postal address)
• A clear description of why you are nominating them, accomplishments, contribution, or grounds appropriate to the honour
• Any supporting documentation you wish to attach (citations, references, links to public records)
• Your own name and contact details

You should have a reasonable belief that the Nominee would consent to being nominated. Submitting a nomination on someone's behalf is a meaningful act and should not be done frivolously or without their knowledge where it would distress them.

The submission steps

1. Go to honours.kaharagia.org and choose Submit a nomination.
2. Choose the honour you are proposing the Nominee for. The page will show the orders, decorations, and medals you can nominate for, with brief descriptions of each.
3. Fill in the Nominee's details.
4. Write your citation: a short, clear statement of the grounds for nomination. This is the most important part of the submission. Be specific: what the person did, when, and why it merits recognition.
5. Attach any supporting documentation. Public sources are usually more useful than private testimony.
6. Fill in your own contact details so that the State can reach you with follow-up questions.
7. Review and submit.

You will see an on-screen confirmation that your submission has been received.

What happens next

Nominations are considered by the institutional authority responsible for the honours system. Consideration may take time. The State is not obliged to acknowledge receipt of your submission, to provide reasons for any decision, or to inform you of the outcome.

If a nomination is accepted and the honour is conferred:

• The Nominee will be contacted (by the tokenised correspondence channel) with the offer
• The Nominee may accept or decline
• If accepted, the conferral takes effect on publication in the Royal Kaharagian Gazette
• The Recipient's name, the honour, and the date are added to the public registry

If a nomination is not acted on, no notification is required. You may submit again in the future if circumstances change.

What a nomination is not

Submitting a nomination:

• Is not a guarantee that an honour will be conferred
• Does not create any right, expectation, or entitlement
• Is not evidence of merit, eligibility, or suitability. Those are matters for the institutional authority
• Does not confer any preferential consideration on the Nominator or the Nominee

The conferral of honours is the exclusive prerogative of the Crown. Decisions are final and not subject to appeal.

Confidentiality

The substance of the deliberations on a nomination, including supporting material, the identity of the Nominator, and the views of any officers consulted, is not public. Conferred honours, on the other hand, are matters of public record once published in the Gazette.

For full detail, see the Honours Terms of Service and Honours Privacy Notice.

Common problems

• "I don't know which honour to choose." Read the brief descriptions on the submission page. If you are not sure, choose the closest match and explain in the citation; the institutional authority can redirect the nomination if appropriate.
• "The Nominee is no longer alive." Posthumous honours may be possible for some decorations; indicate this clearly in the submission.
• "I want to nominate a group, not an individual." Some honours are conferred on collective bodies. Check the descriptions; the submission form may have a separate path for collective nominations.
• "I want to remain anonymous." You must provide contact details so the State can follow up if needed. Your identity as the Nominator is treated as confidential and is not disclosed to the Nominee.