Number of returns to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
Published 23 October 2013
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1 to 4. The table sets out data for the number of returns to Erbil in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq from 1 September 2012 to 30 June 2013, and includes a breakdown of enforced removals and voluntary departures.
| Enforced | Voluntary | Total | |
| September 2012 | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| October 2012 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| November 2012 | 1 | 15 | 16 |
| December 2012 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| January 2013 | 1 | 12 | 13 |
| February 2013 | 4 | 15 | 19 |
| March 2013 | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| April 2013 | 9 | 15 | 24 |
| May 2013 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| June 2013 | 15 | 8 | 23 |
| Grand Total | 44 | 110 | 154 |
- Returns to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) controlled area of Iraq are by scheduled flights via Amman to Erbil International Airport.
6 and 7. All returns to the Kurdistan Region take place with the approval of the KRG. All cases returned are verified and pre-cleared by KRG officials prior to return. Verification and acceptance is on a case-by-case basis and supported by all available bio-data, identity documents and other supporting evidence of Iraqi nationality and links to a KRG-controlled area of Iraq.
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We are not aware of any returnees to the Kurdistan Region who have been returned to the UK.
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A total of 18 cases have not been accepted for return to the Kurdistan Region. This is because there was insufficient evidence of Iraqi nationality for these individuals, or because checks by the KRG showed that they were not from the Kurdistan Region.