Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states

[Southie]

Re: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states

Why not change your statement to “…rather than hiring muslims and non muslims from nepal, philipine, india”?

If you are concerned for the Syrians find g a home in neighbor states, why wouod you distinguish between muslims and non muslims from India nepal etc? And why did you exclude. Pakistan from your list?

@bao_bihari

We should at least raise our voices.

Why cant they just use them as skilled workers rather then hiring non muslims from "nepal, philipine, india. .

Migrant crisis: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states - BBC News

What a shame.

**Migrant crisis: Why Syrians do not flee to Gulf states
****As the crisis brews over Syrian refugees trying to enter **European countries, questions have been raised over why they are not heading to wealthy Gulf states closer to home.
Although those fleeing the Syrian crisis have for several years been crossing into Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey in huge numbers, entering other Arab states - especially in the Gulf - is far less straightforward.
Officially, Syrians can apply for a tourist visa or work permit in order to enter a Gulf state.
But the process is costly, and there is a widespread perception that many Gulf states have unwritten restrictions in place that it make it hard for Syrians to be granted a visa in practice.

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Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Syrians have flooded into the UN-run Zaatari refugee camp, north-east of the Jordanian capital Amman Most successful cases are Syrians already in Gulf states extending their stays, or those entering because they have family there.

For those with limited means, there is the added matter of the sheer physical distance between Syria and the Gulf.
Not welcome?This comes as part of wider obstacles facing Syrians, who are required to obtain rarely granted visas](25 ألف قتيل و80 ألف مصاب في زلزال تركيا وهزات أرضية تالية) to enter almost all Arab countries.
Without a visa, Syrians are not currently allowed to enter Arab countries except for Algeria, Mauritania, Sudan and Yemen.
The relative wealth and proximity to Syria of the states has led many - in both social and as well as traditional media - to question whether these states have more of a duty than Europe towards Syrians suffering from over four years of conflict and the emergence of jihadist groups in the country.