Reports

A study on the influence of immigration detention on migrants’
decision-making processes regarding return.Read more

Research for the project '(Re)assessing assisted voluntary return: The Netherlands in a European perspective' led to the report 'Return to Security?'.Read more

This report deals with the issue of voluntary return of HIV-positive Africans in the Netherlands, who have been rejected for asylum or are staying in the country as irregular migrantsRead more

Research into the living conditions and decision making process of irregular migrants in the main cities of The Netherlands, Germany and Austria. Read more

This report about native counselling is meant to offer better knowledge of rejected asylum seekers and irregular migrants living in the four big cities in the Netherlands. Based on this knowledge suggestions are presented to improve on outreach to irregular migrants through counselling. Read more

This handbook contains an overview of methodologies and best practices on voluntary return assistance in the enlarged European Union. It draws special attention to the sustainable voluntary return of vulnerable migrants. This overview is published in the framework of the project: “Coping with Return”, which was coordinated and implemented by the IOM mission in the Netherlands.Read more

This research report identifies why a substantial number of migrants and unsuccessful asylum seekers originating from Angola have decided to leave the Netherlands to return to Angola. Since 2002 a remarkable number of Angolans returned from the Netherlands with the assistance of IOM.
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This research report provides health workers with a list of aspects that can be relevant when assisting schizophrenic clients in deciding whether or not to return voluntarily to their country of origin. Read more

The summary is only available in Dutch. Read more

The IOM mission in the Netherlands implemented the project of the return and reintegration of (rejected) asylum seekers with the “Pauluskerk”. The research has delivered useful insights into the differences between asylum seekers and irregular migrants as regards their migration behaviour in general and their plans concerning return and reintegration assistance in particular. Read more

Survey in de context of the pilot project “Prepared return”. Phase II presents a survey in the respective country of origin, in this case Angola. The study concentrates on Luanda and surrounding areas. Read more

Survey in de context of the pilot project “Prepared return”. Phase II presents a survey in the respective country of origin, in this case Somalia. The study concentrates on Somaliland (Hargeisa, Burao), Puntland (Bossasso) and in the Southern Region (Mogadishu, Kismaio).Read more

Survey in de context of the pilot project “Prepared return”. This report is the result of the first phase of the survey and regards the Angolan population in the Netherlands. Hereto information about numbers and locations of Angolan asylum seekers and recognised refugees in the Netherlands, about their regional, social and educational background, family structure and gender-related issues has been collected and analysed.Read more

Survey in the context of the pilot project “Prepared Return”. This report is the result of the first phase of the survey and regards the Somali population in the Netherlands. Hereto information about numbers and locations of Somali asylum seekers and recognised refugees in the Netherlands, about their regional, social and educational background, family structure and gender-related issues has been collected and analysed.Read more