Published : 07-06-2022
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon are considered as foreigners rather than asylum seekers fleeing war and economic hardship.
Several students have had difficulties gaining access to local universities.
Passport issuance costs 350USD for PRS, in a country where unemployment rates have reached a zenith.
Scores of PRS students who are forced to return to Syria to issue their identity documents are often denied the right to re-enter the Lebanese territories.
At the same time, the Lebanese Education Ministry stipulates that PRS students should obtain valid visas while the Lebanese General Security refuses to grant a residency permit to PRS students and requires that an identity card or a passport be issued to that end.
Scores of Palestinian refugee students have failed to get enrolled at universities in the Lebanese territories as authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa renewal.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon continue to launch cries for help over the precarious legal status and lack of protection they have been subjected to in the Lebanese territories.
The vast majority of Palestinians from Syria are grappling with deportation concerns and live in a perpetual fear over their families’ safety due to the security mayhem rocking refugee camps in Lebanon.
Palestinian refugees from Syria (PRS) in Lebanon are considered as foreigners rather than asylum seekers fleeing war and economic hardship.
Several students have had difficulties gaining access to local universities.
Passport issuance costs 350USD for PRS, in a country where unemployment rates have reached a zenith.
Scores of PRS students who are forced to return to Syria to issue their identity documents are often denied the right to re-enter the Lebanese territories.
At the same time, the Lebanese Education Ministry stipulates that PRS students should obtain valid visas while the Lebanese General Security refuses to grant a residency permit to PRS students and requires that an identity card or a passport be issued to that end.
Scores of Palestinian refugee students have failed to get enrolled at universities in the Lebanese territories as authorities continue to rebuff their appeals for visa renewal.
Palestinian refugees from Syria in Lebanon continue to launch cries for help over the precarious legal status and lack of protection they have been subjected to in the Lebanese territories.
The vast majority of Palestinians from Syria are grappling with deportation concerns and live in a perpetual fear over their families’ safety due to the security mayhem rocking refugee camps in Lebanon.
