Return from Georgia

Since 2013, the IOM office in Georgia has been operating the comprehensive program called “Assisted Voluntary Return from Georgia and Reintegration in Countries of Origin”. This programme is accessible for foreigners residing in Georgia, who express the wish to return home but do not have the resources for that. This program consists of pre-departure counseling and humanitarian assistance, travel arrangements, and subsequent reintegration assistance in their home communities thanks to the involvement of local IOM offices.

On top of this direct assistance to vulnerable migrants, IOM assists the Georgian authorities in developing high standards of return management, including for those migrants who have been accommodated in the migrant detention center. IOM’s engagement is based on the principle that voluntary return should be prioritized over forced return options. 

Over the past 11 years, IOM has assisted up to 1,100 migrants to return home in dignity.

For more on this IOM support programme, please send us an e-mail message on: iomtbilisi@iom.int. Please write in the message header “Request for IOM return assistance”.