Legal CounsellingWe offer legal counsel to asylum seekers and migrants in legal proceedings according to the Asylum Act and Aliens Police Act as well as the related procedures to determine the right to stay.Our legal counselling is offered free of charge in all of our offices, as well as in the initial reception centres and the regional directorates of the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum. Aside from their legal expertise, our counsellors often come from an immigration or asylum background themselves. In 2018, more than 22.800 asylum seekers and other foreigners sought our counselling. |
Voluntary ReturnIf you wish to go back to your home country, we can help you arrange your voluntary return. We take care of financing your flight, the necessary travel documents, the transfer to the airport and a small amount of money to aid in reintegration if necessary.As of January 2019, over 36.800 people from 126 countries have received our assistance. |
Dublin Procedure CounsellingWe give asylum seekers advice on the Dublin procedure, as well as assistance in the transfer to the EU member state responsible for them.Assistance in DetentionWe assist people being held in the police detention centres Vienna and Vordernberg (Styria) for asylum- or migration-related reasons. |
Address: Alser Straße 20/21+22, A-1090 Vienna Tel: +43 (1) 40 90 480 Fax: +43 (1) 40 90 480 -2 E-mail: wien@verein-menschenrechte.at ZVR Number: 460937540