Forms

Applicants

  • Application: request copies of administrative documents or access to an asylum dossier

    With this form the applicant for international protection can request a copy of certain documents and may also ask for access to his/her file.

    Please complete the form and send it to the Helpdesk lawyers, trusted persons and UNHCR. You will find the details on the form.

  • Declaration: appointment of a trusted person

    The applicant for international protection can ask to be assisted by a trusting during the asylum procedure. This person can assist the applicant with his professional knowledge. It is possible to appoint a trusted person with this form.

    Please complete this form, add a copy of the trusted person’s identity card and send this to the Helpdesk lawyers, trusted persons and UNHCR, preferably before the interview. You will find the details on the form.

  • Declaration: renunciation of the application for international protection

    This form enables the applicant for international protection to renounce his asylum application. The CGRS will not continue to process the asylum application.

    Please complete this form and send it to the CGRS. You will find the information on the form.

  • Declaration: Change of chosen residence

    In case of change of residence, it is imperative that the asylum seeker informs the CGRS (CGRA-CGVS) and the OE of their new address.

    To report a change of address, please complete the entire form and send it by registered mail to the CGRS and the OE. The contact details are available on the form.

    In case of change of address, it is necessary for the asylum seeker to communicate their new address to the CGRS and the OE by filling out the form and sending it by registered mail. The contact details are indicated on the form.

  • Medical certificate

    This medical certificate can be used by women who apply for asylum in Belgium because they are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM). It can also be used by parent(s) who claim that their daughter(s) run such a risk.

    The CGRS has also put into place a follow-up procedure for families who received refugee status because of a fear of persecution based on the risk of FGM for their daughter(s). With this procedure, the CGRS sees to it that these girls are still protected after refugee status has been granted: every year, the parents of the girl(s) concerned have to send a medical certificate to the CGRS proving that their daughter has not been subjected to genital mutilation. You will find more information about the FGM follow-up procedure through the following link: https://www.cgrs.be/en/female-genital-mutilationDownload here Dutch PDF (NL) (222.13 KB)

RECOGNIZED REFUGEES

  • Application for a refugee certificate

    This form enables the recognized refugee to request civil status documents (certificates).

    Please complete the form, add a copy of your identity card and send it to the Helpdesk recognised refugees and stateless persons. You will find the details on the form.

Third parties

  • Application: request copies of administrative documents or access to an asylum dossier

    This form enables the lawyer or a guardian, to request a copy of certain documents from his client's asylum file and may also ask for access to his client's asylum file.

    Please complete the form and send it to the Helpdesk lawyers, trusted persons and UNHCR. You will find the details on the form.

  • Declaration: intervention of UNHCR staff member

    This form enables UNHCR to inform the CGRS of its intervention in an asylum case.

    Please complete the form and send it to the Helpdesk lawyers, trusted persons and UNHCR. You will find the details on the form.