Spain

Steps for counselling and organising the return from Spain

	AVRR Counsellor	IOM	Training organisation
Actors in return field in Spain	NGOs: RED ACOGE – AESCO – CEPAIM – ACULCO – FUNDACIÓN SAN EZEQUIEL MORENO – FUNDACIÓN ACOBE – ASOCIACIÓN RUMIÑAHUI – YMCA – TREBALL SOLIDARI – FUNDACIÓN CRUZ BLANCA	IOM Spain	TREBALL SOLIDARI: Colombia,Honduras – ACULCO: Colombia – RUMIÑAHUI: Ecuador – AESCO: Colombia, Paraguay – CEPAIM: Senegal – FUNDACIÓN SAN EZEQUIEL MORENO: Nicaragua, Colombia – IOM: Colombia, Honduras, Senegal
First time counselling / perspective counselling	x	x
Assisting with organizing travel documents	x	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		x	x
Applying for return budget	x	x
Granting return budget	x	x
Applying for plane ticket	x	x
Booking the plane / bus ticket	x	x
Applying for reintegration budget	x	x
Preparing a business plan ( in case of business start-up)	x	x
Granting reintegration budget	x	x
Final counselling	x	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	x

Return budget

IOM: Financial aid of 450 € (supporting with the first needs)
Other NGOs: 50€ per person, 400€ maximum per family unit

Reintegration budget

IOM: For nationals from Colombia, Honduras, Senegal: technical, economic and monitoring assistance for the start-up of a small business in the country of origin (amount not disclosed)
Other NGOs: 400€ per person, 1600€ maximum per family + extra budget for business start-up (1000€ per person, 5000€ maximum per family unit)
Not every returnee receives the same fiancial assistance. The assistance is determined based on the individual adminstrative status and nationality.

Return numbers, Spain (IOM)

	2021	2022	2023
Voluntary returns, IOM Spain	913	904	700

Return numbers, Spain (Red Acoge)

	01/07/2023 – 15/06/2024
Voluntary returns, Red Acoge	127

Top countries of return in Spain, Red Acoge

01/07/2023 – 15/06/2024
1. Colombia (73)
2. Honduras (14)
3. Argentina (10)
4. Nicaragua (8)
5. Venezuela (8)

Return counselling providers

11 actors:

IOM SPAIN
RED ACOGE
AESCO
CEPAIM
ACULCO
FUNDACIÓN SAN EZEQUIEL MORENO
FUNDACIÓN ACOBE
ASOCIACIÓN RUMIÑAHUI
YMCA
TREBALL SOLIDARI
FUNDACIÓN CRUZ BLANCA