Guidance

Returning to Ghana (accessible)

Published 5 December 2025

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What assistance is provided?

Pre-departure information

Returning individuals can contact IRARA to discuss reintegration options in Ghana.

Short term assistance

  • Airport reception (upon request)
  • Accommodation for up to five nights
  • Transportation to an address in-country
  • Care and food provision packs
  • Small cash assistance for immediate needs

Medium term assistance

  • Assistance with finding and reuniting with family

  • Support with in-country documentation

  • Signposting to local services

  • Mental wellbeing and counselling (if required)

Long term assistance

Access to a Returnee Education and Entrepreneurship Fund for:

  • Support with accessing the local job market

  • Support with setting up a business

  • Support with accessing vocational training or further education

  • Assistance with legal migration opportunities

Who can get support?

If you are a Ghanaian national who has returned, or will be returned from the United Kingdom, IRARA can help you rebuild your life in Ghana.

This support is available for up to 12 months following your return to Ghana.

How to access support?

If you are currently in the UK, contact the UK IRARA office using the details below.

If you have already returned to Ghana, please contact the NECPAD office in Accra using the details below.

About the Programme

The Home Office Returns Reintegration Programme assists the return and reintegration of people in the United Kingdom with no legal status or right to remain.

The programme offers a wide range of services, providing assistance on arrival and longer-term support for persons returning to Ghana.

About IRARA and NECPAD

IRARA collaborates with Network for Community Planning and Development (NECPAD) for the delivery of the Home Office Reintegration Programme in Ghana.

NECPAD drives sustainable development and capacity building and together with IRARA delivers expert and tailored reintegration assistance and guidance to improve the lives of those returning home to Ghana from the UK.

Contact information in Ghana

NECPAD

NECPAD
41 Fertilizer Road,
Teshie-LEKMA,
Accra,
Ghana

Opening hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm

Office hours: Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5pm

Email: reintegration@irara.org

Telephone: +233 302 711704

Mobile/Cell: +233 244380403

IRARA in the UK

Telephone: +44 (0)1433 627 247

Email: reintegration@irara.org

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