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In 2018 zal België in totaal 1.150 vluchtelingen selecteren (Syriërs, Congolezen en vluchtelingen uit de centrale Middellandse Zeeroute) in het kader van het hervestigingsprogramma in België.
Hoofdthema: Internationale bescherming
Trefwoorden: réinstallation

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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.

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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.

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This training session (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aims at providing participants with a basic understanding of international family law.

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These 2 training sessions (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aim at providing participants with a basic understanding of the different residence statuses in Belgium, the different residence documents, and - to some extent - the associated rights.

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These 2 training sessions (in Dutch) provided by the Flemish Agency for Integration and Civic Integration aim at providing participants with a basic understanding of the different residence statuses in Belgium, the different residence documents, and - to some extent - the associated rights.

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As of 1 January 2018, certain third-country nationals have the obligation to follow an integration programme in the German-speaking Community.

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Bulgaria has released its programme and priorities for its six-month Presidency of the Council of the EU.  Both IOM and UNHCR have published recommendations to the Bulgarian Presidency.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: Bulgarian Presidency

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The system that will register entry, exit and refusal of entry information of third country nationals crossing the external borders of the Schengen area will come into operation, by 2020 at the latest.
Hoofdthema: Borders & Visa
Trefwoorden: entry exit system, smart border

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In December of this year, the Office of the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons was asked by the Belgian government to carry out an independent enquiry on the fate of the Sudanese nationals who recently returned to their country of origin.
Hoofdthema: Return & Readmission
Trefwoorden: CGRS

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CESSMIR organises a conference to present its research results, followed by reflections on these results from the practice and interactions with the audience.
Hoofdthema: Cross-sectional
Trefwoorden: research

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A the beginning of December 2017, the European Commission has published the common "Return Handbook". It provides Member States with common guidelines, best practices and recommendations to be used by Member States' competent authorities when carrying out return-related tasks. 

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Vandaag heeft het Belgische Contactpunt van het Europees Migratienetwerk (EMN) een conferentie georganiseerd over de voornaamste ontwikkelingen op het vlak van asiel en migratie die zich hebben voorgedaan in 2017.

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Today the Commission adopted a new communication requiring immediate action from the EU and Member States to disrupt the modus operandi of traffickers, strengthen victims' rights and intensify EU internal and external efforts to provide a coordinated and consistent response.

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Myria launches today the 8th edition of Myriatics. This edition sheds light on immigrations from foreigners to Belgium. It reflects inter alia on the position of EU-28 citizens within total immigrations to Belgium, as well as on the increasing importance of Syria as country of origin of immigrants to Belgium.
Hoofdthema: Asylum, Migration
Trefwoorden: asylum flow, immigration flow

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On Wednesday afternoon in Brussels, Theo Francken, State Secretary for Asylum Policy and Migration, as well as the President of the Community of Sant'Egidio in Belgium and the representatives of the recognized cults in Belgium launched together a humanitarian corridor to accommodate 150 Syrian asylum seekers in optimal conditions.
Hoofdthema: International Protection
Trefwoorden: humanitarian visa

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Today an amending regulation came into force, establishing a new common design and enhanced security features for residence permit cards in the EU.
Hoofdthema: Integration, Migration

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The Global Conference on Cities and Migration was held on 16-17 November 2017 in Mechelen, Belgium. Local and regional actors requested to be recognized as key actors in migration management and policy making.
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: global compact on migration

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Belgium has made progress in a number of areas to combat human trafficking and has managed a considerable number of convictions of perpetrators. Improvements are expected inter alia to enhance the identification of child victims and prevent the disappearances of unaccompanied children. 
Hoofdthema: Smuggling & Trafficking
Trefwoorden: GRETA

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As of 2 November 2017, family members of foreign nationals who obtained a long term resident status in another Member State and reside in Belgium will not have to obtain a work permit if the long term residents themselves do not require such a permit.
Hoofdthema: Family reunification
Trefwoorden: long term resident

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U bent van harte welkom op de nationale conferentie van het Belgisch Contactpunt van het EMN. Tijdens deze conferentie worden de belangrijkste ontwikkelingen van het voorbije jaar inzake asiel en migratie in België belicht.
Hoofdthema: Asiel, Migratie
Trefwoorden: EMN conference

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This full day conference will provide an opportunity to exchange information on family reunification schemes, in Ireland and abroad. Drawing on the findings of a recently published European Migration Network study the family reunification policy frameworks operational elsewhere in the EU will be discussed and compared.

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The Commission and the European Economic and Social Committee are organising a conference on "From Crisis Management Towards Everyday Practice: Lessons from the refugees' integration for future labour market and social policies", on 6 November in Brussels.
Hoofdthema: Integration
Trefwoorden: labour market integration

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Op 26 oktober 2017 werd de algemene beleidsnota asiel en migratie van de Staatssecretaris voor Asiel en Migratie gepubliceerd. De beleidsnota brengt een overzicht van de belangrijkste verwezenlijkingen en beleidsprioriteiten op het vlak van asiel en migratie.  

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A joint European Migration Network & OECD event will take place on 9th November 2017. Two thematic sessions are presented within this full-day event: "Challenges and good practices in family migration policies" and "Illegal employment of third-country nationals in the EU: Challenges and solutions".
Hoofdthema: Migration
Trefwoorden: illegal employment