(Zaman Al Wasl)- Seba al-Obeid, Syrian refugee girl lives in the Azraq camp is about to be deported as the Jordanian authorities give her one month notice to leave the kingdom with brother Abdullah.
The decision came a few days after the Austrian government agreed for her family reunion where her mother and younger siblings to leave the border camp except Seba and her brother who are over 18- year-old.
Al-Obeid, in a post on her Facebook page, has revealed her suffering.
“We entered Jordan on July 7, 2013, and then my father decided to travel by sea to Austria, trying to secure a better life for his family, and he arrived okay there and managed to get (Austrian) residency” as she posted on Facebook.
“My father then applied for a family reunion, but the embassy refused me and my brother demands because we were over the age of 18, so I decided to complete my bachelor's degree in Jordan and travel in two years to my family” she continued.
“My travel date to Austria was suppose to be on August 13, but the Ministry of the Interior warned us to leave if my mother leaves the country” she said.
According to the post, al-Obeid is currently lives the worst days of her life, as she cannot return with her brother to Syria or travel to Austria.
However, there is no country that grants entry visas to the Syrians. She is also exposed to the loss of her university and ambition. So she is now looking for any solution to avoid deportation.
A well-informed source told Zaman al-Wasl that the Pharmacy student needs to obtain an exemption from any foreign embassy that accepts her asylum file, in addition to allowing her (an her brother) to leave safe through regular travel documents because they do not have valid passports.
Despite many difficulties, Saba refused her difficult circumstances and the possibility of abandon her studies.
It is noteworthy that Saba’s case received a great response by a number of Syrian activists who expressed their solidarity and sympathy with the story of the, after it received a warning from the Ministry of Interior in Jordan to leave the country within one month, calling At the same time, international and humanitarian organizations to help and stand against the arbitrary decision to deport her from Jordan with her brother before the middle of next month.
Azraq camp is home to 40,615 Syrian refugees, nearly 22% are under five years old. 60% are children, including 240 unaccompanied and separated children.
Syria's war has killed more than 560,000 people and displaced millions since it started in 2011 with a brutal crackdown on anti-regime protests.
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