After his release, he was declared a persona non grata by the Syrian government and as a result he immigrated to Lebanon as a refugee in 2012.[20][22] Eventually, Ramadan was granted asylum in Canada, and in September 2014 he immigrated to Vancouver, British Columbia.[23] By 2015, Ramadan already began working at Qmunity, a queer resource center in British Columbia.[24] Around the same time Ramadan was working for Qmunity, he started volunteering for the Rainbow Refugee Society which describes itself as, "a Vancouver based community group that helps individuals seeking refugee protection in Canada based on sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression (SOGIE) or HIV status."[25] While volunteering at the Rainbow Refugee Society, Ramadan helped organize and support the sponsorship of Syrian refugees.[26] Since May 2015, Ramadan has also run an annual fundraiser known as An Evening in Damascus.