If the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) or the Council for Alien Law Litigation grants your refugee status, you will receive a refugee certificate. You then need to go to the municipal administration of your main place of residence, which, on the basis of this certificate, will adapt the data in the national register and issue you with an A card (limited stay).
The application for a B card must also be made to the municipal administration of your main residence and requires prior instruction from the Immigration Office.
If the Office of the General Commissioner for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) or the Council for Alien Law Litigation grants subsidiary protection status, you must present the decision of the CGRS or the CALL to the municipal administration of your main place of residence. On presentation of this document, the municipal administration will issue you with an A card (limited stay), unless otherwise instructed by the Immigration Office. The application for an extension of the A card must be made to the municipal administration of your main residence 30 to 45 days before the end of the validity of the card.
The application for a B card must also be made to the municipal administration of your main residence and requires prior instruction from the Immigration Office.
Your child was not born in Belgium:
You must go , together with your child to the Immigration Office (Pachecolaan 44, 1000 Brussels – Cube) to lodge an application for international protection on behalf of the child. It is important to bring all the documents you have concerning the child and your status.
Your child was born in Belgium:
You must register the birth with the municipal administration. The administration will register the child in the national register. The child receives right of residence based on your status as recognised refugee.
If you want the child to be granted refugee status, you need to apply for international protection.PLEASE NOTE: this procedure is done by appointment with the Administration Unit. Appointments can be made by telephone or e-mail (see below).
Bear in mind that:
- If both parents have refugee status, the application must be submitted directly to the CGRS.
- If the mother has refugee status and the birth certificate does not mention a father, the application must also be submitted directly to the CGRS.
Contact:
NL: asiel.administratie@ibz.fgov.be
Tel: 02/488.90.71
FR: asile.administration@ibz.fgov.be
Tel: 02/488.90.73
As a beneficiary of international protection status, you are allowed to travel, provided you have the necessary identity and/or travel documents (depending on the country you wish to visit). Please note: a trip to your country of origin may have consequences for your international protection status. A return to the country you fled may be an indication that you do not or no longer need international protection. As a result, your international protection status may be withdrawn or annulled.
If you intend to return to your country of origin during your limited stay, you are legally obliged to report this to the municipal administration of your main residence.