QUARTERLY REPORT January - March 2026

Startpunt is a field team of Vluchtelingenwerk Vlaanderen that provides socio-legal
information to applicants for international protection on their arrival in Belgium. The team is
present on a daily basis at the registration centre (Belliardstraat 68) and at the interview location of the
Immigration Office (IO) (Cube - Pachecolaan 44). At the Legal Helpdesk (LHD), Startpunt, in
collaboration with the Brussels Bar Association, provides information to applicants three times a week
and facilitates access to legal aid. The team consists mostly of volunteers who speak a wide variety of
languages. Startpunt monitors the situation on the ground and gathers signals which serve as a basis
for Vluchtelingenwerk’s policy work.