Assistance before return

In order to assist you during the return to your home country, the return counselors in Austria will take care of the following:

  • Consultation regarding the perspectives in your home country
  • Provide information about the possible assistance
  • Organization of travel documents
  • Coverage of costs for the return
  • Organization of the return (incl. flight tickets)
  • If possible, assistance at the airport Vienna Schwechat at the point of departure and organization of transit assistance
  • Assistance in receiving financial support
  • If needed, clarification of medical assistance before, during and after the travel

Assistance after return

In your home country you can receive the following assistance which will be provided for you through the OFII (Office Français de l'Immigration et de l'Intégration) Project:

  • In-kind assistance in the amount of € 3,000 (not in cash), which will cover depending on your needs and your personal plans:
    • Temporary accommodation
    • Medical and social assistance
    • Counseling on administrative and legal matters
    • Assistance in setting up your own small business
    • Assistance with acquiring school or professional education or further qualification

For further information and application please contact the nearest office of one of the return counselling offices of the Federal Agency for Reception and Support Services (BBU GmbH)


Local Partner

Our long-time and experienced OFII partner organization in your home country will support you according to your personal needs after your return to your home country. You will receive the contact details of your concrete contact person within our local partner organization from a return counselor in Austria.

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We would like to inform you, that after activating, data will be transferred to the provider. Further information you will find in our data protection policy.

General Information on Voluntary Return Assistance

We would like to inform you, that after activating, data will be transferred to the provider. Further information you will find in our data protection policy.

Reintegration Support for Returnees from Austria (BMI)


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