Voluntary return
What to do if you want to return to your home country?
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 application for international protection has been finally rejected, you may be eligible for support through the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration (AVRR) Programme.
The programme helps people return safely and voluntarily to their country of origin and supports their sustainable reintegration after return. Through the EU Reintegration Programme (EURP), reintegration assistance is currently available in 38 countries.
Contact the Return Counsellors at Foreigners Centre:
- Address: Veliki otok 44z, 6230 Postojna
- Phone: +386 41 668 922 (Monday–Friday, 9:00–14:00)
- Email:[email protected]
- Website:
Informacije o možnosti vključitve v Program prostovoljnega vračanja in reintegracije – InfoTujci (Slovenian language)
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.
Note
The term refugee on this page includes both international protection and subsidiary protection, in line with Slovenian law (International Protection Act – ZMZ-1; Zakon o mednarodni zaščiti (ZMZ-1) (PISRS)).
Related information
