{"id":125,"date":"2019-05-10T08:57:48","date_gmt":"2019-05-10T08:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/?page_id=125"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:20:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:20:17","slug":"return","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/slovenia\/return\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntary return"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"unhcr-page\">\n<h4 class=\"intro\">What to do if you want to return to your home country?<\/h4>\n<p><!-- Asylum seekers \/ refugees --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>If you are an asylum seeker or a recognized refugee<\/h3>\n<p>If you wish to return to your home country, you can ask for support for <strong>voluntary return<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not have enough financial resources, you can request support to cover the cost of your return.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact UOIM:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> Cesta v Gorice 15, 1000 Ljubljana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +386 1 200 84 01<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> gp.uoim@gov.si<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.si\/en\/state-authorities\/government-offices\/government-office-for-the-support-and-integration-of-migrants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>Government Office for the Support and Integration of Migrants<\/a><br \/><span class=\"note\">(Slovenian and English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- IOM --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>If you are a migrant or your asylum application was rejected<\/h3>\n<p>If you did not apply for asylum, your application was rejected, or you are otherwise wishing to return home, you can contact the <strong>International Organization for Migration (IOM) Slovenia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>IOM runs the <strong>Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Programme (AVRR)<\/strong>, which can support you with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Travel arrangements and return costs<\/li>\n<li>Reintegration support (for example: business start-up, education or training)<\/li>\n<li>Medical assistance<\/li>\n<li>Temporary accommodation<\/li>\n<li>Other individual support, depending on your needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Contact IOM Slovenia:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Address:<\/strong> Dunajska cesta 5, 1000 Ljubljana<\/li>\n<li><strong>Phone:<\/strong> +386 1 434 73 51 (Monday\u2013Friday, 10:00\u201316:00)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Email:<\/strong> iomljubljana@iom.int<\/li>\n<li><strong>Website:<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/slovenia.iom.int\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>slovenia.iom.int<\/a><br \/><span class=\"note\">(in English)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Obligation --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card\">\n<h3>If your asylum application has been finally rejected<\/h3>\n<p>If your asylum application has been finally rejected, you are required to leave Slovenia.<\/p>\n<p>You will usually be given a period of time to leave <strong>voluntarily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you do not leave within this period, you may be <strong>returned to your country of origin by the authorities<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- Note --><\/p>\n<div class=\"unhcr-card highlight\">\n<h3>Note<\/h3>\n<p>The term <em>refugee<\/em> on this page includes both <strong>international protection<\/strong> and <strong>subsidiary protection<\/strong>, in line with Slovenian law (International Protection Act \u2013 ZMZ-1; <a href=\"https:\/\/pisrs.si\/pregledPredpisa?id=ZAKO7103\">Zakon o mednarodni za\u0161\u010diti (ZMZ-1) (PISRS)<\/a>).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to do if you want to return to your home country? 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