Information on AVRR in Bulgaria is not available to the Transnational Exchange VI project yet.
Country
Romania
Information on AVRR in Romania is not available to the Transnational Exchange VI project yet.
Montenegro
More information on the AVRR counselling system in Montenegro will be added here soon.
Contact in Montenegro
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
BC Hilton, Ulica Slobode 2, V floor,
81000 Podgorica, Montenegro
Tel: +382 68 806 917
Email: iompodgorica@iom.int, iommontenegro@iom.int
Links and statistics
Czech Republic
More information on the AVRR counselling system in Czech Republic will be added here soon.
Contact in Czech Republic
the Ministry of the Interior
E-mail: navraty@mvcr.cz
Tel.: +420 704 844 574 (Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 15:00)
Office addresses:
Prague
Nad Štolou 936/3
170 34 Praha 7
Tel.: 974 832 384
Pilsen
Jagellonská 1017/9
301 00 Plzeň 3 – Jižní Předměstí
Tel.: 974 320 818
Brno
Tuřanka 115b
627 00 Brno – Slatina
Tel.: 974 629 399
Links and statistics
https://www.mvcr.cz/mvcren/article/en-assisted-voluntary-returns
Last update: July 2023
Italy
Information on AVRR in Italy is not available to the Transnational Exchange VI project yet.
Slovakia
Information on AVRR in Slovakia is not available to the Transnational Exchange VI project yet.
Poland
More information on the AVRR counselling system in Poland will be added here soon.
Contact in Poland
IOM (International Organization for Migration)
00-490 Warszawa
Wiejska 12
Tel. +48 (22) 628 24 13
Tel. +48 (22) 623 81 88
Tel. +48 666 34 34 66 (for urgent matters)
Fax: +48 (22) 628 24 15
E-mail: iomwarsawavr@iom.int
Links
https://www.migrant.info.pl/the-assisted-voluntary-return-and-reintegration-program.html
Where to apply? – Office for Foreigners – Portal Gov.pl (www.gov.pl)
Last update: July 2023
Coming soon
Information on AVRR not available to the Transnational Exchange VI project yet.
TEST
| AVRR Counsellor | Client | IOM | Migration office / state department | Training organisation | Actor 2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name all the actors with full name involved in your country (in your language) | ||||||
| English translation of all the names of actors involved in the process | ||||||
| First time counselling / perspective counselling | ||||||
| Assisting with organizing travel documents | ||||||
| Preparing the return of vulnerable clients | ||||||
| Registering clients for professional training in EU country | ||||||
| Offering professional training in EU country | ||||||
| Applying for return budget | ||||||
| Granting return budget | ||||||
| Applying for plane ticket | ||||||
| Booking the plane / bus ticket | ||||||
| Applying for reintegration budget | ||||||
| Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up) | ||||||
| Granting reintegration budget | ||||||
| Final counselling | ||||||
| Organizing medical escort | ||||||
| Disbursing return budget in EU country / giving cash assistance just before the departure | ||||||
| Escort to airport | ||||||
| Connecting returnee with reintegration partner | ||||||
| Staying in touch with returnee |
Further information: https://www.udi.no/en/return/who-does-what-in-the-return-process/
Return Budget
- IOM will book and pay for the plane ticket for the return journey and provide pocket money for the journey. The pocket money is USD 80 for adults above 18 years of age, and USD 110 for children below the age of 18.
- The returnee may be entitled to financial re-integration support. The financial support is intended to be an initial support to re-establish life back home. It is the government of Norway that decides which support you may qualify for and finances the support. IOM distributes and administers the support.
Migrants with rejection or who are in the middle of the asylum seeking process:
Reintegration grant rates
| Description | Amount if you have applied before the deadline for leaving the country or are not registered in Norway | Amount if you have applied after the deadline for leaving the country |
|---|---|---|
Reintegration grant for adults (over the age of 18) | NOK 15,000 per person (approx. 1 471€) | NOK 5,000 per person (approx. 490€) |
| Reintegration grant for each child travelling with family or a guardian | NOK 15,000 per person (approx. 1 471€) | NOK 5,000 per person (approx. 490€) |
| Extra reintegration grant for each child travelling with family or a guardian | NOK 10,000 per person (approx. 981€) | No grant |
- Vulnerable clients: A financial grant up to NOK 22 000 in services for example for housing, education, starting a business, work training, medication, food and clothes.
- Dublin cases: a financial grant of NOK 7,000
Reintegration Budget
- 1400€ in-kind, extra medical budget (250€) + extra rent (up 1500€) if necessary
Reintegration services up to NOK 30,000 for specific country of return :
- Afghanistan
- Morocco
- Somalia
- Albania
- Iraq
https://www.udi.no/en/return/apply-for-repatriation/#link-971
https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2013-009/
Return numbers
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted voluntary return | 242 (56 were escorted by the police) | 213 (51 escorted by the police) | 127 (18 were escorted by the police) | 127 (33 were escorted by the police) | 89 (21 were escorted by the police) |
Source: UDI annual reports : https://www.udi.no/globalassets/global/aarsrapporter_i/arsrapport-udi-2021.pdf
Top 5 Countries of Return in 2021
| 1. Turkey | 14 |
| 2. Somalia | 10 |
| 3. Ethiopia | 9 |
| 4. Iraq | 7 |
| 5. Kenya | 7 |
Source: Assisterte returer etter returland og returtype (2021) – UDI
Return Counselling Providers and Amount of Counsellors
- Information giving: IOM, NOAS, Caritas, Pireus and Nomkus (each organisation has between 1 and 5 full time positions allocated to the return field)
- AVRR counselling and return organisation: IOM Norway + Norwegian police
Contact in Norway
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Norway
Visiting address: Skippergata 33, 2nd floor, 0154 Oslo
Postal address: Pb 8927 Youngstorget, 0028 Oslo
Email: iomoslovarp@iom.int or call
Telephone: (+47) 23 10 53 20 or (+47) 406 23 277
Norway
Steps for counselling and organising return in Norway
| AVRR Counsellor | Client | IOM | Migration office / state department | Police | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actors in return field in Norway | IOM, NOAS (The Norwegian Organisation for Asylum Seekers), Caritas, Pireus and Nomkus (Norway’s Centre of Multiculture) | Returnee | IOM Norway | Ministry of Justice and Public Security Norwegian Directorate of Immigration (UDI) | National Police Immigration Service (PU) |
| First time counselling / perspective counselling | X | ||||
| Assisting with organizing travel documents | X | X | X* | ||
| Preparing the return of vulnerable clients | X | ||||
| Registering clients for professional training in EU country | NA | NA | |||
| Offering professional training in EU country | NA | NA | |||
| Applying for return budget | X (returnee needs to apply online to the UDI for return support) | The client applies for the ticket and financial support online to the UDI | |||
| Granting return budget | X | ||||
| Applying for plane ticket | X | ||||
| Booking the plane / bus ticket | X | ||||
| Applying for reintegration budget | X | Together with application for plane ticket | |||
| Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up) | X | ||||
| Granting reintegration budget | X | ||||
| Final counselling | X | ||||
| Organizing medical escort | X | ||||
| Disbursing return budget in EU country / giving cash assistance just before the departure | X | ||||
| Escort to airport | X | X | |||
| Connecting returnee with reintegration partner | X | X | |||
| Staying in touch with returnee | X |
Further information: https://www.udi.no/en/return/who-does-what-in-the-return-process/
Return budget
- IOM will book and pay for the plane ticket for the return journey and provide pocket money for the journey. The pocket money is USD 80 for adults above 18 years of age, and USD 110 for children below the age of 18.
- The returnee may be entitled to financial re-integration support. The financial support is intended to be an initial support to re-establish life back home. It is the government of Norway that decides which support you may qualify for and finances the support. IOM distributes and administers the support.
Migrants with rejection or who are in the middle of the asylum seeking process:
Reintegration grant rates
Description | Amount if you have applied before the deadline for leaving the country or are not registered in Norway | Amount if you have applied after the deadline for leaving the country |
|---|---|---|
| Reintegration grant for adults (over the age of 18) | NOK 15,000 per person (approx. 1 471€) | NOK 5,000 per person (approx. 490€) |
| Reintegration grant for each child travelling with family or a guardian | NOK 15,000 per person (approx. 1 471€) | NOK 5,000 per person (approx. 490€) |
| Extra reintegration grant for each child travelling with family or a guardian | NOK 10,000 per person (approx. 981€) | No grant |
- Vulnerable clients: A financial grant up to NOK 22 000 in services for example for housing, education, starting a business, work training, medication, food and clothes.
- Dublin cases: a financial grant of NOK 5,000
Reintegration budget
- 1400€ in-kind, extra medical budget (250€) + extra rent (up 1500€) if necessary
Reintegration services up to NOK 30,000 for specific country of return :
- Afghanistan
- Morocco
- Somalia
- Iraq
https://www.udi.no/en/return/apply-for-repatriation/#link-971
https://www.udiregelverk.no/en/documents/udi-guidelines/udi-2013-009/
Return numbers in Norway
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted voluntary return | 213 (51 escorted by the police) | 127 (18 were escorted by the police) | 127 (33 were escorted by the police) | 89 (21 were escorted by the police) | 156 |
Source: UDI annual reports : https://www.udi.no/globalassets/global/aarsrapporter_i/arsrapport-2023.pdf
Top 3 countries of return in Norway
| Top countries of return in 2023 |
|---|
| 1. Iraq |
| 2. Somalia |
| 3. Turkey |
Return counselling providers and amount of counsellors
- Information giving: IOM, NOAS, Caritas, Pireus and Nomkus (each organisation has between 1 and 5 full time positions allocated to the return field)
- AVRR counselling and return organisation: IOM Norway + Norwegian police
Contact in Norway
International Organization for Migration (IOM), Norway
Visiting address: Skippergata 33, 2nd floor, 0154 Oslo
Postal address: Pb 8927 Youngstorget, 0028 Oslo
Email: iomoslovarp@iom.int or call
Telephone: (+47) 23 10 53 20 or (+47) 406 23 277
Last update: July 2024
Estonia
Steps for counselling and organising return in Estonia
| AVRR Counsellor | Client | Migration office / state department | Police | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actors in return field in Estonia | IOM Estonia (AVRR project ended on 30.06.2023; currently AVRR counselling is not offered until new funding is granted) | Returnee | Ministry of the Interior | Estonian Police and Border Guard Police |
| First time counselling / perspective counselling | X | X (Referals from the boarder or from detention centers) | ||
| Assisting with organizing travel documents | X | |||
| Preparing the return of vulnerable clients | X | X | ||
| Registering clients for professional training in EU country | X | X | ||
| Offering professional training in EU country | ||||
| Applying for return budget | X | |||
| Granting return budget | ||||
| Applying for plane ticket | X | |||
| Booking the plane / bus ticket | X | |||
| Applying for reintegration budget | X | |||
| Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up) | X | |||
| Granting reintegration budget | X | |||
| Final counselling | X | |||
| Organizing medical escort | X | |||
| Disbursing return budget in EU country / giving cash assistance just before the departure | X | |||
| Escort to airport | X | |||
| Connecting returnee with reintegration partner | X | |||
| Staying in touch with returnee | X |
Return budget
- Cash assistance per person is 50 – 100 EUR, which is given at airport. In exemplary cases, it can be also given beforehand.
Reintegration budget
- 1400€ in-kind, extra medical budget (250€) + extra rent (300 – 350€) if necessary
Return numbers in Estonia
(IOM: VARRE Project)
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted voluntary return | 132 | 128 | 40 | 43 | 92 |
Source: Estonian Police and Border Guard Police
Top 5 countries of return
| Top 5 countries of return in 2023 in Estonia |
|---|
| 1. Uzbekistan |
| 2. Tajikistan |
| 3. Georgia |
| 4. Azerbaijan |
| 5. Moldova |
Return counselling providers and amount of counsellors
IOM Estonia: 2 people involved in AVRR (1 AVRR assistant and 1 finance assistant)
Number of counsellors: 1
Contact in Estonia
IOM Estonia
Address: Parda 4 (dial #20), 5th floor, Tallinn 10151
Tel: +372 611 6088
Mob: +372 562 33083
E-mail: iomtallinnavrr@iom.int
Last update: July 2024
Portugal
Steps for counselling and organising return in Portugal
| AVRR Counsellor | IOM | Other actors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Actors in return field in Portugal | Information and counselling network (informal): different NGOs working in the field of migration | IOM Portugal | Reintegration Network Brazil |
| First time counselling / perspective counselling | X | X | |
| Assisting with organizing travel documents | X | ||
| Preparing the return of vulnerable clients | X | ||
| Registering clients for professional training in EU country | NA | ||
| Offering professional training in EU country | NA | ||
| Applying for return budget | x | ||
| Granting return budget | x | ||
| Applying for plane ticket | X | ||
| Booking the plane / bus ticket | X | ||
| Applying for reintegration budget | X | ||
| Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up) | X | X | |
| Granting reintegration budget | X | ||
| Final counselling | NA | ||
| Organizing medical escort | X | ||
| Disbursing return budget in EU country / giving cash assistance just before the departure | X | ||
| Escort to airport | X | ||
| Connecting returnee with reintegration partner | X | X | |
| Staying in touch with returnee | X | X |
Return budget
70€ per person in travel money (paid in Portugal prior to return)
Reintegration budget
- €2000 per case (paid in cash in the country of return over two instalments, subject to the analysis of an individual reintegration plan)
- €1000 per case for health-related problems (paid in the country of return, to complement traditional reintegration support, also subject to analysis)
- €70 per person in travel money (paid in Portugal prior to return)
Return numbers in Portugal
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assisted voluntary return | 380 | 161 | 340 | 113 | 394 |
Top countries of return
| Top 5 countries of return in 2022 in Portugal |
|---|
| 1. Brasil |
| 2. Timor-Leste |
| 3. Colombia |
| 4. Angola |
| 5. India |
Return counselling providers and amount of counsellors
IOM Portugal provides counselling directly and manages an informal network of counselling and information distributed throughout the territory counting more than 30 focal points. The IOM Portugal AVRR team consists of 4 staff members.
Contact in Portugal
IOM PORTUGAL
Rua das Pedras Negras,16, 1100-534 Lisbon
+351.915 030 860
Last update: July 2023