CASE 1

NAME: Said

-Gender: male

-Country of origin: Morocco

-Age:14

-Familiar Situation: Poor, a Family of 5 children + parents, they live in a very small house. Only the father works but he doesn’t make enough money.

-Additional data: 
- One of the children leaves school to look for a job in his country of origin but he doesn’t find any (no experience, no skills, no qualifications)
- Decides to travel (illegally) to Spain/Sweden/Italy/Czech Rep. at any cost. His expectations are not real!! he doesn’t have a working age, he may not fit into the education system (doesn’t speak the language) and therefore has no way out.

 

 

CASE 2

NAME: Khaled

-Gender: Male

-Country of origin: Afghanistan

-Age:23

-Familiar Situation: Father of two and head of a family. Furthermore, the oldest of three brothers.

-Additional data: 

- Family live illegally in Iran.
- arrives illegally in Spain/Sweden/Italy/Czech Rep with a group of people. 
- Lives in a small flat in the capital (together with 8 more people). He’s been here for one year. Works in a construction company for which he has worked illegally. His goal is to reunite his family.

 

CASE 3

NAME: Emmanuelle

-Gender: Male

-Country of origin: Cameroon

-Age:26

-Familiar Situation: The oldest of three brothers. Not married, living with his single mother and his two other brothers.

-Additional data: 

- Takes three years the process to arrive in Spain/Sweden/Italy/Czech Rep. (makes the decision, takes nearly two years to save the money he needs, finds how to get to the north, waits by the border to cross illegally, pays the mafia to help him cross).
- He’s taken by the police while trying to cross. 
- Kept in a foster home for months (while his case is being studied by the authorities). Finally given a visa for 6 months to stay in the country. He can look for a job in that time.

 

CASE 4

NAME: John Lyttle

-Gender: Male

-Country of origin: Saint Vincent & the Grenadines

-Age:24

-Familiar Situation: average well-off family in the country of origin.

-Additional data: 

- Elite athlete. Basketball player. Won an important junior competition in USA. 
- The country claims him for the national team. He’s been in the country for barely two years.  
- He’s given the nationality in a record time. His case take far less than any other ordinary application.

 

CASE 5

NAME: Peter Burn and Mary Heathrow

-Gender: Male and female.

-Country of origin: Great Britain.

-Age: retired.

-Familiar Situation: The have grown-up independent children. The receive retirement pension.

-Additional data: 

- well-off family
- they own a house in the country of origin
- they’re moving to Spain looking for a good National Health Service.
- They’re looking for good weather. A nice place to retire.