Publications

Brochures

  • Brochure asylum
    The asylum procedure at the CGRS

    This brochure informs the applicant for international protection on the asylum procedure at the CGRS. It contains important information about what the CGRS expects from applicants and explains how the CGRS examines asylum applications.

    The brochure exists in English, French and Dutch.

  • women, girls and asylum
    Women, girls and asylum in Belgium
    Information for women and girls who apply for asylum

    This brochure is intended for female applicants for international protection and contains information on the asylum procedure. Other specific themes such as health, equality between men and women, human trafficking,… are also dealt with in detail.

  • guide for unaccompanied minors
    Guide for unaccompanied minors who apply for asylum in Belgium

    This guide explains the stages an unaccompanied minor goes through when he/she applies for asylum in Belgium. At the request of the CGRS, the Immigration Office (IO) presents this guide to every unaccompanied minor when his/her asylum application is being registered.

    This guide is available in Dutch, French, English, Arab, Albanian, Tigrinya, Dari, Pashto, Pulaar and Somali.

    This guide has been created with financial support from the European Union.

  • guide children
    Guide for accompanied children in the asylum procedure in Belgium

    This guide informs children who accompany their parents or guardian, about their right to be heard during the asylum procedure of their parents or guardian in Belgium. In exceptional cases, they can file their own application for international protection (or asylum application).

    This guide is available in Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Arab, Dari, Pashto and Russian.

    This guide has been created with financial support from the European Union.

  • guide for parents
    Guide for parents or guardians accompanied by minor children

    This guide informs parents or guardians who started an asylum procedure in Belgium, about the right of the children who accompany them, to be heard. In exceptional cases, they can file their own application for asylum (asylum application).

    This guide is available in Dutch, French, English, Albanian, Arabic, Dari, Pashto and Russian.

    This guide has been created with financial support from the European Union.

  • brochure recognised
    You are recognised as a refugee in Belgium
    Your rights and obligations

    This brochure is intended for recognised refugees and provides information on their rights and obligations in Belgium.

  • subsidiary protection
    Subsidiary protection
    Your rights and obligations

    This brochure is intended for persons having been granted subsidiary protection and provides information on their rights and obligations in Belgium.

  • Code of Behaviour
    Code of Conduct for interpreters

    This code of conduct is intended for interpreters and translators working with the CGRS.

  • charter
    Charter of the personal interview

    This interview charter contains deontological guidelines for the protection officer’s conduct during the interview at the CGRS. It also gives instructions for a correct proceeding of the interview. The aims of this charter is to guarantee the quality of the asylum applicant’s interview.

  • Poster on the medical elements of an application
    POSTER: Recommendations on the medical elements of an application for international protection

Annual reports

  • Annual reports

    The CGRS's Annual Reports

    The Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS)'s annual report provides a detailed overview of the main developments concerning applications for international protection in Belgium. It covers the workings of the CGRS and includes summaries of the past year's activities, the international context, staff and training, financial expenditure, and the budget.

    Digital versions of annual reports dating back to 2000 are accessible, with the option to download reports for specific years. However, reports from 2013 onwards are available only in Dutch and French, with the Dutch and French versions being accessible only from the year 2020.

    Annual Reports in French, visit this webpage to access the CGRS Annual Reports.

    Annual Reports in Dutch, visit this webpage to access the CGRS Annual Reports.