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a message to other potential irregular immigrants. Reintegration assistance
possibilities, where appropriate, can encourage the sustainability of return.
Moreover, programmes for the return of migrants – whether temporarily or
permanently – who have acquired skills abroad can make an important contribution
to the development of countries of origin.
Effective practices with regard to return policy:
Strengthen cooperation of the authorities of the country of origin, transit
and destination to manage return effectively with a view to facilitating
return and reintegration.
Conclusion of bilateral agreements to facilitate the voluntary or
mandatory return of unauthorized migrants including measures
needed for humane and orderly return.
Promotion of the participation of migrants in the planning and management
of their return and reintegration.
Adoption of adequate measures to ensure that migrants who have
returned to their homes or places of habitual residence are not subject
to discrimination, prosecution or punishment for having left their former
places of residence.
Adoption of migration policies that provide for the transferability of
pensions and other work benefits, as well as the portability of assets
and skills, thereby facilitating and enhancing the sustainability of
return.
romotion of cooperation between countries of origin and destination
to facilitate the implementation of the obligation of States to accept
return of their nationals.
Consideration of inclusion of return in broader inter-State migration
cooperation agreements or arrangements.
Consideration of measures to provide assistance to returning migrants
before, during and after their return, carried out by Government
authorities, international organizations, non-governmental organizations
and other relevant stakeholders.
b. Assisted Voluntary Return
Voluntary return flows form the inalienable right of an individual to go back
to his/her country, and therefore it is necessary to provide the opportunity for
the individual to make an informed decision. When it comes as the free and
informed choice of the individual, return is most likely to be orderly and sus-
Effective Practices