Published : 08-02-2018
The Red Cross and the Amnesty International criticized the Swedish Foreign Ministry with regard to the length of waiting periods experienced by the Syrian families who have the right to reunite. The Swedish Foreign Ministry had allocated five Swedish embassies to address the requests for Syrian reunification; they are the Swedish Embassy in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Jordan. However, the problem is that these five countries do not grant visas to Syrians, making the reunions almost, if not impossible.
After press pressure, the Swedish Foreign Ministry decided to open the Swedish embassy in Khartoum, to address the requests for Syrian reunification, with waiting periods reaching about two years.
Sweden is one of the most time-consuming of the European countries regarding the necessary periods to study the applications for residency or family reunification for families coming from Syria.
The Red Cross and the Amnesty International criticized the Swedish Foreign Ministry with regard to the length of waiting periods experienced by the Syrian families who have the right to reunite. The Swedish Foreign Ministry had allocated five Swedish embassies to address the requests for Syrian reunification; they are the Swedish Embassy in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Turkey and Jordan. However, the problem is that these five countries do not grant visas to Syrians, making the reunions almost, if not impossible.
After press pressure, the Swedish Foreign Ministry decided to open the Swedish embassy in Khartoum, to address the requests for Syrian reunification, with waiting periods reaching about two years.
Sweden is one of the most time-consuming of the European countries regarding the necessary periods to study the applications for residency or family reunification for families coming from Syria.
