Voluntary return

If you are an asylum seeker or a recognized refugee

If you wish to return to your home country, you can ask for support for voluntary return.

The Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants (UOIM), together with its partners, provides assistance to asylum seekers and refugees who want to return.

If you do not have enough financial resources, you can request support to cover the cost of your return.

Contact UOIM:

• Address: Cesta v Gorice 15, 1000 Ljubljana
• Phone: +386 1 200 84 01
• Email: [email protected]
• Website:
  Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants
  (Slovenian and English)

If you are a migrant or your asylum application was rejected

If you did not apply for asylum, your application was rejected, or you are otherwise wishing to return home, you can contact the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Slovenia.

IOM runs the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme (AVRR), which can support you with:

• Travel arrangements and return costs
• Reintegration support (for example: business start-up, education or training)
• Medical assistance
• Temporary accommodation
• Other individual support, depending on your needs

Contact IOM Slovenia:

• Address: Dunajska cesta 5, 1000 Ljubljana
• Phone: +386 1 434 73 51 (Monday–Friday, 10:00–16:00)
• Email: [email protected]
• Website:
  slovenia.iom.int
  (in English)

If your asylum application has been finally rejected

If your asylum application has been finally rejected, you are required to leave Slovenia.

You will usually be given a period of time to leave voluntarily.

If you do not leave within this period, you may be returned to your country of origin by the authorities.