Voluntary returns to the countries of origin are decreasing. Among others, this is the result of the lower number of asylum applications the past two years.

In 2017, Belgium resettled three times more refugees than the previous year. Most of them are Syrians but a group of Congolese also arrived in Belgium.

Belgium plans to resettle 1,150 refugees in 2018: Syrians, Congolese and refugees of the Central Mediterranean route.

Fedasil publishes its 2016 review, a year marked by a fall in arrivals and the closure of 10,000 reception places.

On 5 July, the European Asylum Support Office presented its 2016 report at a conference in Brussels. For the occasion, refugees and asylum seekers came to speak about their experiences.

On 20 June, European Commissioner Thyssen, launched in a reception centre in Brussels an IT tool for migrants looking for work.

In ten years, Fedasil and its partners, IOM and Caritas, have supported over 13,000 migrants with their reintegration into their country of origin.

Every year, Belgium takes in increasing numbers of vulnerable refugees for resettlement. These refugees are mainly Syrians.

4267 migrants returned voluntarily in 2016 and the number of voluntary returns continue to increase, more particularly to Iraq and Afghanistan.

Fedasil publishes the first part of her study on caring for vulnerable persons.