UNHCR Refugee Status Determination

The Refugee Status Determination (RSD) unit is tasked to determine whether an individual who has applied for international protection is a refugee within the meaning of refugee definition.

A refugee is someone who is outside his/her country of origin, has a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group, and because of this fear is unable or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country. (extract: Article 1A2 – 1951 Geneva Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees). If you do not meet the refugee definition, you will not be granted refugee status. If UNHCR has serious reasons to believe that a person has committed serious crimes, he/she may not be eligible for refugee status.

UNHCR is responsible for registering all non-Syrian national individuals who wish to seek asylum in Syria.

If you cannot return to your home country because you fear for your life or safety, and you wish to seek international protection, you must first register with UNHCR.

To be registered by UNHCR, you must call the UNHCR Office closest to you and schedule an appointment.

UNHCR Syria has registration centers located in Damascus, Aleppo, Tartous, Homs and Qamishli.

After registering with UNHCR, we may call you to ask you to come for an interview to our office at a specific date and time to determine weather or not you qualify as a refugee.

UNHCR is responsible for registering all non-Syrian national individuals who wish to seek asylum in Syria.

If you cannot return to your home country because you fear for your life or safety, and you wish to seek international protection, you must first register with UNHCR.

To be registered by UNHCR, you must call the UNHCR Office closest to you and schedule an appointment.

UNHCR Syria has registration centers located in Damascus, Aleppo, Tartous, Homs and Qamishli.

After registering with UNHCR, we may call you to ask you to come for an interview to our office at a specific date and time to determine weather or not you qualify as a refugee.

Sometimes you might be called to come back for a follow-up interview when the information previously collected is insufficient or there is a need to clarify some aspects before a final decision on your case can be taken.

UNHCR is responsible for registering all non-Syrian national individuals who wish to seek asylum in Syria.

If you cannot return to your home country because you fear for your life or safety, and you wish to seek international protection, you must first register with UNHCR.

To be registered by UNHCR, you must call the UNHCR Office closest to you and schedule an appointment.

UNHCR Syria has registration centers located in Damascus, Aleppo, Tartous, Homs and Qamishli.

After registering with UNHCR, we may call you to ask you to come for an interview to our office at a specific date and time to determine weather or not you qualify as a refugee.

You may contact our RSD number ? 0988 005 086 from Sunday to Thursday from 8:30 am – 4:00 PM and UNHCR will answer all your questions or will refer your question to relevant other UNHCR personnel.

call the RSD number ? 0988 005 086 on Sundays and Tuesdays only from 9 am to 3 pm.

You must mention your file / case number when you contact UNHCR.

Alert: UNHCR Syria DOES NOT provide Resettlement to Syrians.  Beware of scammers and fake accounts!  Always remember All UNHCR services are FREE.  Never share your personal data or information related to UNHCR registration and bank account with anyone claiming to be offering assistance, resettlement or cash.