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The study compiles recent data on the scale of irregular migration in Germany as well as on voluntary and forced returns. Furthermore, relevant actors, their channels and challenges of disseminating information on voluntary return to irregular staying third...

This information sheet aims to give a brief overview of the VARRP Reintegration Assistance programme under the New Approach from the end of October 2007 to the end of December 2009. The information given in this document is split into two parts. Part 1 gives...

Within the framework of Swiss return assistance programme, some asylum seekers opting for return to their country of origin may benefit from inkind reintegration assistance. Many of them choose to use the assistance granted by the Swiss State Secretariat for...

The research has delivered useful insights into the differences between asylum seekers and irregular migrants as regards their migration behaviour in general and their plans concerning return and reintegration assistance in particular. The study suggests that...

The report has been prepared as part of the Complex Reintegration Assistance for Assisted Voluntary Returnees to Kosovo (UNSCR 1244)1 project, co-funded by the 2013 Hungarian national allocation of the European Return Fund and the Hungarian Ministry of...

Persons who live in Switzerland under the asylum system who choose to return voluntarily to their country of origin are eligible to ask for support with reintegration. Since 2002, the project Reintegration Assistance from Switzerland (RAS), funded by the State...

This Country Information Sheet is prepared by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Malta, with contributions from IOM The Gambia, within the framework of the project ‘Enhanced Cooperation between Malta and Migrants’ Countries of Origin...

This Country Information Sheet is an overview of Mali as the country of origin for returnees. Political situation, economic situation and employment, health care, and education systems of Mali are analized to provide information for IOM's operation of AVRR...

This Country Informaiton Sheet is prepared by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in Malta, with contributions from IOM Nigeria, within the framework of the project ‘Enhanced Cooperation between Malta and Migrants’ Countries of Origin...

Deciding to return to ones country of origin is not easy. Factors influencing this decision vary from case to case and the backgrounds of returnees are also different. IOM Malta endeavours to provide each returnee with all the information available, in order...

This research report is published in the framework of the project "Return Initiative of Irregular Migrants". The general objective of the project was to contribute to the increase of humane and orderly voluntary return of irregular migrants staying illegally...

The study aims to examine the influence of staying in immigration detention on the decision-making process of irregular migrants in immigration detention regarding leaving the country. It will do so by making an inventory of the factors and roles of...

This report deals with the issue of voluntary return of HIV-positive Africans in the Netherlands, who have been rejected for asylum or are staying in the country as irregular migrants. Dutch immigration policy stipulates that any migrant without a legal status...

This toolkit has been created by Etimos Foundation, in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the “Vocational training Association of the Patronato San Vincenzo”, in the framework of the REMPLOY III project, funded by the...

Questo toolkit è stato elaborato da Etimos Foundation, in collaborazione con l’Organizzazione internazionale per le Migrazioni (OIM) e l’Associazione Formazione Professionale del Patronato San Vincenzo, nell’ambito del progetto REMPLOY III, finanziato dal...

Sweden and IOM’s partnership dates back to 1954. Today, our joint efforts cover almost all aspects of migration governance, including resettlement, family reunification, humanitarian assistance, migration and development, return and reintegration and...

This study provides an overview of asylum procedure and the return of rejected asylum seekers in Austria. It focuses on asylum seekers who have already been rejected and the challenges to return rejected asylum seekers. In addition it elaborate the issues on...

This briefing reviews the sources and availability of data on refugee and migrant children arriving in Europe by sea. It finds that variance in policy and practice across European Union Member States results in stark differences in how and when children are...

This study creates a fresh and updated understanding of the dynamics of migration flows across the Mediterranean. The study particularly focuses on two routes: the Western Mediterranean route from Morocco to Spain, and the Central Mediterranean route from...

This brief guidance note seeks to provide advice on protecting and supporting the mental health and psychosocial wellbeing of refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants in Europe. It describes key principles and appropriate interventions to guide all those who are...