He fled from Afghanistan in the autumn of 2015. Three years later, it is difficult for the 20-year-old to talk about what it was that happened.
“We had to go home in the middle of the night without shoes,” says Amria Majidi and looking down at their hands for a long moment.
After a long escape route through Iran, arrived in Amria Majidi to Sweden. He is registered with the migration board on 15 november 2015 as unaccompanied minors and are covered with other words of gymnasielagen.
the Idea behind the law is to allow all the young people affected by the long turnaround time during the flyktingvågen to Europe get finish high school.
Amria Majidi was previously at Blackebergs gymnasium and has completed språkintroduktionsprogrammet.
he refused their asylum application. He did not get the opportunity to appeal and would be expelled.
the city of Stockholm has decided to allow all asylum seekers, i.e. those who still have a pending asylum case, study, but not the applicants for authorisation. Amria Majidi belongs to the latter category.
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the opportunity to get the start of a regular high school programs, he took the matter into their own hands.
” I personally went to Skarpnäcks folk high school and talked with a teacher and asked if I could start. After a week, I got to start. I read the general course that provides eligibility, ” says Amria Majidi.
He also says that it actually costs money to study at the college, a certain fee per semester.
” I said to my teacher that I don’t have any money. I have now been here for two months, ” says Amria Majidi.
When the DN hit the Amria Majidi in the beginning of november, he waited still to hear if he will receive a residence permit under the new gymnasielagen.
I feel completely hopeless. I have struggled so much and hard for two years to learn English, and the culture and everything. I have many friends who are in the same situation. What should we do if we do not study and do not have the right to work. Shall we go around on the streets? It is not good, ” says Amria Majidi.
scored his long-awaited announcement, the residence permit as a consequence of the new gymnasielagen. He says that he is happy, but thinks that the law is unfair.
“It feels really weird that I get a residence permit but not my friends,” says Amria Majidi.
Now, the plan is to apply to an upper secondary school programme in adult education. He wants to either read to the nurse or teacher’s assistant.
Right now I live in Sweden and the Swedish people. In the future I want to help others, I want to be a person who can help, ” says Amria Majidi.
Many young people must wait for decision on residence permit
