URA

URA is a reintegration project specifically for migrants returning to Kosovo. It offers reintegration assistance upon return in Kosovo to help with the sustainable reintegration in the country of origin.

Eligibility criteria

• Only for returnees from the following federal states: Baden-Wurttemberg, Berlin, Bremen, Lower Saxony, Northrhine-Westphalia (only those returning voluntarily), Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia (only those returning voluntarily).
• Only for migrants who spent at least six months in Germany before the return.

Returnees can receive the following support through immediate help:

• Psychological care
• Free social counselling and help with finding a job
• Partial reimbursement of the travel costs to the return centre in Prishtina
• One-time payment
• One-time reimbursement of medical costs
• Rent subsidiary and basic furniture

Within the framework of the reintegration project returnees can receive the following assistance:

• One-time set-up allowance
• One-time payment for language courses
• Financial assistance for living costs
• Provision of basic school equipment
• Tutoring lessons for children and adolescents
• Financial assistance for educational trainings
• Financial assistance towards the living expenses during the vocational training
• Job placement

If returnees would like to start a business upon return in Kosovo, they can receive one-time financial assistance towards the following:

• Educational costs
• Training allowances
• Financial assistance for promising business ideas