Assisted Voluntary Return
Stop risking your life and wasting more money, choose a fresh start
“I have already gone so far. So, returning now would be nonsense.”
No, return can be a chance at any stage! Every step of your journey holds new dangers and risks for your life and well-being and will cost you even more money than you have already spent. Even if you spent more money there is a high risk that you will not make it to your destination country. You can save yourself from those risks, save money and end the seemingly endless time spent waiting and being unsure what the future may hold by getting support to return voluntarily. There are many initiatives and projects for migrants in transit countries or on the routes, which will help you return home– if you want to find out more, go to the following website: IOM - Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration AVRR
“I cannot return. Coming home with empty hands – I will lose face.”
No, you can come home, chin up. Many countries, and international organizations such as UNHCR (“United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees”) and IOM (“International Organization for Migration”) offer various reintegration programmes for voluntary returnees (see Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration AVRR). They cover the costs for your flight home and provide you with advice and assistance (in kind and/or financially) to restart a new life in your home country. Many of your returning compatriots have succeeded with this support. This is your chance for a safe and cost-free return and the potential basis for a true success story without risking your life.
“Irregular migration to Europe is my only option for having a good and successful life. Therefore, I will not return.”
There are better options. Options that don’t include risking your life on the journey to Europe – be in on an unfit sea vessel on the Mediterranean, in a crammed, inadequately ventilated transporter or tucked under the spare tyre compartment of a truck. Every step of the way holds many dangers for your safety, health and well-being. Risking your life, wasting your time, money and energy is not the way towards your personal success story – be smart and choose a better option.
By using offers of assisted voluntary return and reintegration to fully use your potential and start your own business at home. Another good option is to return and seek out institutions such as the Migrants Resource Centres of ICMPD (“International Centre for Migration Policy Development”) in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh, which provide advice on legal migration and possibilities of vocational developments and qualifications in your home countries if you want to find out more, go to the following websites:
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