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Professions with labour shortages
Professions where employers have difficulty in finding suitable candidates.
Age test
If the Immigration Office or Guardian service has doubts as to whether you are younger than 18, the Guardian service will have an age test carried out. An age test is a medical examination in a hospital in which a doctor determines your age.
Special residence procedure
Aims to find a 'durable solution' for the unaccompanied foreign minors. The solution can be:
• family reunification with the parents
• repatriation to the country of origin or the country in which the minor has a right of residence
• authorisation to stay in Belgium.
Radiography
Radiography is a method of imaging the interior of the human body using X-rays.
Social orientation classes
Integration classes. This is a course in which you learn about living, working, and learning in Belgium. You receive information about your rights and obligations. You can follow the integration course in Dutch/French or in another language.
Privacy
Your privacy covers everything that is in your personal life. There are rules which protect your privacy.
Urgent medical assistance
If you are staying in Belgium without legal residence (irregulary), you are only entitled to urgent medical assistance via the CPAS/OCMW.
House rules
The House rules of the reception centre set out the rights and obligations of each resident.
RIZIV / INAMI
The Belgian National Institute for Sickness and Disability Insurance is a public institution for social security.
Sworn translator
A translator who has taken a professional oath in court. This translator is authorised to translate official documents and to affix a personal stamp, signature and sworn declaration of accuracy.
If you are an unaccompanied foreign minor, the rules for which European country is responsible for your application (Dublin Regulation) are different.
The Immigration Office registers your application for international protection.
You can voluntarily end your status as a recognised refugee. This may be the case, for example, if you feel that there are no longer any reasons to flee your country.
Asylum seekers can earn some money if they help the staff in the reception centre.
By applying for asylum in Belgium, you are requesting to stay on Belgian territory because your life is threatened in your country of origin.
People arriving in Belgium can apply for asylum there. Applying for asylum is asking for protection because your life is in danger in your country of origin.
If your application for international protection is rejected, you will receive an order to leave the Belgian territory. You must leave Belgium.
The arrival centre is an open reception facility.
You have fled your country of origin because you fear you will be subjected to genital mutilation. You can apply for international protection in Belgium.