2021 was marked by a new reception crisis. Occupancy in centres for asylum seekers increased throughout the year.

Fedasil is facing a lack of places for the reception of asylum seekers.

More than 41,000 Ukrainian refugees have received a protection certificate in Belgium. 23% have asked Fedasil for temporary housing.

The registration centre for Ukrainian refugees is moving this Monday to the 'Heysel' in Brussels.

Belgium has set up a specific path for the registration and the reception of Ukrainian nationals.

More than 20,000 asylum seekers entered Fedasil's reception network in 2021. Almost a third were Afghans.

The arrival centre of Fedasil (Brussels) will be closed on Friday 31 December 2021.

Fedasil is faced with the saturation of its reception network for asylum seekers.

More than 24,000 applicants for international protection (asylum) are being received by Fedasil and its partners in Belgium. For the most part these are people who have fled the conflicts in Afghanistan, Palestine or Syria.

In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, Fedasil has observed a 40% drop in arrivals in the reception facilities in 2020.