Published : 06-04-2016
Suffering of the Palestinians who migrated does not end the moment they arrive in Europe as expected. Many obstacles face Palestinians starting from the point of making the decision of migration, continues during the trip weather by land or sea routes, and even after arriving as the long waiting periods (years) to finish the legal procedures is considered another aspect of suffering.
One of the prominent problems is the family reunion, which requires waiting for 6 up to 12 months to obtain the interview appointment in the Embassy in one of the surrounding countries, but as for Palestinians, the options are limited almost to Lebanon, since Jordan and Turkey both do not grant entry visas to Palestinians from Syria, while Lebanon does, but under strict rules.
This situation pushes many families to risk and cross the Turkish borders illegally, especially if they live in the northern parts of Syria or if they cannot pass the security check on the Syrian-Lebanese borders.
The total waiting time to family reunion could be 21 months, during which, more civilians are being subjected to war acts or security persecution across Syria, apart from the family disintegration that threatens the internal links, in addition to the low income inside Syria which may result in children or women labor.
Suffering of the Palestinians who migrated does not end the moment they arrive in Europe as expected. Many obstacles face Palestinians starting from the point of making the decision of migration, continues during the trip weather by land or sea routes, and even after arriving as the long waiting periods (years) to finish the legal procedures is considered another aspect of suffering.
One of the prominent problems is the family reunion, which requires waiting for 6 up to 12 months to obtain the interview appointment in the Embassy in one of the surrounding countries, but as for Palestinians, the options are limited almost to Lebanon, since Jordan and Turkey both do not grant entry visas to Palestinians from Syria, while Lebanon does, but under strict rules.
This situation pushes many families to risk and cross the Turkish borders illegally, especially if they live in the northern parts of Syria or if they cannot pass the security check on the Syrian-Lebanese borders.
The total waiting time to family reunion could be 21 months, during which, more civilians are being subjected to war acts or security persecution across Syria, apart from the family disintegration that threatens the internal links, in addition to the low income inside Syria which may result in children or women labor.
