Syrian Refugee??

leewarden

I have a friend from Syria who wants to come to this country.
He does not have a visa at the moment.
Does anyone know can he apply for refugee status here because of war?

AnonoBoy

Probably. I'd say ask a solicitor before booking his flights though.






That is the best answer you'll get in After Hours at this time of night.

kylith

If he comes to Ireland he can, AFAIK, apply for refugee status. However he'll be put into direct provision housing which isn't pleasant, and he could be there for years until his application is reviewed to see if they think he meets the criteria.

leewarden

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Probably. I'd say ask a solicitor before booking his flights though.






That is the best answer you'll get in After Hours at this time of night.

Thank you for your reply, and I understand about AH but he I have been on phone to him for past 2 hours and his spirit is quite low. Thought I would throw it out there

BNMC

How may I ask do you know a guy that lives in Syria?

leewarden

BNMC wrote: »

How may I ask do you know a guy that lives in Syria?

His brother was married to my cousin but they both died in a car crash.

Ruudi_Mentari

Oh, my bleeding naive young liberal heart thinkin negroe thoughts in tandem with my political agenda.....

open; the gates.

leewarden

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

Oh, my bleeding naive young liberal heart thinkin negroe thoughts in tandem with my political agenda.....

open; the gates.

Not taking the whole of Syria in, just one person and only asking the possibilities

Ruudi_Mentari

leewarden wrote: »

Not taking the whole of Syria in, just one person and only asking the possibilities

Are you genuinely in love with each other?

Does he/ she genuinely have a misty eyed interest in this country for cultural reasons rather than financial or political refuge

Then only, under these circumstances.

Richard Hillman

I would say get in touch with your local TD for advice.

TheFOB

Richard Hillman wrote: »

I would say get in touch with your local TD for advice.

Yeah meet him at the parish pump after the "fix the pothole" meeting.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I've an Iranian friend going through the process for the last seven years, its horrible OP.. Tell your friend to look for someone else is my advice, Lebanon, Turkey etc.

Ruudi_Mentari

Leilani Few Mud wrote: »

I've an Iranian friend going through the process for the last seven years, its horrible OP.. Tell your friend to look for someone else is my advice, Lebanon, Turkey etc.

Political refugee?

my Iranian uncle who an aunt married here went back home because he felt a little constrained, tbh. She is a hard woman to be round but he missed a few things he could do there too

hfallada

If I was him I would go to Germany,Norway or Sweden were refugees are treated with decency. Here you are thrown into a damp room with €20 a week and nothing to do for years

arybvtcw0eolkf

hfallada wrote: »

If I was him I would go to Germany,Norway or Sweden were refugees are treated with decency. Here you are thrown into a damp room with €20 a week and nothing to do for years

No you're not.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

Political refugee?

I'm not entirely sure of his exact status but from my understanding of it its political.

Ruudi_Mentari

Leilani Few Mud wrote: »

I'm not entirely sure of his exact status but from my understanding of it its political.

Biggest whiners, imo

Gatling

Highest number of refugees granted full asylum here are Syrians compared to the usual countries

arybvtcw0eolkf

Ruudi_Mentari wrote: »

Biggest whiners, imo

Probably, and I'm purposely not getting into too much detail here.

I'd hazard a guess that almost 99% of the forum don't personally know an asylum seeker and their plight both at home/travels and through out asylum system but it won't stop them taking a guess at what they think is/should be the right thing to do.

BNMC

Leilani Few Mud wrote: »

Probably, and I'm purposely not getting into too much detail here.

I'd hazard a guess that almost 99% of the forum don't personally know an asylum seeker and their plight both at home/travels and through out asylum system but it won't stop them taking a guess at what they think is/should be the right thing to do.

Well when it's those people's tax money that's paying for these people's refuge so I think they have the right to have an opinion on the matter.

Dr Turk Turkelton

Would he not have to claim asylum in the first country he enters after leaving Syria?

Only asking as I doubt Ryanair do direct flights and I have heard this before about claiming asylum.

Norwesterner

BNMC wrote: »

Well when it's those people's tax money that's paying for these people's refuge so I think they have the right to have an opinion on the matter.

Considering our tax money is now being used to finance and arm sectarian death squads in Syria,(E.U funding...not in my name) we should take a little responsibility for the clusterf#ck that follows.

Qardaha

Norwesterner wrote: »

Considering our tax money is now being used to finance and arm sectarian death squads in Syria,(E.U funding...not in my name) we should take a little responsibility for the clusterf#ck that follows.

Amen.

IM0

what do you call a syrian refugee?

the embasy