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Renew Deal

(81,871 posts) Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:03 AM Nov 2015

Refugee question

Does the term "refugee" imply temporary status? Does it mean that the Syrian refugees have to return to Syria when the war is over? Are the refugees in the US here temporarily?

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Refugee question (Original Post) Renew Deal Nov 2015 OP

Depends on the country treating the refugee request. Yorktown Nov 2015 #1

Yorktown

(2,884 posts)

1. Depends on the country treating the refugee request.

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Sun Nov 15, 2015, 01:23 AM

Nov 2015

In practice, in Europe, being granted refugee status most often leads to permanent residency.

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