Return Sudan
Allowances for returning
Basic allowance (REAN)
You will receive a basic allowance according to the REAN scheme. REAN stands for 'Return and Emigration Assistance from the Netherlands'. The REAN scheme reimburses:
Support
An airline ticket
Assistance in obtaining travel documents
€ 200 in cash for an adult and €40 for a child travelling with you. You will receive this cash at Schiphol on the day of departure.
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) arranges this allowance for you. The organisation helping you return can apply to IOM for the allowance on your behalf.
Allowance for reintegration
You can receive an additional allowance from the Dutch government to make a fresh start in your country of origin. You get the allowance to pay for goods or services for this purpose. There are several organisations with projects that provide the reintegration allowance in the country of origin.
You can use the allowance to attend a training course or purchase supplies for your own business, for example. You can get a small portion of the allowance in cash. Syrians still in the asylum procedure or Syrians with a residence permit will receive the money in cash at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on the day of departure. The allowance is:
€2800 cash for an adult.
€1650 cash for a minor.
Collaboration partners
Cooperation organisations in country of origin
VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (VWN) does not consider the conditions for return to Sudan safe. Therefore, we do not have a cooperation partner in Sudan to guide you. Together we can look at the possibilities you still have now and support you in making a plan for the future.
Other organisations may have a partner in Suden who could support you with your return. For more information, contact these organisations or ask your supervisor at VluchtelingenWerk Nederland (VWN).
Organisations that can help you in the Netherlands
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
IOM can help you get off to a good start after returning. Together with IOM, you can spend the REAN allowance after arriving in your country. For example, on a house, an education or starting a business. For this, IOM will put you in contact with the IOM office in your country of origin.
Repatriation & Departure Service (DT&V)
DT&V encourages voluntary return and considers it important that you return independently by preparing well for departure , and, where necessary, receiving reintegration support in your country of origin.
If an NGO cannot provide support or if IOM cannot arrange travel documents, help can be requested from DT&V. DT&V itself will then try to apply for a laissez-passer (LP) or replacement travel document, book a ticket or provide money for the return trip.
Independent return to your country of origin
Choosing to return to your country yourself is not easy. Sometimes it is difficult to return for practical reasons. For example, if you do not have the necessary travel documents.
Sometimes there are emotional reasons that make the decision to return difficult. For example, feelings of shame, failure or uncertainty about the future. Sometimes you also have to rebuild a social network in your country and search for a home and job.
If you are thinking about leaving the Netherlands, several organisations can help you return to your country of origin. Help from these organisations is free.