Egyptian authorities have launched new entry necessities on Monday 16 December for Syrians arriving from overseas.
The brand new rules require Syrians holding residency in European, American, Canadian, and Gulf nations to acquire safety approvals or visas from Egyptian embassies overseas previous to touring to Egypt.
This newest shift cancels earlier exemptions that allowed Syrians to enter with out safety permits.
The choice comes within the context of heightened safety measures within the aftermath of latest developments in Syria, significantly following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Roughly 1.5 million Syrians presently reside in Egypt, with round 148,000 registered with the UN Refugee Company.
Rassem Al-Attasi, former president of the Syrian Neighborhood Affiliation in Egypt, advised
Asharq Al-Awsat that these measures are primarily based on “short-term safety issues” because of the ongoing adjustments in Syria.
Nevertheless, Al-Attasi expressed concern that the brand new rules might create confusion for a lot of Syrian households, particularly these with kin within the Gulf and Europe, complicating efforts to reunite.
The measures have additionally affected outstanding people; for example, Syrian singer Samo Zaen reported being barred from touring from Dubai to Cairo because of the new guidelines.
Moeen Al-Khan, Basic Director of the Syria Tomorrow group, expressed to Asharq Al-Awsat that the Egyptian authorities’s actions mirror precautionary measures in gentle of the scenario in Syria.
He defined that the cancellation of exemptions for Syrians with residencies overseas is because of the lack of dependable Syrian safety entities for coordination, significantly given the interim authorities’s present lack of worldwide recognition.
This isn’t the primary occasion of Egyptian authorities revising entry procedures for Syrians. In August, the Egyptian Ministry of Inside canceled all exemptions relating to visas and residency for Syrian nationals and mandated the gathering of charges from all Syrians.
