Asylum and migration

Clear rules, demanding integration

Legal, pragmatic immigration that matches our country's needs and our commitments to solidarity is desirable. Those admitted to our country must show their willingness to integrate: diversity is an asset, but living together requires a common foundation of values.

Dignified reception and fast procedures

Dignified reception of migrants in safe countries bordering their country of origin must become the cornerstone of our new asylum model.

Asylum applications must be processed more quickly, so that people do not settle here for good before being told they have to leave. Every application lodged in Belgium must receive an answer within six months.

Tackling illegal immigration

We must ensure that orders to leave the territory are actually enforced when a decision is negative. We support increasing the number of places in closed centres and creating new ones.

The MR wants to increase the number of readmission agreements with third countries and review the list of safe third countries. We also want the transfer of foreign prisoners to become standard practice, so that they serve their sentence in their country of nationality.