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>From: Momodou S Sidibeh <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
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>Subject: Re: FAMILY TIES
>Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 10:34:20 +0100
>
>Why can't Peter be my grand dad?
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Matarr Amadou Sallah" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 7:09 AM
>Subject: FAMILY TIES
>
>
> > Hello Everyone
> > Here is somrthing to think about.
> >
> > Peter´s son is the father-in-law
> > to the husband of your father´s sister.
> > How are you related to Peter or what is Peter
> > to you?
> >
> > Matarr
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: Amadu Kabir Njie <[log in to unmask]>
> > >Reply-To: The Gambia and related-issues mailing list
> > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > >Subject: EUobserver: New rules for third-country family reunification
> > >Date: Sat, 1 Mar 2003 18:56:43 +0100
> > >
> > >Hi!
> > >
> > >This news item seems quite interesting for some reasons. The
>Scandinavian
> > >countries, as opposed to the rest of Europe have been sneaking in
>'laws'
> > >that require DNA testing between parents and their offspring in order
>to
> > >prove biological ties in family reunification applications.
> > >
> > >These are not 'laws' passed by parliament but rather 'regulations'
>crafted
> > >by Immigration Authorities which allow them to 'offer' such tests to
> > >applicants in family reunification cases; an 'offer' you don't dare
>refuse,
> > >as that spells automatic rejection of your application.
> > >
> > >In Norway, among the list of twelve countries whose nationals are
>availed
> > >this special 'offer,' ten are African: Somalia, Ethiopia, Sierra Leone,
> > >Liberia, Nigeria, Ghana, Gambia and Cameroon; the other two non-African
> > >countries being Afghanistan and Irak.
> > >
> > >That's not all, the applicants have to travel to the Norwegian embassy
> > >nearest to their home country, which in Gambia's case for example,
>would
> > >mean Abidjan in civil war-engulfed Ivory Coast and at the applicant's
>own
> > >cost too, in order to give blood specimen. Specimen which is then
>supposed
> > >to be dispatched to Oslo for analysis.
> > >
> > >Consular outpost like the one we have in the Gambia are not accepted as
> > >being good enough to collect such specimen, an exercise than can be
>carried
> > >out by even an auxillary nurse.
> > >
> > >It is also supposed to take three months from the collection of the
> > >specimen till the result is made available, a time frame which does not
> > >included the six months that it is normally supposed to take to process
> > >such applications.
> > >
> > >One is naturally led to wonder why only certain hand-picked countries
>are
> > >made this unethical 'offer'?
> > >
> > >Well according to the Norwegian Immigration Authority,
> > >Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI), the validity of documents from these
> > >countries is questionable since they are known for their rampant
> > >corruption. One concrete example they proffered was that a mother can
>just
> > >walk into a health centre and quote a date of birth of a child, name of
> > >parents, and be issued with a birth certificate.
> > >
> > >Question is, why would these same authorities that accept other
>documents
> > >from these countries without question, choose to question the validity
>of
> > >only birth certificates? Why are marriage certificates exempt, for
>example?
> > >The whole scheme is suspect at best.
> > >
> > >As usual, there has not been any concerted response from the
>communities
> > >involved. Some from the affected communities have even been blaming the
> > >victims as there has been a general attitude of: 'It does not affect
>me;'
> > >while some have refuse outright to append their signatures to a
>petition
> > >intended to deliver some form of protest, set in motion by certain
> > >concerned individuals. First it was only the Somalians, now there are
>nine
> > >more African nationalities; today it is DNA testing, tomorrow?
> > >
> > >My understanding from conversations with Gambians resident in both
>Sweden
> > >and Denmark, is that these countries instituted not only 'laws' that
> > >'offer' DNA tests but more far-reaching and hostile one towards
>immigrants.
> > >I just could not believe my ears when Momodou Camara explained to me
>the
> > >length to which the Danish Immigration Authority has gone in order to
> > >frustrate efforts by 'foreigners,' even those holding Danish
>nationality,
> > >to have even their wives join them in Denmark.
> > >
> > >For the benefit of those who read Norwegian/Danish/Swedish, the
>circular
> > >from UDI on DNA testing can be accessed at:
> > >
> > >http://193.71.11.42/dokumenter/doc/rundskriv/2002/rs200229.doc
> > >
> > >Below is text of the petition. Those resident in Norway who wish to
>append
> > >their signatures to it can also sign electronically by sending an email
> > >with the heading "Petition" to: [log in to unmask]
> > >
> > >Gjenopprett offentlig tillit til Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI)!
> > >
> > >Familiegjenforening - en menneskerett!
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Vi som bidrar med våre underskrifter er veldig bekymret for hvordan
> > >Utlendingsdirektoratet (UDI) fungerer og hvordan UDI behandler de som
>søker
> > >om familiegjenforening eller om besøksvisum for å møte slekt og venner
> > >bosatt i Norge.  De siste årene har det kommet mange klager men få
> > >endringer.  Faktisk ser det ut som om forholdene har forverret seg.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Vi ber om at
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >   a.. norske myndigheter baserer sin saksbehandling på bedre kjennskap
>til
> > >lokale institusjoner for ekteskapsinngåelse og lokale forståelser av
> > >familie og slektskap.
> > >   b.. DNA-tester ikke tas i bruk i familiegjenforeningssaker, først og
> > >fremst fordi DNA ikke er det viktigste kriteriet for familedannelse,
> > >hverken i Norge eller landende innvandrere og asylsøkere i Norge kommer
> > >fra.
> > >   c.. minsteinntekt på 165 000 kroner i året som forutsetning for
> > >familiegjenforening revurderes,  barns behov for oppvekst i samvær med
>sine
> > >foreldre blir ikke mindre av at foreldrene har en lav inntekt.
> > >
> > >
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> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Kabir.
> > >EUobserver: New rules for third-country family reunification:
> > >
> > >http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=9520#
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