32In that connection, it follows, first, from Article 6(1) of Directive 2008/115 that, once the unlawful nature of residence has been established, any third-country national must, without prejudice to the exceptions provided for in paragraphs 2 to 5 of that article and in strict compliance with the requirements laid down in Article 5 of that directive, be the subject of a return decision. In accordance with Article 3(3) of that directive, that national goes back to his or her country of origin, or a transit or third country to which that national decides to return voluntarily and which is prepared to admit him or her to its territory.
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