Voluntary return from Libya: How does it work?

If you are a migrant in Libya and wish to return to your country of origin, you can make use of the Humanitarian Voluntary Return (HVR) offered by the UN migration agency IOM.

The program supports migrants to return to their home countries and it also offers reintegration assistance to those who qualify. 

The IOM is in contact with embassies, community leaders and detention centers to get in touch with migrants interested in return support. But you can also contact the IOM yourself to start the process.

• In Libya, the IOM hotline can be reached here: 00218 91 00 11 491
• If no one answers your call, you can leave a message on the answering machine -- in any language -- providing your name, your nationality and a telephone number under which the IOM can call you back.
  
• The IOM will then organize an in-person or telephone interview to start the registration process
  
• Note that returns are organized on a voluntary basis only and on the condition there is no threat to your life in your home country upon return
  
• The IOM will cover the travel costs from your location in Libya to Tripoli, as well as the costs for air travel to your country. It will also help to provide you with travel documents if necessary
  
• The IOM will establish contact with the embassies or consular representations to coordinate the repatriation
  
• On the day of departure, returnees are assisted at the airport by IOM staff and they are provided with assistance kits
  
• If necessary, medical/operational travel escorts will be provided 
  
• Upon arrival in the home country, you will be met by IOM airport assistance staff and informed about next steps for reintegration procedures
• If you qualify for reintegration support, you will be monitored by the IOM at certain times after arrival