More resettled refugees in 2016

Every year, more vulnerable refugees are received in Belgium as part of resettlement. Mainly Syrians are concerned.

In 2016, 452 refugees arrived in Belgium through the resettlement program. 448 of these refugees are Syrians. Most of them were resettled from Lebanon and Turkey (102 of them were selected as part of the EU-Turkey agreement) but also from Jordan and Egypt. Besides, 4 Congolese refugees from Burundi were resettled in Belgium. Read more at www.hervestiging.be.

15 February 2017

Information about the asylum procedure, tailored to the asylum seeker, can be found at : asyluminbelgium.be.