International organisation for Migration - IOM
Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration
Through the Assisted Voluntary Return and Reintegration Program (AVRR), IOM assists you to return to your country of origin.
The program will assist with a return only if it is determined safe. Check with IOM about your case.
You can apply for assisted voluntary return and reintegration if:
Assistance for human trafficking survivors
Human trafficking is when someone uses force, threat, deception or similar methods to force a person into labor, sexual exploitation, begging or committing crimes.
Victims of human trafficking can be women, children and men of all ages.
You may be in a situation of human trafficking if:
Services for people fleeing the war in Ukraine
In response to the crisis in Ukraine, IOM Bulgaria provides the following types of support:
Legal, social and psychological support
- Legal counseling
- Social support
- Psychological counseling
- Referrals for services
- Transport to services (social services, hospitals, visits to doctors/specialists, etc.) and interpretation during these visits (This service is provided based on a needs assessment)
Language classes
IOM conducts Bulgarian language classes for people fleeing the war in Ukraine for the levels A1 and/or A2.
The classes are appropriate for migrants who are residing legally in Bulgaria as well as for asylum seekers and people who have received international protection in the country.
The training consists of 120 academic hours and each participant receives a Bulgarian language proficiency certificate for the relevant level after successfully passing an exam at the end of the course.
