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Transfer to the member state responsible Upon receipt of the decision, the applicant must contact the Voluntary Return Service to find out the practical details of their transfer to the Member State responsible for examining the application. The Voluntary Return Service will issue a laissez-passer to the applicant so that they can travel to the Member State responsible. This service will also take care of the practical organisation of the transfer, such as booking and purchasing tickets. The Voluntary Return Service can be contacted: by telephone: +32 (0)2 488 97 77 by e-mail: return [at] ibz.fgov

Does the UFM have family in another European member state and if so, does the UFM wish to join them? The guardian must contact the Immigration Office in order to initiate the Dublin procedure. A specific interview is then organised and the following documents must be presented: a copy of the family member's European documents the exact address of the family member the residence permit of the family member documents proving the family relationship OR the result of a DNA test a statement (Fr - Nl) signed by the UFM stating that they wish to live with their family member a statement (Fr - Nl)

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A person who flees his country due to a fear of persecution or a risk of serious harm, can obtain international protections within anoter country's borders. The person must ask  for asylum in this other country.

comprises the following steps: Establish identity At the time of registration, the IO establishes the applicant's identity (surname, first name, date of birth, place of birth, nationality). This procedure is preferably carried out on the basis of the identity documents in the applicant's possession. However, if the applicant does not have any identity documents, the data is recorded based on the applicant's statements. Consequently, if the applicant has original identity documents, or a copy of such documents, it is essential that

Registration of an application for international protection for an unaccompanied foreign minor (UFM) The registration of an application for international protection for a UFM is carried out in parallel with the registration procedure for adults. The presence of each UFM on Belgian territory must be reported to the Guardianship Service using a reporting form. Any authority (police, municipality, youth welfare service), but also a lawyer or private person can make this report. The UFM can also go to the Guardianship Service spontaneously to report their presence on Belgian territory. The

An unaccompanied foreign minor (UFM) is defined as any person who: is under the age of eighteen, is not accompanied by a person exercising parental authority or guardianship under the national law of the minor, is a national of a country that is not a member of the European Economic Area, and is in one of the following two situations: has applied for refugee status, does not meet the conditions of entry into the territory and residence established by the laws on entry into the territory, residence, settlement and expulsion of third-country nationals.

Belgian statistical institutions subject to European audit From 6 to 10 December 2021, a European audit, or peer review, will take place in Belgium in various institutions that produce European statistics. This concerns Statbel, the Flemish Statistical Authority, the National Accounts Institute, the FPS Home Affairs and the Directorate General Energy of the FPS Economy. European statistics are produced according to international standards and principles. A group of independent experts, the peer review team, examines these principles. This will lead to recommendations, which will be made public

The Belgian government has carried out several evacuation flights since the Taliban took Kabul. In these flights, Belgians and their relatives and persons who had worked for the Belgian military services, international organizations or human rights organizations were brought to Belgium. These evacuations have ended and no new ones are planned. For persons wishing to come to Belgium, the normal residence procedures apply according to the rules in force today. Asylum According to the current asylum law, asylum applications cannot be submitted abroad. Humanitarian visa Applications submitted