Brochures
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Asylum in BelgiumThis brochure (last updated: end of 2014), a joint publication with Fedasil, is intended to inform the applicant for international protection, upon his arrival in Belgium, on the different steps of the asylum procedure, his rights and obligations during the asylum procedure, and on his stay in a reception centre. The applicant receives this brochure at the Fedasil dispatching service.
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Women, girls and asylum in BelgiumInformation for women and girls who apply for asylum
This brochure (published: June 2011) 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. The brochure is not digitally available. The Immigration Office hands this brochure to every female applicant, girl or woman, at the start of the asylum procedure.
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Guide for unaccompanied minors who apply for asylum in BelgiumThis 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, Tigrinya, Dari, Pashto, Pulaar, Somali and Albanian.
This guide was developed with the support of the AMIF, the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund.
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Interview CharterThis interview charter (published: January 2011) 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.
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Asylum in BelgiumThe Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons
This brochure (published: August 2010) has been developed in the framework of the BE presidency of the EU in 2010 and is to be read together with the brochure Belgium and Migration – Immigration Department.
This brochure presents the mission, values, structure and organization of the CGRS.
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Belgium and Migrationthe Immigration Department
This brochure (published: August 2010) has been developed in the framework of the BE presidency of the EU in 2010 and is to be read together with the brochure Asylum in Belgium – the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons.
This brochure presents the mission, values, structure and organization of the Immigration Department.
Annual reports
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Annual reports
The Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons is required by law to report every year on the mission of the CGRS to the competent Minister or State Secretary for the Migration and Asylum Policy.
The annual reports as from 2013 are only available in Dutch and French.
Contact
For applicants for international protection
WTC II
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 26 A
1000 Brussels
For visitors
WTC II
Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 28-30
1000 Brussels
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