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.

Coronavirus meant that 2020 was marked by a drop in arrivals in the reception network for asylum seekers, and that the organisation of voluntary returns was disrupted.

The arrival centre of Fedasil (Brussels) adapts its opening days during the holiday period.

The Immigration Office resumes the 'physical' registration of asylum applications in our arrival centre in Brussels.

18 young migrants arrived in Belgium as part of an international relocation scheme for unaccompanied children. Fedasil is responsible for their first reception.

In 2019, Fedasil was forced to open more than 5,000 temporary places in order to receive all asylum seekers.