Published : 01-11-2016
Palestinian-Syrian refugees who fled to Germany could not reunite with their families due to the provisional visas granted by the German authorities.
The German Temporary Protection Law suspended granting three-year residence permits, banning holders of short-term visas from reuniting with their families, and receiving school loans. According to the new rules, permanent residence permits and silver passports can only be granted after a minimum of a five-year stay.
Observers attributed the restrictions to the unpersuasive character of the arguments provided by the asylum-seeker while defending his/her case before an investigator or a judge. Convincing arguments included the presence of death risks due to warfare, destruction, displacement from flashpoints, and sickness. The asylum-seeker is also required to give a detailed account of his/her trip to European countries with specific dates for each and every stopover, all expected to be provided in a self-assured tone.
Human rights experts recommend hiring a lawyer as soon as a shirt-term permit is issued so as to file an appeal against the court rule, which outlaws family reunification for two years and bans the passage to another province.
Several Palestinian refugees were granted three-year residence permits allowing the reunification with family following disagreements between the German government and courts.
No official statistics are available on the exact number of Palestinian-Syrian refugees in Germany, classified as stateless by the German law.
As a signatory to the Geneva Convention, Germany is bound to grant citizenship to stateless asylum-seekers based on the German Citizenship Law of 2000.
Palestinian-Syrian refugees who fled to Germany could not reunite with their families due to the provisional visas granted by the German authorities.
The German Temporary Protection Law suspended granting three-year residence permits, banning holders of short-term visas from reuniting with their families, and receiving school loans. According to the new rules, permanent residence permits and silver passports can only be granted after a minimum of a five-year stay.
Observers attributed the restrictions to the unpersuasive character of the arguments provided by the asylum-seeker while defending his/her case before an investigator or a judge. Convincing arguments included the presence of death risks due to warfare, destruction, displacement from flashpoints, and sickness. The asylum-seeker is also required to give a detailed account of his/her trip to European countries with specific dates for each and every stopover, all expected to be provided in a self-assured tone.
Human rights experts recommend hiring a lawyer as soon as a shirt-term permit is issued so as to file an appeal against the court rule, which outlaws family reunification for two years and bans the passage to another province.
Several Palestinian refugees were granted three-year residence permits allowing the reunification with family following disagreements between the German government and courts.
No official statistics are available on the exact number of Palestinian-Syrian refugees in Germany, classified as stateless by the German law.
As a signatory to the Geneva Convention, Germany is bound to grant citizenship to stateless asylum-seekers based on the German Citizenship Law of 2000.
