ANNEX II: GOVERNMENT REPATRIATION POLICIES AND PRACTICES
REPATRIATIONS TO EUROPE
UK
NETHERLANDS
2
0
6
0
BELGIUM
5
1
FRANCE
GERMANY
0
1
28
women
children
7
figures are based on
internal RSI assessments
BELGIUM
Estimated number of women and children in the camps
It is estimated that there are around 38 Belgian children and 21 Belgian women detained in
al Hol and Roj camps.1 Almost all of these children are below ten years of age.
Government policy on repatriation
The Belgian Government confirmed to RSI in November 2020 that its policy is to permit repatriation
of children under the age of 10 with confirmed Belgian nationality. 2 For children aged between ten
and 18 years old, the Coordination Unit for Threat Analysis (‘CUTA’) will carry out a case-by-case
assessment to determine whether the teenager represents a terrorist threat or not. The Belgian
Government does not offer active assistance to adults for repatriation, however, if an adult Belgian
national manages to reach a Belgian embassy, he or she will receive travel documents to enable
their return.
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