TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE PROCESSING OF LEBANESE CASES

In view of the current situation in Lebanon, the CGRS has decided to formally cease taking decisions with immediate effect.

The CGRS will continue to notify the following decisions:

  • decisions granting refugee status;
  • decisions granting subsidiary protection;
  • inadmissibility decisions for persons enjoying protection status in another EU Member State.

However, the notification of the following decisions is suspended:

  • refusal of refugee status;
  • refusal of subsidiary protection status.

This suspension is only temporary and applies until the CGRS has sufficient objective information to accurately assess the security situation in Lebanon and the risk of persecution.

31 March 2026

From 12 June 2026, the CGRS will apply new EU rules for the asylum procedure, including mandatory recording of the personal interview, wider use of the accelerated procedure and revised rules on safe countries.

More information:
www.cgrs.be/en/changes-introduced-eu-asylum-and-migration-pact