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• you鈥檝e withdrawn, or want to withdraw, your application to stay in the UK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