{"id":1562,"date":"2026-07-13T13:16:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:16:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/?page_id=1562"},"modified":"2026-07-13T13:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T13:28:57","slug":"voluntary-repatriation-counselling","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/voluntary-repatriation-counselling\/","title":{"rendered":"Voluntary Repatriation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every person\u00a0has the right to return home voluntarily, in safety and dignity.\u00a0This includes refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless\u00a0people,\u00a0and other\u00a0persons\u00a0in need of international protection.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Going back home&nbsp;is&nbsp;your&nbsp;personal&nbsp;decision.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You decide for yourself whether to return to your&nbsp;country of origin or habitual residence.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;decision should be&nbsp;based on&nbsp;your&nbsp;own situation, needs, and preferences:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Your\u00a0choice depends on\u00a0your personal\u00a0circumstances.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No one should force or pressure you\u00a0(e.g.,\u00a0authorities, organizations\u00a0or\u00a0family);\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>People\u00a0in similar situations\u00a0can\u00a0make different\u00a0decisions about\u00a0return.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fdf799\"><strong>All UNHCR counselling and assistance\u00a0services\u00a0are free of charge.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every person\u00a0has the right to return home voluntarily, in safety and dignity.\u00a0This includes refugees, asylum-seekers, stateless\u00a0people,\u00a0and other\u00a0persons\u00a0in need of international protection.\u00a0 Going back home&nbsp;is&nbsp;your&nbsp;personal&nbsp;decision.&nbsp; You decide for yourself whether to return to your&nbsp;country of origin or habitual residence.&nbsp;Your&nbsp;decision should be&nbsp;based on&nbsp;your&nbsp;own situation, needs, and preferences:&nbsp; All UNHCR counselling and assistance\u00a0services\u00a0are free of charge.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":509,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/sectioned.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1562","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1562","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/509"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1562"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1562\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1566,"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1562\/revisions\/1566"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/sweden\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1562"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}