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Newcomers

First steps in a new country, services you can trust and Kurds who arrived before you.

Public bodies and help

BELNewcomers

Newcomers · Belgium

Belgium · Belgium

Newcomers

First steps in a new country, services you can trust and Kurds who arrived before you.

Public bodies and help

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I-Academy128 courses, 128 open for enrolmentCivic3 campaigns, 6 programmesHeritage70 days to keep, 34 chronology entriesIzindaba80 approved sources, no confirmed events yetCommunity Cellsforming. No Chapter is recognised yet

01 Newcomers

  • 01

    Status and documents

    Asylum, residence and family reunification: official sources and qualified help.

  • 02

    Work and qualifications

    Getting qualifications recognised, licensing routes and first jobs.

  • 03

    Language

    Courses in the host language, and Kurdish mother-tongue classes for children.

  • 04

    Health and wellbeing

    Registering with health services, and care that understands trauma and culture.

  • 05

    Housing and money

    Finding housing, opening a bank account and spotting scams aimed at newcomers.

  • 06

    Umphakathi

    Meeting other Kurds safely: your Community Cell, events and mentors.

Public bodies for newcomers in Belgium

16 public bodies, by the topic each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 2026-10-23).

Asylum and refugee protection 3
Work and business 3
  • ActirisThe public employment service in Brussels.
  • VDABThe public employment service in Flanders.
  • Le ForemThe public employment service in Wallonia.
Settlement and integration 3
  • Agency for Integration and Civic IntegrationCivic integration courses, Dutch lessons and social interpreting in Flanders.
  • BONCivic integration programme for newcomers in Brussels, in Dutch.
  • VIAIntegration programme for newcomers in Brussels, in French.
Family and women 2
  • Écoute Violences ConjugalesFree, anonymous helpline for domestic violence. Phone 0800 30 030.
  • 1712Free helpline for violence, abuse and child abuse in Flanders.
Recognition of qualifications 2
Arrival and status 1
Emergency numbers 1
  • 112Call 112 for fire and ambulance. Call 101 for the police.
Legal help and discrimination 1
  • UniaThe interfederal equality body. You can report discrimination here.

All 16 public bodies in Belgium

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