Belgium: Information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine ENS Focal Point: NANSEN Last updated: 13 June 2022 This briefing provides country-specific information for stateless people and those at risk of statelessness fleeing Ukraine. It is intended as a source of information for refugee response actors and affected individuals. The focus is on stateless people and people at risk of statelessness, including those who are undocumented. Links to more general information for refugees from Ukraine are provided throughout. We will endeavour to keep this information updated. Please contact Ukraine.crisis@statelessness.eu if you have relevant updates. Unless otherwise shown, the source of information provided is the ENS Focal Point. 1. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & REGISTRATION There is a special registration process for people arriving in Belgium from Ukraine. People eligible for temporary protection, including stateless people, must register. People who are not eligible for temporary protection may apply for asylum. The European Commission confirms that a lack of travel documents or medical documents (certificate of vaccination, COVID-19 test) should not be an obstacle to entering the EU throughout the Ukraine crisis. In practice, Belgian authorities are applying a certain degree of flexibility in documentation requirements (e.g. accepting copies or expired documents), although they mostly proceed on a case by case basis. Stateless people and those at risk of statelessness are strongly recommended to seek legal advice as soon as possible (e.g., from NANSEN). Documents required • • • Entry and registration • • • • • Documents issued Entry status • • • Beneficiaries of international protection & recognised stateless persons in Ukraine: proof of status in Ukraine and an identity document with a photograph (e.g. ID cards, expired passports, travel documents, etc.); may also need to prove family relationship, cohabitation, or dependency if applying for protection together with another eligible person; Belgium does not seem to recognise travel documents issued by Ukraine to beneficiaries of international protection Children: a national identification document or birth certificate Undocumented persons: if unable to provide evidence of nationality, individuals are recommended to contact the diplomatic representation of their country of origin (e.g. Ukrainian diplomatic/consular representation) to confirm nationality status Stateless persons: any available identity papers 90-day tolerated stay may be permitted for documented persons who fled Ukraine; but this has not been publicly confirmed People eligible for temporary protection: register for temporary protection; provide identity details and documentation (copies permitted); biometric data People not eligible for temporary protection: directed to Immigration Office on arrival for interview; if confirmed not eligible for temporary protection, invited to return to country of origin; if safe/stable return not possible may apply for asylum Unaccompanied children: directed to Guardianship Services (‘Service des Tutelles’) (but not enough guardians available); undocumented children remain in designated accommodation centres; once documented access to child protection system People eligible for temporary protection: certificate of temporary protection Asylum seekers: registration certificate (Model A/Annex 26) Temporary protection seeker; Visitor; Asylum seeker