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Glossary:Assisted return

Assisted Return means the situation in which a third-country national (TCN) was assisted to return, e.g. he/she is the beneficiary of an assisted voluntary return and reintegration programme supporting return and, if relevant, reintegration assistance in the third-country of return. The TCN received:

  1. an in-kind assistance prior to departure (e.g. purchase of plane tickets) and/or
  2. in-cash allowances at the point of departure/upon arrival and/or
  3. an in-kind or in-cash reintegration assistance or
  4. other assistance.


Please note that beneficiaries of assisted return programmes are mostly TCNs who voluntarily return but some may also have been returned by force.


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