In the second half of 2021, Daraa governorate witnessed a wave of migration and an estimated 8,000-10,000 individuals, mostly young adults, left Syria entirely. Often security concerns and economic deterioration are intertwined push factors for migration from this peripheral region. However, a lack of funds to cover the cost of migration, high risk of arrest or death en route to a destination country, and other socio-cultural factors also affect the likelihood of migration. Whether legal, illegal, or semi-legal, the outmigration process is based on personal circumstances, calculations related to costs and risks, and destination. A person who is not wanted by the Syrian military or security forces is most likely to leave the country legally through a government-controlled port of exit, such as land border checkpoints or airports. By contrast, security concerns, distrust, and the lack of, or the inability to obtain, the necessary documents needed for legal migration make it more likely that the migrant will cross the Syrian borders illegally. Under these circumstances, prospective migrants use the services of smugglers who benefit from local and regional connections to transport people from Daraa to three main destinations: Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Prospective migrants also combine both legal and illegal migration in a variety of ways by leaving Syria legally through a transit country - such as Sudan, Libya, or Belarus - after which they get themselves smuggled into their final destination. Government migration policies in potential destination countries and the presence and access to migrant networks are two factors that influence the selection of the destination. In 2021, Lebanon and Jordan have become far less attractive destinations for large segments of prospective migrants in Daraa. Turkey, on the other hand, has become, for the most part, a mere stepping-stone to Europe rather than as an end destination. By contrast, the United Arab Emirates, Egypt, and Iraqi Kurdistan were available destinations and have attracted, to varying extents, Daraawi migrants. Germany, followed by the Netherlands, were the most sought after European destinations for Daraawi migrants in 2021.