Voluntary Return

What is Voluntary Return?

• Assisted Voluntary Return is a service to help individuals to return voluntarily to their home country in a humane and dignified way.
• This programme is open to asylum seekers and vulnerable irregular migrants from non-EU countries.
• It is a door-to-door service which supports returnees every step of the way, assisting with travel documents, transport etc.
• EHC aim to promote this service and support IOM through our referral service.

Benefits

• All costs covered.
• Returnee travels in same way as any other passenger.
• Reasons for returnees stay in Ireland remains fully confidential.
• Returnees’ passport will not be stamped.
• Returnee may apply to re-enter Ireland legally for the purpose of work, study etc.
• Migrants take control of their own destiny and are no-longer waiting for decisions to be made on their behalf.
• Re-integration support available.

Co-operation And Trust

• EHC give easy and anonymous access to information on Voluntary Return.
• At all times information given during calls remains fully confidential.
• For more than 10 years EHC has been entrusted with Voluntary Return Services.
• The Irish Government contract EHC to provide this service on a non-profit basis.