{"id":692,"date":"2025-05-06T13:54:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-06T13:54:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/?page_id=692"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:36:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T13:36:54","slug":"returning-to-syria","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/homepage\/returning-to-syria\/","title":{"rendered":"Returning to Syria"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"590\" height=\"588\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-162332.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-695\" style=\"width:361px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-162332.jpg 590w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-162332-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Screenshot-2025-05-05-162332-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 590px) 100vw, 590px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">If you are thinking of returning to Syria from abroad, here you\u2019ll find reliable information and organizations that may be able to help you and your family re-establish your home.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:#ffffff\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Is it safe to return to Syria?<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Returning home is a personal decision that should be fully informed, voluntary and take place in conditions of safety and dignity.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is a choice only you and your family can make. UNHCR continues to call on host countries to permit short-term visits by Syrian refugees to their place of origin without impact to their legal status, and to refrain from forcible returns to Syria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><a href=\"https:\/\/syriaishome.org\/en\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1-1024x265.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-712 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1-1024x265.png 1024w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1-1536x398.png 1536w, https:\/\/help.unhcr.org\/croatia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/69\/2025\/05\/Syria-is-home-buttons-2-1.png 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><strong>To help you make informed decisions about returning to Syria, UNHCR created&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/syriaishome.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Syria is Home<\/a>, where you can find<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>information on legal steps, documents, housing, healthcare, and education.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are thinking of returning to Syria from abroad, here you\u2019ll find reliable information and organizations that may be able to help you and your family re-establish your home. 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