Access to healthcare for undocumented migrants in Brussels

Table of content

Introduction

I. Keyconcepts
1.1. Asylum seeker
1.2. Recognised refugee
1.3. Undocumented migrants

II. Background: evolution of the situation of undocumented migrants in Belgium since 1945

III. Legal framework – State of art
3.1. International level
3.2. European level
3.3. National level
3.3.1 General legal framework and the social security system
3.3.2 Legal provisions concerning access to healthcare specifically forundocumented migrants
3.3.3 Two specific cases: protection in terms of healthcare for pregnant womenand for illegal migrant workers
3.3.4 A comparison with France

IV. Effective access to healthcare
4.1. Current state of knowledge
4.1.1. Presentation of the main stakeholders
4.1.2. Existing studies
4.2. Our results4.2.1. ‘Médecins du Monde’ and the CASO
4.2.2. Methodology
4.2.3. Results
4.2.3.1. Basic data of our survey
4.2.3.2. Unawareness of the rights
4.2.3.3. Administrative complexity
4.2.3.4. The fear of denunciation
4.2.3.5. Barrier of the language
4.2.3.6. Waiting period
4.2.3.7. CPAS vs FEDASIL

Conclusion

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