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I. GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
WITH WHICH YOU MAY COME
INTO CONTACT:
Dienst Voogdij [Guardianship Service] of the Federal Department
of Justice (DV)
Waterloolaan 115 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/542.79.51(Fr) or
02/542.79.61(Nl) or
Emergency number 078/15.43.24
(outside office hours)
[email protected]
www.standbyme.be
Any authority aware of an immigrant
unaccompanied minor must inform the
Guardianship Service so that a guardian can be designated to assist the
foreign unaccompanied minor during
their stay in Belgium.
Dienst Vreemdelingenzaken
[Aliens’ Office] of the Federal Department of Internal Affairs (DVZ)
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World Trade Center, tower II
Antwerpsesteenweg 59 B
in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/206.15.99
[email protected]
www.dofi.fgov.be
North Gate I
Albert II laan, 6 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/205.51.11
Fax 02/205.51.15
[email protected]
www.belgium.be/cvgs
DVZ is the section of the Federal Department of Internal Affairs responsible
for immigration in Belgium. 2 agencies
within DVZ are responsible for minor
immigrants:
*the ‘Bureau Minderjarigen, directie
asiel’ [Agency for Minors, Asylum division]: 02/205.54.62
*the ‘Bureau niet-begeleide minderjarige vreemdelingen’ [Agency for
unaccompanied minor immigrants]:
02/205.55.22(Fr) or 02/205.55.65(Nl)
The CGVS decides whether an asylum
request is well founded and whether
the asylum-seeker shall be recognised
as a refugee.
Commissariaat Generaal voor de
Vluchtelingen en de Staatslozen
[General Commissioner for Refugees
and Displaced Persons] (CGVS)
The RVV is an administrative court
that has complete jurisdiction in immigration cases. For instance if the CGVS
decides that an asylum request is unfounded, the asylum-seeker may submit an appeal against this to the RVV.
Raad voor Vreemdelingenbetwistingen [Council for Immigration
disputes] (RVV)
Gaucheretstraat, 92-94
in 1030 Brussels
Tel. 02/791.60.00
[email protected]
www.rvv-cee.be
An appeal can also be introduced to
the RVV for instance against an ‘order
to Quit the Territory’ from the DVZ.
The Council of State (R.v.St.)
Wetenschapstraat, 33 in 1040 Brussels
Tel. 02/234.96.11
Fax 02/234.98.65
www.raadvst-consetat.be
The Council of State can overturn decision of the Council for Immigration
disputes if these are in breach of the
law.
The Federal Agency for the Reception of Asylum Seekers (Fedasil)
Kartuizersstraat 21 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/213 44 11
Fax 02/213 44 22
[email protected]
www.fedasil.be
Fedasil is responsible for the reception
of asylum seekers in Belgium.
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II. SERVICES YOU CAN CONTACT
FOR SUPPORT, INFORMATION
AND HELP.
Beweging voor Kinderen Zonder
Papieren [Movement for Children
Without Papers]
Tel. 0477/40.62.19
[email protected]
www.kzp.be
Families can contact the ‘Movement for
children without papers’ for help and
support if they have received a ‘BGV’
or have already been arrested.
Centre for Equal Opportunities
and Opposition to Racism
Koningsstraat 138
in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 0800/12.800
Fax 02/212.30.30
www.diversiteit.be
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The main tasks of the CGKR are combating racism, immigrant law and new
migrations, support for combating poverty, social insecurity and social exclusion and combating human trafficking.
Délégue général aux droits de
l’enfant [General Delegation on
Children’s Rights]
Rue des Poissonniers, 11-13 bte 5
in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/223.36.99
Fax 02/223.36.46
[email protected]
www.cfwb.be/dgde
The General Delegation on Children’s
Rights is the Walloon counterpart to
the Flemish Human Rights Commission. The Delegation consequently
works for human rights in the FrenchSpeaking Community.
Exil
Avenue Brugmann, 43
in 1060 Brussels
Tel. 02/534.53.30
Fax 02/534.9016
[email protected]
www.exil.be
Exil is a medico-psychological centre where
victims of human rights abuses or torture
and refugees can come for support.
International Organisation for
Migration (IOM) IOM Brussels REAB-programme
Montoyerstraat 40 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/290.33.86
Fax 02/282.45.83
[email protected]
www.belgium.iom.int/REAB/
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Amongst others, the IOM organises
‘voluntary repatriation’ of immigrants
to their homeland.
Juna vzw
Tel. 053/70.99.79
Fax 053/77.75.21
[email protected]
Juna vzw is certified by the Flemish
government in the framework of Special Youth Aid. Juna is a reception and
guidance home for unaccompanied immigrant minors and minor victims of
human trafficking.
Kinderrechtencommissariaat
[Commission for Children’s Rights]
Leuvenseweg, 86 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/552.98.00 Fax 02/552.98.01
[email protected]
www.kinderrechten.be
The Flemish Commission for Children’s Rights was established to tell minors exactly what their rights are and
to help them to exercise those rights.
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Through its connection to the Flemish
Parliament the Commission for Children’s rights is able to make the voices
of children and young people sound
through in policy. The KRC encourages
politicians to be more concerned with
matters relating to minors.
Liga voor Mensenrechten [Human Rights League]
Gebroeders De Smetstraat, 75
in 9000 Gent
Tel. 09/223.07.38
Fax 09/223.08.48
[email protected]
www.mensenrechten.be
The Human Rights League monitors
the application of human rights and international law in Belgium.
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Medisch Steunpunt Mensen
Zonder Papieren
[Medical Support for Migrants
without Papers]
Gaucheretstraat, 164
in 1030 Brussels
Tel. 02/274.14.33
Fax 02/274.14.48
[email protected]
www.medimmigrant.be
The Medical Support for Migrants
without Papers wants to guarantee
healthcare for people without a legal
residence and to orient them towards
a useful and realistic residence perspective. This is realised both through
individual aid and structural aid.
Mentor Escale
Opperstraat, 19 in 1050 Brussels
Tel. 02/505.32.32
Fax 02/505.32.39
[email protected]
Mentor Escale is a support centre for
young people in flight.
Minor-Ndako
Vogelenzangstraat 76 in 1070 Anderlecht
Tel. 02/ 503.56.29
fax: 02/ 503.47.45
[email protected]
www.minor-ndako.be
Minor-Ndako vzw is certified by the
Flemish Government in the framework
of Special Youth Aid. It is a reception
and support centre for foreign unaccompanied minors and minors who
have been victims of human-trafficking.
Het Openbaar Centrum voor
MaatschappelijkWelzijn (OCMW)
[The Public Welfare Agency]
Contact information for the OCMW
in your neighbourhood is given on
their website: www.OCMW.be
You can contact the OCMW under
certain circumstances for social services in the form of material (sometimes also financial), social, medical or
psychological aid.
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tact the SDJ e.g. for legal information
and advice. The SDJ can also assist you
in searching for a lawyer if you should
need one. The address of an SDJ in
your neighbourhood can be requested
via the contact details above.
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Case Postale 2500
in CH-1211 Genève 2 Dépôt
Suisse (Switzerland)
Tel. 0041/22739 8111
www.unhcr.org
The Red Cross
Contact details for the Red Cross reception centres for asylum seekers and
the Red Cross Tracing service are available from its website: www.redcross.be
The Red Cross organises shelter for asylum seekers in a few reception centres
and can also organise tracing of missing
relatives through its Tracing Service.
Services Droit des Jeunes [The
Children’s Rights Service]
Kiekenmarkt, 30 in 1000 Brussels
Tel. 02/209.61.61 Fax 02/209.61.60
[email protected]
www.sdj.be
underage immigrant in Belgium
The UNHCR coordinates international campaigns for the protection
of refugees. Its main task is to watch
over the rights and welfare of refugees
worldwide.
In addition you can also visit these
websites for useful information
about immigration law and children’s rights in Belgium:
The website of the Walloon Cire:
www.cire.irisnet.be
The website of the Platform Kinderen
op de Dool [Platform for Roaming
Children]: www.nbm.be
Unicef’s website: www.unicef.org
The website of the Vlaams Minderhedencentrum [Flemish Centre for Minorities]: www.vmc.be
The website of Vluchtelingenwerk
Vlaanderen [Flemish Refugee Action]:
www.vluchtelingenwerk.be
The Walloon SDJ’s strive for a society
that respects the rights of children,
young people and families.You can con-
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III. MORE QUESTIONS?
This leaflet is a part of an It’s Like This
… - series of 8 separate leaflets about
and for immigrant minors in which
each has more information about a
specific aspect of immigration law.
The leaflets are available in Dutch,
French, English, German, Spanish and
Russian.
The content of the 8 leaflets:
1. A few important concepts.
2. Who is responsible for you?
3. Procedures you can follow to get a
residence permit in Belgium.
4. Reception of immigrant minors.
5. The right to education of immigrant
minors.
6. The right to medical care of immigrant minors.
7. Repatriation to your country of origin (or a third safe country).
8. What services can you go to for information and/or help?
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In addition there are numerous specialised services that immigrant minors
can contact for information and help.
Their contact details are given in this
leaflet.
You can contact the Kinderrechtswinkel via:
070/21.00.71
[email protected]
www.kinderrechtswinkel.be
These 8 leaflets and all the other folders from the “It’s Like this …” – series
can be downloaded as PDF files from
the website www.tzitemzo.be
For more information about laws,
regulations and judicial procedures,
you can contact the Kinderrechtswinkel [Counter for Children’s Rights]
(KRW) free and anonymously. You can
write, email, telephone or drop in to
the KRW in Bruges or Gent.
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uitgave: augustus 2008
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