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Newcomers in Belgium

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Newcomers · Belgium · 16 public bodies

Belgium · newcomers

Newcomers in Belgium

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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First steps

This guide for Belgium is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.

First steps

6 topics
  1. 01
    Status and documents

    Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.

  2. 02
    Work and qualifications

    Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.

  3. 03
    Language

    Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.

  4. 04
    Health and wellbeing

    Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.

  5. 05
    Housing and money

    Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.

  6. 06
    Community

    Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.

Information and referrals only, never legal or medical advice. We do not record who uses this page.

Public bodies for newcomers in Belgium

16 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).

Asylum and refugee protection

3 bodies

Work and business

3 bodies
  • Actiris

    The public employment service in Brussels.

    verified
  • VDAB

    The public employment service in Flanders.

    verified
  • Le Forem

    The public employment service in Wallonia.

    verified

Settlement and integration

3 bodies
  • Agency for Integration and Civic Integration

    Civic integration courses, Dutch lessons and social interpreting in Flanders.

    verified
  • BON

    Civic integration programme for newcomers in Brussels, in Dutch.

    verified
  • VIA

    Integration programme for newcomers in Brussels, in French.

    verified

Family and women

2 bodies
  • Écoute Violences Conjugales

    Free, anonymous helpline for domestic violence. Phone 0800 30 030.

    verified
  • 1712

    Free helpline for violence, abuse and child abuse in Flanders.

    verified

Recognition of qualifications

2 bodies

Arrival and status

1 body

Emergency numbers

1 body
  • 112

    Call 112 for fire and ambulance. Call 101 for the police.

    verified

Legal help and discrimination

1 body
  • Unia

    The interfederal equality body. You can report discrimination here.

    secondary