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You can get help to return to your home country if you do not have permission to remain in the UK. This is known as 鈥榲oluntary return鈥�.

If you are eligible, the voluntary returns service can:

• explain your options for returning home

• help you get travel documents, such as a passport

• pay for travel tickets, if you are unable to

You may also be eligible to apply for financial support of up to 拢3,000. You can use this support to find somewhere to live, find a job or start a business in your home country.

Coming back to the UK

You may not be able to come back to the UK for a specific time period after you鈥檝e left the UK. This is known as a 鈥榬e-entry ban鈥�.聽

How long the ban is depends on your immigration record and on how much support you had from the Home Office when you left.聽

You can contact an immigration adviser for guidance on re-entry bans before applying.

You can usually apply for help to return home (鈥榲oluntary return鈥�) if any of the following are true:

• you鈥檙e in the UK illegally or have overstayed your visa or permission to stay

• you鈥檝e withdrawn, or want to withdraw, your application to stay in the UK

• you鈥檝e made a claim for asylum in the UK

• you have a letter from the Home Office confirming you鈥檙e a victim of modern slavery

When you cannot apply

You cannot apply for a voluntary return if you:

• have permission to stay in the UK - for example a student visa or work visa

• are currently being investigated by the police or detained by the Home Office

• have been given a prison sentence that鈥檚 12 months or longer

• have been convicted of an offence and given a deportation order

• have humanitarian protection, indefinite leave to remain or refugee status in the UK

• have a Service Providers from Switzerland visa

• have a Frontier Worker permit

• have an S2 Healthcare Visitor visa

• have applied for, or have settled or pre-settled status under the EU settlement scheme聽

Who can get financial support

The voluntary returns service can provide up to 拢3,000 in financial support to help you after you leave the UK. If you are eligible, you will get a single payment on a card before you leave the UK. You can only use the card in your home country.

You can apply for financial support if any of the following are true:

• you are returning to a 鈥榙eveloping country鈥�, as defined by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• your claim for asylum in the UK has been refused

• you have a letter from the Home Office confirming you鈥檙e a victim of modern slavery

• you鈥檙e part of a family group that will travel together, including someone under 18 years old

• you鈥檙e under 18 and travelling alone

• you鈥檙e under 21 and a care leaver

• you鈥檙e sleeping rough

• you need more help with your return - for example, because you have a medical condition聽

Contact the voluntary returns service if you are not sure whether you鈥檙e eligible.

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You鈥檒l need:聽

• your address in the UK

• an email address

Do not apply online if you鈥檝e booked a flight to leave the UK in the next 7 days - call the voluntary returns service instead.聽

You also do not need to apply if you are planning to buy or have bought your ticket, and you already have your travel and identity documents.聽

Get help to apply online

You can get help with completing the online form if you:

• do not feel confident using a computer or mobile device

• do not have access to the internet or a device like a laptop or smart phone

If you cannot apply online

Contact the voluntary returns service.聽聽

You do not need to contact the voluntary returns service if you are planning to buy or have bought your ticket, and you already have your travel and identity documents.

What happens next

The Home Office will contact you within 3 working days to let you know they鈥檝e received your application.

You do not need to re-apply if you鈥檙e waiting to hear if your application was successful.

You might need to provide further information to support your application. Your application can be cancelled if you do not do this.

If your passport or travel document is being held by the Home Office, it will be returned to you at the airport when you leave the UK.