Almost 500 Syrians return to their homeland with federal funding

Almost 500 Syrians return to their homeland with federal funding

Syrien - Around 500 people have voluntarily returned to Syria with the support of the Bashar al-Assad regime with the support of the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). 464 Syrians learned the return aid, such as Welt However, it should be noted that the authorities are not always informed about all returnees, so that the actual number is probably higher.

These voluntary trips have been funded by programs from the federal states since 2017. In 2024, 87 people were able to benefit from this support, while in the current year there were 31 Syrians from the financial incentives of the BAMF that aimed at reducing the Syrian number of refugees in Germany. With this return aid, the financial start -up aid is 1,000 euros for adults and 500 euros for minors, supplemented by travel aids of 200 euros for adults and 100 euros for minors.

aid and support

The BAMF also offers the coverage of medical costs up to 2,000 euros in order to make it easier to restart the returnees. The support for returners from Syria is equivalent to the refugees from other countries of origin, as can be seen from the reports of Tagesschau . The maximum start -up aid per family must not exceed 4,000 euros, which should relieve the returnees financially.

An important detail is that the return aid also applies to people who are central and need this help financially and organizationally. The Federal Government also plans to allow travel to prepare permanent return, which comes across criticism from different sides, in particular from Bavarian state politicians who fear that such “exploration trips” could be abused as vacation trips.

background of the return aid

The civil war in Syria, which began in 2011 with a popular uprising against the BASHAR al-Assad regime, led to the flight of hundreds of thousands of people. A total of around 712,000 Syrian protection seekers lived in Germany by the end of 2024, such as Zeit . At the end of 2024, 975,061 Syrian citizens were registered in Germany, including 10,231 people who are subject to departure.

Another aspect is that the Federal Ministry of the Interior is working on a regulation that enables Syrians to briefly return to Syria to check the situation without losing its protection status in Germany. This could be an interesting option for many those willing to return.