Fewer refugees make use of pre-departure support

According to the Federal office for Migration and refugees, the number of people who voluntarily leave Germany, in the past three years decreased significantly.

The number of refugees, the return on a funding programme of the Federal government on a voluntary basis in their home, is dropped to a media report that in the past three years. From January until the end of November 2018 15.089 people would have taken the offer, reports the "Rheinische Post" citing an evaluation by the Federal office for Migration and refugees (Bamf).

Rejected asylum seekers at the border of Albania and in the Kosovo.

Figures for the past three years, declining

for The full year 2017, the authority was one of therefore 29.522 voluntary returnees, 2016, it was still 54.006. "The - in comparison relatively high number of the authorized voluntary Departures in the year 2016 is to be paid in connection with the in this period of historically high access protection in Germany search for people to see," said a spokeswoman for the Bamf of the "Rheinische Post".

The Numbers of the authority relate solely to the Federal government and the States offered programs for returnees. The travel costs will be borne by those wishing to Return and, depending on the case, a further travel allowance and start-up funds for the new life in the home country.

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