Romania — Ukrainian Nationals Crossing Back to Ukraine (April - June 2024)

IOM’s Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM) collected data on Ukrainian nationals and TCNs (resided in Ukraine before 24 February 2022) that were crossing back to Ukraine from or through Romania, either temporarily or permanently. The survey focuses on the return intentions, duration of displacement, destinations, assistance, and experiences of discrimination of respondents. A total of 1,098 surveys were collected between April and June 2024. Among these, less than one per cent (n=5) were completed by TCNs, while the vast majority, comprising over 99 per cent (n=1,093), were completed by Ukrainian nationals. The analysis presented in this report is based on the responses provided by Ukrainian nationals.

The travel intentions of the surveyed Ukrainian nationals show that most respondents (57%) were “short-term visitors”, while 28% per-cent were prospective returnees. Another 15 per cent were not sure regarding their visit period. Also, most UA citizens were travelling back to their oblast of origin (87%).