Vulnerability Assessment of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon, 2023
Lebanon, 2023
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UNHCR_LBN_2023_VASYR_v2.1
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UNHCR, WFP, UNICEF
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Reasons for irregular residency (illegal_res_m)
Data file: Main
Overview
Valid:
9504
Invalid:
14450
Type:
Discrete
Range:
1 - 151
Format:
Factor
Questions and instructions
Categories
| Value | Category | Cases | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable | 236 |
1%
|
| 2 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor | 4 |
0%
|
| 3 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and | 2 |
0%
|
| 4 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time | 1 |
0%
|
| 5 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my certificate and obtain a Hou | 1 |
0%
|
| 6 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to re | 2 |
0%
|
| 7 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 1 |
0%
|
| 8 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable l. Unaware of procedures | 2 |
0%
|
| 9 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable m. Fears approaching GSO | 2 |
0%
|
| 10 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR c | 1 |
0%
|
| 11 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable q. Transportation cost | 2 |
0%
|
| 12 | a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable q. Transportation cost c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 | 1 |
0%
|
| 13 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor | 877 |
3.7%
|
| 14 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable c. I | 1 |
0%
|
| 15 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after | 3 |
0%
|
| 16 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously | 7 |
0%
|
| 17 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back anot | 1 |
0%
|
| 18 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my | 1 |
0%
|
| 19 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and | 3 |
0%
|
| 20 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor l. Unaware of procedures | 1 |
0%
|
| 21 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears approaching GSO | 1 |
0%
|
| 22 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor m. Fears approaching GSO | 1 |
0%
|
| 23 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is | 1 |
0%
|
| 24 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor o. Lacks ID documents | 3 |
0%
|
| 25 | b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor q. Transportation cost | 6 |
0%
|
| 26 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor | 285 |
1.2%
|
| 27 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor b. I a | 2 |
0%
|
| 28 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor d. I a | 1 |
0%
|
| 29 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor e. I t | 2 |
0%
|
| 30 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor h. I e | 1 |
0%
|
| 31 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor n. I a | 3 |
0%
|
| 32 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor p. Res | 1 |
0%
|
| 33 | c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a Lebanese sponsor q. Tra | 4 |
0%
|
| 34 | d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewed bases on a sponsorship and I can not afford the fees and associated | 427 |
1.8%
|
| 35 | e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation | 131 |
0.5%
|
| 36 | e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renew | 1 |
0%
|
| 37 | e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another t | 5 |
0%
|
| 38 | e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO r | 1 |
0%
|
| 39 | e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation s. Other | 1 |
0%
|
| 40 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time | 208 |
0.9%
|
| 41 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese | 1 |
0%
|
| 42 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewed bases o | 1 |
0%
|
| 43 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanat | 2 |
0%
|
| 44 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to | 1 |
0%
|
| 45 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time l. Unaware of procedures | 2 |
0%
|
| 46 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time m. Fears approaching GSO | 1 |
0%
|
| 47 | f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing ba | 2 |
0%
|
| 48 | g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my certificate and obtain a Housing attestation | 93 |
0.4%
|
| 49 | g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my certificate and obtain a Housing attestation m. Fears approaching GSO | 1 |
0%
|
| 50 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize | 444 |
1.9%
|
| 51 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize g. Waiting for my appointment with UNH | 1 |
0%
|
| 52 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize i. I entered through unofficial border | 2 |
0%
|
| 53 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize j. Reluctance of HH member for persona | 1 |
0%
|
| 54 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize l. Unaware of procedures | 3 |
0%
|
| 55 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears appr | 1 |
0%
|
| 56 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize m. Fears approaching GSO | 8 |
0%
|
| 57 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - | 1 |
0%
|
| 58 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize q. Transportation cost | 1 |
0%
|
| 59 | h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize s. Other | 1 |
0%
|
| 60 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 306 |
1.3%
|
| 61 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and | 1 |
0%
|
| 62 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to r | 4 |
0%
|
| 63 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing l. Unaware of procedures | 1 |
0%
|
| 64 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears approaching GSO | 2 |
0%
|
| 65 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing o. Lacks ID documents d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewe | 1 |
0%
|
| 66 | i. I entered through unofficial border crossing q. Transportation cost | 2 |
0%
|
| 67 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) | 120 |
0.5%
|
| 68 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) e. I tried to renew | 1 |
0%
|
| 69 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) f. I tried but GSO k | 1 |
0%
|
| 70 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) g. Waiting for my ap | 1 |
0%
|
| 71 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) h. I entered through | 2 |
0%
|
| 72 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) i. I entered through | 1 |
0%
|
| 73 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) l. Unaware of proced | 1 |
0%
|
| 74 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) m. Fears approaching | 1 |
0%
|
| 75 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) n. I am discouraged | 2 |
0%
|
| 76 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) o. Lacks ID document | 1 |
0%
|
| 77 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) q. Transportation co | 2 |
0%
|
| 78 | j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) s. Other | 1 |
0%
|
| 79 | k. I have a deporture order | 19 |
0.1%
|
| 80 | k. I have a deporture order d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewed bases on a sponsorship and I can not aff | 1 |
0%
|
| 81 | k. I have a deporture order h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize l. Unaware | 1 |
0%
|
| 82 | k. I have a deporture order i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 1 |
0%
|
| 83 | l. Unaware of procedures | 374 |
1.6%
|
| 84 | l. Unaware of procedures h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize | 1 |
0%
|
| 85 | l. Unaware of procedures j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, e | 3 |
0%
|
| 86 | l. Unaware of procedures k. I have a deporture order | 1 |
0%
|
| 87 | l. Unaware of procedures k. I have a deporture order j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, lim | 1 |
0%
|
| 88 | l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears approaching GSO | 9 |
0%
|
| 89 | l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears approaching GSO o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 90 | l. Unaware of procedures m. Fears approaching GSO p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) | 1 |
0%
|
| 91 | l. Unaware of procedures o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 92 | l. Unaware of procedures q. Transportation cost | 3 |
0%
|
| 93 | m. Fears approaching GSO | 412 |
1.7%
|
| 94 | m. Fears approaching GSO a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable | 1 |
0%
|
| 95 | m. Fears approaching GSO b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor | 2 |
0%
|
| 96 | m. Fears approaching GSO e. I tried to renew but GSO refused my application without explanation | 1 |
0%
|
| 97 | m. Fears approaching GSO h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize | 6 |
0%
|
| 98 | m. Fears approaching GSO i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 1 |
0%
|
| 99 | m. Fears approaching GSO j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, e | 1 |
0%
|
| 100 | m. Fears approaching GSO k. I have a deporture order | 2 |
0%
|
| 101 | m. Fears approaching GSO l. Unaware of procedures | 8 |
0%
|
| 102 | m. Fears approaching GSO n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR certificate and is aski | 9 |
0%
|
| 103 | m. Fears approaching GSO o. Lacks ID documents | 3 |
0%
|
| 104 | m. Fears approaching GSO p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) | 1 |
0%
|
| 105 | m. Fears approaching GSO q. Transportation cost | 6 |
0%
|
| 106 | m. Fears approaching GSO q. Transportation cost n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR | 2 |
0%
|
| 107 | m. Fears approaching GSO q. Transportation cost p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) | 2 |
0%
|
| 108 | m. Fears approaching GSO q. Transportation cost s. Other | 1 |
0%
|
| 109 | n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR certificate and is asking for money and sponsors | 221 |
0.9%
|
| 110 | o. Lacks ID documents | 160 |
0.7%
|
| 111 | o. Lacks ID documents c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a L | 1 |
0%
|
| 112 | o. Lacks ID documents d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewed bases on a sponsorship and I can not afford th | 1 |
0%
|
| 113 | o. Lacks ID documents f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time | 1 |
0%
|
| 114 | o. Lacks ID documents h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize | 3 |
0%
|
| 115 | o. Lacks ID documents i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 1 |
0%
|
| 116 | o. Lacks ID documents m. Fears approaching GSO | 1 |
0%
|
| 117 | o. Lacks ID documents n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR certificate and is asking | 1 |
0%
|
| 118 | o. Lacks ID documents q. Transportation cost | 6 |
0%
|
| 119 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) | 62 |
0.3%
|
| 120 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese spo | 1 |
0%
|
| 121 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my certificate and ob | 1 |
0%
|
| 122 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) l. Unaware of procedures | 1 |
0%
|
| 123 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) m. Fears approaching GSO | 2 |
0%
|
| 124 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) m. Fears approaching GSO l. Unaware of procedures | 1 |
0%
|
| 125 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 126 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) q. Transportation cost | 4 |
0%
|
| 127 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) q. Transportation cost l. Unaware of procedures | 1 |
0%
|
| 128 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) q. Transportation cost m. Fears approaching GSO | 3 |
0%
|
| 129 | p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) q. Transportation cost o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 130 | q. Transportation cost | 764 |
3.2%
|
| 131 | q. Transportation cost a. My residency expired and it’s not renewable | 1 |
0%
|
| 132 | q. Transportation cost b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor | 6 |
0%
|
| 133 | q. Transportation cost b. I am registered with UNHCR but GSO asked me to obtain a Lebanese sponsor n. I am discouraged to go sin | 1 |
0%
|
| 134 | q. Transportation cost c. I am not registered with UNHCR or I arrived after 2015 and have a barcode and I am unable to obtain a | 2 |
0%
|
| 135 | q. Transportation cost d. I am registered with UNHCR but I have previously renewed bases on a sponsorship and I can not afford t | 2 |
0%
|
| 136 | q. Transportation cost f. I tried but GSO kept telling me to come back another time | 2 |
0%
|
| 137 | q. Transportation cost g. Waiting for my appointment with UNHCR to renew my certificate and obtain a Housing attestation | 2 |
0%
|
| 138 | q. Transportation cost h. I entered through unofficial border crossing and GSO refused to allow me to regularize | 1 |
0%
|
| 139 | q. Transportation cost i. I entered through unofficial border crossing | 3 |
0%
|
| 140 | q. Transportation cost j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc | 2 |
0%
|
| 141 | q. Transportation cost l. Unaware of procedures | 6 |
0%
|
| 142 | q. Transportation cost m. Fears approaching GSO | 6 |
0%
|
| 143 | q. Transportation cost n. I am discouraged to go since I heard that GSO is not renewing based on UNHCR certificate and is asking | 6 |
0%
|
| 144 | q. Transportation cost o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 145 | q. Transportation cost p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) | 11 |
0%
|
| 146 | q. Transportation cost p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) m. Fears approaching GSO | 3 |
0%
|
| 147 | q. Transportation cost p. Restrictive mobility (roadblocks - lockdown - curfew) o. Lacks ID documents | 1 |
0%
|
| 148 | q. Transportation cost s. Other | 7 |
0%
|
| 149 | r. Not Applicable | 3850 |
16.1%
|
| 150 | s. Other | 225 |
0.9%
|
| 151 | s. Other j. Reluctance of HH member for personal reasons (I have not time, sick, limited movement, don’t care, etc.) | 1 |
0%
|
| Missing value | 14450 |
60.3%
|
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.