Staff reinforcements at the CGRS: the first wave
35 new staff members have joined the CGRS yesterday.
Information about the asylum procedure, tailored to the asylum seeker, can be found at : asyluminbelgium.be.
16 October 2015
CGRS Iraq policy: no more freezing of decisions for Bagdad
Asylum seekers from Bagdad are no longer granted subsidiary protection on the mere basis of their region of origin.
Asylum statistics September 2015
5.512 asylum applications were filed in Belgium in September 2015.
Which way to go with the right to asylum?
The Commissioner General reiterates a few basic principles.
Asylum statistics August 2015
4,621 asylum applications were registered in Belgium in August 2015.
Asylum system under pressure. Actions of the CGRS
Due to the strong increase in the number of asylum applications, the asylum system is under severe pressure.
Public order legislative amendment
On 3 September, the law of 10 August 2015 amending the Aliens Act came into force.
Temporary freeze of decisions on asylum applications from Iraqi nationals
The CGRS examines whether every person from Bagdad is granted subsidiary protection.
The Commissioner General throws his light on asylum in the newspaper De Standaard
On August 14th De Standaard published an interview with the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
Asylum statistics July 2015
2,975 asylum applications were registered in Belgium in July 2015.