IOM Helsinki provides Assisted Voluntary Return (AVR) services to asylum seekers and other migrants in Denmark in cooperation with various Danish partners on an ad hoc basis. The costs of the travel arrangements are invoiced to the relevant Danish partner. Migrants and/or their representatives may submit voluntary return applications directly to IOM Helsinki that will make travel arrangements and assist with issuance of travel documentation, as necessary. IOM also assists at departure from Copenhagen Airport. Since 2003, IOM Helsinki has assisted more than 550 migrants to return voluntarily from Denmark under the AVR ad hoc programme.

Activity Area

• Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration

Project Duration

• Open-ended / ad hoc
  

Target Groups

• Asylum seekers and other migrants
  
• Persons with a refugee status in Denmark
  

Project Partners

• Danish National Police (asylum seekers)
• Danish municipalities (persons with refugee status)
  

Countries Involved

• All countries world-wide

Donors

• Danish National Police (NUC – Nationalt Udlændingecenter)
• Danish municipalities