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Foreign nationals might have to pay a fee of maximum 50 euro in certain municipalities when they renew, extend or replace a temporary residence permit at the level of the municipalities. Modifications by the Law of 18 December 2016, published today in the Belgian Official Gazette, made it possible for municipalities to collect this fee.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, residence permit
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Today the Council of Ministers decided that the mandatory fee migrants have to pay when applying for certain residence permits will increase.
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Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: processing fee, application for a residence permit
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Today a new law enters (partly) into force inserting a general residence condition into the Immigration Act. The Immigration Office can now put an end to a residence permit if the person cannot put forward provable integration efforts.
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Hoofdthema: Migration, Integration
Trefwoorden: Integration, newcomers declaration
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Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen organizes an evening event on the subject of international protection. The programme includes a dance performance, a debate, a movie screening and a concert.
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Hoofdthema: International Protection
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The Passenger Name Record (PNR) law has been adopted in Parliament in December 2016. It was published in the Belgian Official Gazette on 25 January 2017. On the basis of this law, carriers will be obliged to send data on their passengers travelling from, to, or across Belgium to a central database.
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Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: public order, Travellers
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De Agentschap Integratie en Inburgering organiseert een vorming over het verblijfsrecht en tewerkstelling van mensen die in België voor ambassades, consultaten en internationale instellingen werken. Ook de problematiek van het huispersoneel komt aan bod.
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In 2016, there was a sharp drop in the number of asylum applications in Belgium, and the number of decisions taken by the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons reached an all-time high.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: CGRS, asylum applications, asylum decisions
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Enkele speciaal gemachtigde ambtenaren van de Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken kregen rechtstreekse toegang tot bepaalde delen van de Algemene Nationale Gegevensbank van de politie.
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Hoofdthema: Asiel, Migratie
Trefwoorden: Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken, veiligheid
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In october 2016, Fedasil has opened a new return desk in Charleroi, where migrants can receive information and assistance on voluntary return.
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Hoofdthema: Irregular Migration, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: return desk, voluntary return
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Het Belgische contactpunt van het Europees migratienetwerk (EMN) organiseerde een conferentie over arbeidsmarktparticipatie van begunstigden van internationale bescherming. Het evenement vond plaats op 8 november 2016 in Brussel.
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Hoofdthema: Integratie, Internationale bescherming
Trefwoorden: EMN conference, labour market integration
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CEMO organises a study morning in Brussels on the topic of the experience of exile through family reunification: myths, procedures and uprooting.
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Hoofdthema: Gezinshereniging en -vorming
Trefwoorden: CEMO, exile
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Door de gedaalde instroom van asielzoekers wordt het Belgische opvangnetwerk afgebouwd en de implementatie van het nieuwe opvangmodel hervat.
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Hoofdthema: Opvang
Trefwoorden: Fedasil, reception centre
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The 5 days training programme focuses on the issues of residence, international protection, employment and social assistance, private international law, citizenship, and integration processes.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration, Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: migration law
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A decree of the government of the French-speaking Community – which entered into force today – introduces changes regarding the procedure of recognition of the equivalence of higher education diplomas and certificates obtained abroad.
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Hoofdthema: Economic migration, Study § Training
Trefwoorden: Projet sur les migrants disparus, décès de migrant
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Vandaag, 29 augustus 2016, is het Koninklijk Besluit van 3 augustus die de lijst van veilige landen van herkomst vastlegt, gepubliceerd in het Belgisch Staatsblad. Naast de landen die reeds op de lijst stonden afgelopen jaren, wordt ook Georgië nu als veilig land van herkomst beschouwd.
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Hoofdthema: Internationale bescherming
Trefwoorden: veilig land van herkomst
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Community support for Refugees in Belgium and the NGO Flemish Refugee Action (Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen) launched today a new website for asylum seekers and refugees in Belgium: www.asyluminfo.be.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: Integration, refugee
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As from today 24 July, a EUR 200 administrative fine is immediately due and payable by foreigners at the border and EU citizens on the territory who irregularly cross borders/stay on the territory.
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Hoofdthema: Irregular Migration
Trefwoorden: administrative fine, illegal entry, illegal stay
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A law published today in the Belgian Official Gazette increases the maximum time limits for processing applications for family reunification. It will enter into force on 8 July 2016.
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Hoofdthema: Family reunification
Trefwoorden: processing time
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A law published today in the Belgian Official Gazette limits the duration of the residence permit granted to recognized refugees in Belgium. It will enter into force on 8 July 2016.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, International Protection
Trefwoorden: refugee, residence permit
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Today, a new law was published in the Belgian Official Gazette. It introduces several changes to the Immigration Act and the Reception Act, including on family reunification or searches in closed centres.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: closed centre, fraud, law
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Today, the Council of State has annulled the decree establishing the national list of safe countries of origin, as far as the inclusion of Albania on said list is concerned.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum
Trefwoorden: Albania, Council of State, list of safe countries of origin
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At the initiative of the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the premiums granted to Afghan and Iraqi nationals who voluntarily return to their country of origin have been temporarily doubled.
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Hoofdthema: Asylum, Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: Afghanistan, departure premium, Iraq, voluntary return
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Following a proposal from the State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, the Council of Ministers has approved a draft law and royal decree which aim at giving the right to municipalities to collect administrative fees for the renewal, extension or replacement of some residence permits.
