Voluntary Return - "Thinking of Home?"
**New** Voluntary Return Hotline 1800 202 303
The Voluntary Return Hotline is a special project run by EHC European Homecare Ltd. Its aim is to provide easy and anonymous access to information about returning home voluntarily. Callers can contact the Hotline for information about returning home voluntarily. Hotline counsellors will inform callers about the Voluntary Return program run by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Should callers wish to proceed with Voluntary Return, counsellors will refer them to IOM.
Voluntary Return
If you decide to return voluntarily to your country of origin, you may do so at any stage of the asylum process as long as a deportation order had not been issued in your name and there is no police objection to you leaving the state. If you have no financial means/documentation of your own, you can contact the International Organization for Migration (IOM) who may be able to assist you to return home.
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
The International Organization for Migration (IOM), is an intergovernmental organisation. IOM headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland, and the organisation have offices in over 100 countries worldwide. IOM is committed to the principle that humane and orderly migration benefits migrants and society. Since 2001 IOM in Ireland has assisted more than 2,300 persons from over 75 countries worldwide to return home.
How can IOM help you with your return home?
IOM can purchase airline tickets for you, arrange a suitable time for your journey, assist you with appropriate travel documentation and arrange for transit and arrival assistance if needed. IOM can also provide you with reintegration assistance, which is a small grant to help you settle back in your country of origin. This can be used for education or income generating purposes. The services of IOM are free and confidential.
What are the benefits of IOM assistance?
When you travel with IOM, you travel in the same way as any other passenger (independently and without an escort). The reasons for your stay in Ireland remain confidential and are not shared with anybody in your country of origin. Your passport will not be stamped when leaving Ireland. If you return voluntarily and you have no outstanding criminal court proceedings, you may apply to re-enter Ireland legally for the purpose of work, study, etc.
For more information or an application form, contact:
IOM
7 Hill Street
Dublin 1
Tel: 01 8787900
Fax: 01 8787901
e-mail: info@iomdublin.org
or alternatively download an application form (Available in 8 languages) from IOM's website at http://www.iomdublin.org/projectsVARP.html