Projects - Assisted Voluntary Return

 IOM Partnership Project

Through the partnership with IOM, the North of England Refugee Service (NERS) provides a service giving information, advice, support and informal counselling to those considering voluntary return to their country of origin. NERS also promotes the VARRP and AVRIM schemes throughout the work of the One Stop Service, Community Integration Projects, Youth Integration Projects, Employment Mentoring Projects and capacity building work across the region and specifically, under the partnership agreement, works to raise awareness and provide training regarding the IOM VARRP and AVRIM programmes among statutory, voluntary, refugee community organisations, members of the regional Refugee Forum (which NERS established and helped to make independent with approx 40 member groups now) and makes referrals to IOM for assistance with return and reintegration for individuals and families who wish to return to their home country via these programmes.

NERS' VARRP Leaflet

If you require any more information about the IOM project within the NERS Sunderland office contact either of the following email links: Team Leader, Information Officer, or our Information Assistant.

Below are a number of links to access information direct from IOM’s web site:

E-mail any General, Reintegration, AVRIM, Human Resource, Transit Assistance Queries you may have, access IOM's address and telephone contacts:  IOM Contacts

Coming into the UK, Resettlement of refugees into the UK:  Gateway Protection Programme  

Voluntary Assisted Return and Reintegration Programme (VARRP): VARRP Information

VARRP application form - please note that our offices are able to complete these forms with our clients if they choose to use this service or you can access a form direct from the link provided for your own completion or information:              VARRP Application Form

Assisted Voluntary Return for Irregular Migrants(AVRIM):  AVRIM Information

AVRIM application form - Please note that our offices are able to complete these forms with our clients if they choose to use this service or you can access a form direct from the link provided for your own completion or information:

AVRIM Application Form

IOM can assist Unaccompanied Minors to return voluntarily to their countries of origin: 

Voluntary Return of Unaccompanied Minors

Referral form for unaccompanied minors - Please note that our offices are able to complete these forms with our clients if they choose to use this service or you can access a form direct from the link provided for your own completion or information:  AVRIM Referral Form for Unaccompanied Children  

If you wish to return voluntarily to Afghanistan or require information for the Return to Afghanistan Programme (RAP) you can visit the link provided for your information:  RAP Information

IOM can offer assistance to set up a small business in your home country.  If you are interested in this service you can complete a business plan application form on line:  VARRP Business Plan Form

IOM's Reintegration database allows you to access information on the opportunities that are available to you in your home country:  Reintegration opportunities database search page

View IOM's Reintegration booklet and read up on past VARRP service users' experiences on how IOM assisted them on returning to their home countries:  Reintegration booklet

View IOM's RAP brochure, which gives information on the programme and also feedback from past RAP service users:

Return to Afghanistan Brochure

email links:

General questions and Operations:  ops@iomlondon.org

Return and Reintegration:  VARRP@iomlondon.org

AVRIM - Return of Irregular Migrants:  avrim@iomlondon.org

Human Resources:  hr@iomlondon.org

Information:  info@iomlondon.org

Transit Assistance:  transit@iomlondon.org

Web:  webmaster@iomlondon.org