However whenever the official obligation to leave the country is not followed, deportation proceedings will be enforced. There are a number of offers of information and advice and various repatriation programmes available for persons obliged and/or willing to leave the country. The aim is to support such persons in their efforts, allowing them
- to reach their own decision on the basis of comprehensive information,
- to develop realistic prospects for their future existence, and
- to exploit such assistance and support to meet their own individual needs, e.g. by offering to pay for travel costs, to make start-up support available or to provide reintegration programmes.
Informationen offered by BAMF
The Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) also provides comprehensive information on voluntary repatriation and on the availability of various forms of promotion programmes and advisory services compiled for this purpose; it has also set up a repatriation hotline in the German and English languages.
Online Portal on voluntary return
Rückkehr-Hotline 0911/ 943-0
Further information may be found under the following links:
BAMF Informationen zur Rückkehrberatung