Syria Relocation Index

How Syria scores

Humanitarian/response capacity supports some service availability (notably healthcare), though unevenly.

• Peace and conflict safety7
• Immigrant safety14
• Visa accessibility21
• Residence permit realism21
• Labor market access30
• Healthcare45
• Civil rights10
• Discrimination safety40
• Status security25
• Infrastructure reliability35
• Cost of living sustainability20

Recent news impact

No specific, newly enacted short-term change (e.g., border opening/restriction, asylum/law enforcement shift, or a discrete ceasefire or escalation) was detected in the recent news cycle that would materially and directionally alter Syria’s near-term relocation outlook. The most recent confirmed items available here relate to ongoing humanitarian/return constraints and EU sanctions administration rather than a fresh, country-level access/safety/legal change for migrants in Syria.

Sources

• Syria: Freedom in the World 2024 Country ReportFreedom House
• World Report 2024: Syria - Human Rights WatchHuman Rights Watch
• Syria - Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (2023)U.S. Department of State
• Syria: Growth Contraction Deepens and the Welfare of Syrian Households Deteriorates (press release)World Bank
• Syrian Arab Republic: Operational update March 2026UNHCR
• Council Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/1107 of 18 May 2026 implementing Regulation (EU) No 36/2012 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in SyriaCouncil of the European Union (EUR-Lex)
• Notice for the attention of persons and entities subject to the restrictive measures ... in view of the situation in Syria (as amended/implemented by Council Decisions/Regulations including 2026/1105, 2026/1106, 2026/1107)Publications Office of the European Union
• Syria: Council renews restrictive measures targeting the former al-Assad regime for one year and de-lists certain entitiesCouncil of the European Union (Consilium press release)