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Volunteer work
Free work, usually with a social dimension.
Residence procedure
A procedure that is started in order to obtain a right of residence in Belgium.
Adult
A person older than 18 years old.
Community
The place in a reception centre where people under 18 sleep and live together and where supervisors are present and supervise.
Certificate of family composition
The certificate of family composition is an extract from the population register that lists all persons who are part of the same family.
Reception place
The place in a reception centre or a local reception initiative that Fedasil assigns to you. In the reception location you have the right to a place to sleep, food, support, etc.
Resident
A person who lives in the reception centre.
SamuSocial
A Belgian charity that provides emergency material, medical and psychosocial assistance to homeless people in the Brussels Region and the surrounding municipalities.
Dependants
Those who depend on you materially. You may have dependent children or other persons (parents).
Ban on assembly
All gatherings of more than 2 people that are not members of the same (nuclear) family are banned.
After registering your asylum application in Belgium, you can receive a reception place at the Fedasil Arrival Centre.
Certain asylum seekers are not considered refugees but receive "subsidiary protection".
As an unaccompanied minor, you usually live together with other young people in a small group or in a reception centre. But perhaps you can live with a family or acquaintance who is already living in Belgium, or with a Belgian family. That is called reception in a foster family.
Are you recognised as a refugee and older than 16? Then you can ask to live alone.