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Where an escort is required, e.g. for disabled or sick persons, transport costs can be covered
by IOM when a statement of willingness to cover costs is provided by the funding agency.
IOM can offer its inexpensive flights to any escort.
Transport assistance: travel formalities in coordination with partner agencies, baggage allowance
in exceptional cases, and transit assistance. Travel allowance up to EUR 100 per adult
and EUR 50 for children under 12 years, if approved by IOM prior to departure.
Reintegration grants are provided for returns to the countries below:
Serbia and Montenegro (including Kosovo, except minorities), Iran, the Russian Federation,
Sri Lanka, Syria, Turkey, Ukraine, Georgia and FYR of Macedonia: EUR 250 per adult and
EUR 125 per child under 12 years of age (max. EUR 750 per family).
Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, China, DR
Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Jordan, Lebanon, Liberia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan,
Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo and Viet Nam: EUR 200 per adult and EUR 100 per child under
12 years of age (max. EUR 600 per family).
Afghanistan, Iraq and Kosovo (minorities): EUR 500 per adult and EUR 250 per child under
12 years of age (max. EUR 1,500 per family).
Persons Eligible for the Special Migrants Assistance Programme (SMAP)
Asylum seekers and refugees, as well as their dependants and other persons accompanying
them, who cannot be assisted through the REAG Programme;
Aliens whose application for admission to Germany have been rejected;
Ethnic Germans and emigrants of German origin;
Aliens in specially justified cases of need (e.g. when the responsible embassy offers no support);
Foreign workers and students;
Persons who have attained German citizenship and would like to return to their native country;
German employees (teachers and integrated experts, for example) and students, emigrants;
Persons in practical training, attending lectures at university, or working as au-pairs;
Staff members of national and international relief organizations or other comparable groups
or persons;
IOM can also provide inexpensive air tickets, if necessary, for German spouses and children.
Some 10,725 migrants had been assisted under SMAP by the end of 2003.
Programme Services
These included flight arrangement at IOM’s special fare prices. Flight costs were covered by the
migrants themselves or any other entity before departure.
Berlin Occupational Reintegration of Kosovars (BORK)
The aim of the project was to facilitate the return of Kosovars by promoting occupational reintegration.
The project also took into consideration the broader interests of the home communities