reception centre
Refugee processing location
A reception centre is a facility where people are received and processed upon arrival—typically refugees, asylum seekers, or displaced persons awaiting assessment or resettlement.
The term is chiefly British: Thousands passed through the reception centre after crossing the border.
In other contexts, it may refer to any building designated for initial intake and orientation.
- holding facilityPlace to confine people
- shelterProtected place or structure
- temporary housingNon-permanent place to live
- servicesActs performed for others
- community supportCollective assistance from neighbors
accommodation · safe haven · entry · border crossing · hub · intake · facility · asylum · refugee · arrival · campsite · hospice · emergency · processing · waiting room · registration · resettlement · aid station
reception centrepermanent residence
Fixed long-term dwelling
permanent home · social housing · council housing · public housing · family home
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