Voluntary departure

Voluntary departure refers to the voluntary compliance with an officially ordered departure obligation . This expression was chosen on January 19, 2007 for the German " Unwort des Jahres 2006". The decision was made by a jury made up of linguists in Köthen .

The term is used in connection with the treatment of rejected asylum seekers . According to the jury, “voluntary departure” refers to the fact that many rejected asylum seekers return to their homeland under duress before deportation . In fact, they have no other choice.

The expression was selected from a total of around 1130 suggestions.

See also

• Asylum law (Germany) #Positive or negative decision
• Return promotion

Web links

• Message in Stern from January 19, 2007
• Online portal Returning from Germany for voluntary return from Germany (IOM, BAMF / BMI)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Unword of the year: "Voluntary departure". Spiegel online, January 19, 2007, accessed December 7, 2009 .