{"id":122,"date":"2020-02-24T11:03:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T11:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/?page_id=122"},"modified":"2025-08-29T12:11:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T12:11:42","slug":"return-assistance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/where-to-seek-help\/return-assistance\/","title":{"rendered":"Return assistance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Organizations for asylum-seekers who wish to or have to return to their country of origin:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The International Organization for Migration (IOM)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are thinking of leaving the Netherlands to return to your country\nof origin, IOM may be able to help you. IOM\u2019s voluntary return assistance is\navailable to all migrants as well as asylum-seekers and refugees, regardless of\ntheir legal status in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can talk to IOM about voluntary return without any obligation.\nEverything you discuss will be kept confidential. IOM will inform you of the\nassistance available before, during and after your departure. You can discuss\nany concerns you may have relating to your return in a personal conversation\nwith one of their counsellors. To answer more specific questions, they can also\ncontact the IOM office in your country of origin. If needed, IOM will refer you\nto other organizations providing social services or advice on various options.\nIf you decide that voluntary return is the right choice for you, IOM can help\nyou with all the preparations for your departure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to return to your country of origin you can contact IOM\nat 088 746 4466 and find more information on <a href=\"https:\/\/iom-nederland.nl\/en\/\">their website<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dienst Terugkeer en Vertrek (DT&amp;V)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dienst Terugkeer en Vertrek (the\nRepatriation&nbsp;and Departure&nbsp;Service-DT&amp;V) implements the Dutch return policy. DT&amp;V arranges the\ndeparture of foreign nationals who are not entitled to stay in the Netherlands\nand asylum-seekers whose asylum applications have been rejected and assists those\nwanting to return to their country of origin voluntarily. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you wish to return to your country of origin you can sign up for assistance of DT&amp;V via this form. Additionally, you can find more information about DT&amp;V and about returning to your country of origin <a href=\"https:\/\/english.dienstterugkeerenvertrek.nl\/latest\/news\/2024\/09\/13\/discover-your-way-home\">on<br>their website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/where-to-seek-help\/\">Browse the &#8216;Where to seek help?&#8217; section to find information about other helpful services in the Netherlands<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/asylum-in-the-netherlands\/\"> Asylum process in the Netherlands<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Organizations for asylum-seekers who wish to or have to return to their country of origin: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) If you are thinking of leaving the Netherlands to return to your country of origin, IOM may be able to help you. IOM\u2019s voluntary return assistance is available to all migrants as well as [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":94,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-122","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":956,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/122\/revisions\/956"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/94"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/netherlands\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}