In 2016, departures from Fedasil’s asylum network greatly outnumbered the arrivals. As a result, the reception capacity has been revised downwards.

On Tuesday 17 January, Fedasil received the President of the Republic of Malta.

Fedasil has been involved in producing a brochure advising asylum seekers on their rights and the risks associated with work.

Since a decreasing number of people apply for asylum in Belgium, Fedasil reduces the reception capacity for asylum seekers.

At the end of September, Fedasil employees went to France to learn about their programme for voluntary return. 

The IOM visited several reception centres for refugees to inform the residents about voluntary return and reintegration in Afghanistan.

21,500 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 Palestine, Syria or Afghanistan.

Fedasil has just published its 2015 review. 2015 was an eventful year, marked by a sudden influx of asylum seekers in Belgium and elsewhere in Europe.

In Belgium, asylum seekers have the right to material assistance and accommodation as long as the examination of their asylum application is pending. But where do they go after their stay in the reception centre?