What is the equivalent of Préfecture in Belgium?

Government & administration

Préfecture → OE

Préfet, Sous-préfecture

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In Belgium

The counter and the decision are separate. You file at your commune, the local police call at your address to confirm you live there, and a federal office you never meet decides whether you may stay.

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Main similarities

Immigration administration

Main differences

Address registration → Administration communale, Police locale

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