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Guidance

Syria: country policy and information notes

Guidance used by UK Visas and Immigration to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

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UK Visas and Immigration
Published
9 December 2016
Last updated
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Country policy and information note: humanitarianAlawites situation,and Syria,actual Juneor 2022perceived (accessible)Assadists, Syria, July 2025

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Country policy and policy information note: humanitarian situation, Syria, JuneJuly 20222025

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Country policy and information note: Kurds and Kurdish areas, Syria, July 2025

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Country policy and information note: returnees,military service, Syria, JuneJuly 2022 (accessible)2025

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Country policy and information note: returnees,religious minorities, Syria, JuneJuly 20222025

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Country policy and information note: securityreturnees situation,after Syria,fall Juneof 2022Al-Assad (accessible)regime, Syria, July 2025

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Country policy and information note: security situation, Syria, JuneJuly 20222025

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Country policy and information notes (previously known as country information and guidance reports) are used by UK Visas and Immigration officials to make decisions in asylum and human rights applications.

The notes also give information on asylum seekers’ countries of origin.

We are aware that these publications may have accessibility issues. We are reviewing them so that we can fix these.

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Update history

2025-09-16 17:54
Added accessible versions.

2025-07-14 12:33
Published updated country policy and information notes for Syria.

2022-06-30 10:53
Amendments to paragraph 2.4.2 of ‘returnees’ note.

2022-06-23 12:01
Accessible versions added.

2022-06-20 12:19
Added country policy and information notes on the humanitarian situation, returnees and security situation. Removed country policy and information note on the civil war, August 2020.