The EU is now eliminating immigration restrictions. The ASEAN region has already lifted tourist visas for their citizens.
Australia said boat people return can be "reintegration support to assist with their sustainable return," through the International Organization for Migration with the package being "determined on a case-by-case basis depending on need and eligibility."
The people were flown from Christmas Islands where they are kept in 'immigration detention'.
"These individuals have chosen not to pursue asylum claims and therefore are no longer seeking to engage Australia’s protection obligations," Australia's minister for immigration and citizenship, Chris Bowen said in a statement.
"The majority of this group were in the post-13 August cohort and faced transfer to a regional processin