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Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration AVRR
Choose language:WANT TO GO HOME?
Are you a migrant who needs to return HOME but lacks the means to do so?
IOM AVRR can help you!
MiRA
Western Balkans
Migrant Registration Application
See how easy it is to pre-register for AVRR and stay up to date.
MiRA WB
Migrant Registration Application
Contact
staff IOM AVRR
in orange jackets.
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Alb
Albania:
+355 69 209 0152
BiH
Bosnia and Herzegovina:
+387 61 964 575
Mne
Montenegro:
+382 68 806 919
Ks
Kosovo*:
+38349968524
Nmk
North Macedonia:
+389 70 393 147
Srb
Serbia:
+381 63 624 016
*References to Kosovo shall be understood to be in the context of United Nations Security Council resolution 1244 (1999).
Information
about return
Travel
document and airplane tickets
Medical help
and escort if needed
Support
before, during and upon return
assistance
after your return home
"Assisted voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) programmes provide administrative, logistical and financial support, including reintegration assisatnce, to migrant unable unwilling to remain in the host/transit country and who decide to return to their country of origin." (IOM Glossary on Migration)
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Decison is yours
When you are fully informed about all the options you have, we will explain how we can assist.
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Apply for AVRR
We will explain to you how to obtain a travel document from the embassy or consulate of your country. If needed, IOM can also assist you during the application procedures and pay for new documents if you DO NOT have any. Please remember that you remain responsible for the application including proving your nationality and identity. For us at IOM, it is important that you travel safely, if you have any MEDICAL conditions we should know about, please tell us and we will assist you.
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Departure plan
Once your application is approved, we can plan together and assist you to decide when is the best moment to return home. We will assist you at the airport, we will have your tickets ready and our team can even help you check-in for your flight.
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At home
Our team can help you find out all the information you need to take the next step. If you are returning with IOM, you may be eligible to benefit from an additional support to help you get started once you come home. We call this support reintegration assistance. When you have settled, IOM colleagues in your country can advise you and may cover costs if you choose vocational training, start your own business or to pay the rent for the first months.
Support for migrants app
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