600 Georgian nationals assisted in return from emigration between 2020-2022

Georgia’s state reintegration programme has offered support to 600 citizens who returned from emigration between 2020-2022, the Internally Displaced Persons, Ecomigrants and Livelihood Agency of Georgia told Interpressnews on Wednesday.

The programme aims to support the reintegration of Georgian nationals returning from emigration through assisting them in starting or expanding their business, which the agency said reduced the risk of individuals leaving the country for seeking illegal employment abroad.

Within the programme, the citizens also have an opportunity to receive vocational education, temporary housing and medical assistance.

Individuals with acute chronic diseases or urgent needs have an opportunity to receive a ₾1,000 (about $370) assistance for services or medications required for treatment, the Agency also noted.

About ₾650,000 (about $240,856) is allocated annually from the state budget for the reintegration programme.