Published : 28-01-2018
The Palestinian-Syrian refugees carrying the Syrian documents are suffering from non-recognition and negligence by a number of countries which they have fled to.
“Ahmed,” a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, said that whenever he goes to any embassy, as soon as the embassy guard looks at the Syrian document, they are often not allowed in to meet the embassy’s employees, usually under the pretext that their country does not provide entry visas to those holding the Syrian travel document. He adds that this is what happened to him in the Turkish, UAE and Saudi Arabian embassies when he attempted to apply for a visa.
On his part, “Hassan,” a Palestinian-Syrian refugee currently in north Turkey, says that he was subjected to a number of embarrassing incidents while dealing with the Turkish governmental bodies, where on many occasions the employees would seem confused with how to deal with the Syrian travel document, asking him whether he is Palestinian or Syrian.
In general, and according to many complaints received by AGPS, most of the Arab Gulf Embassies, the rest of the Arab countries and Turkey, refuse to provide the Syrian travel document holders their visas, despite meeting all the conditions required to obtain a visa.
The Palestinian-Syrian refugees carrying the Syrian documents are suffering from non-recognition and negligence by a number of countries which they have fled to.
“Ahmed,” a Palestinian refugee in Lebanon, said that whenever he goes to any embassy, as soon as the embassy guard looks at the Syrian document, they are often not allowed in to meet the embassy’s employees, usually under the pretext that their country does not provide entry visas to those holding the Syrian travel document. He adds that this is what happened to him in the Turkish, UAE and Saudi Arabian embassies when he attempted to apply for a visa.
On his part, “Hassan,” a Palestinian-Syrian refugee currently in north Turkey, says that he was subjected to a number of embarrassing incidents while dealing with the Turkish governmental bodies, where on many occasions the employees would seem confused with how to deal with the Syrian travel document, asking him whether he is Palestinian or Syrian.
In general, and according to many complaints received by AGPS, most of the Arab Gulf Embassies, the rest of the Arab countries and Turkey, refuse to provide the Syrian travel document holders their visas, despite meeting all the conditions required to obtain a visa.
