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Author-Name: Kuschminder, Katie
Author-Email: kuschminder@merit.unu.edu
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT, MGSoG, Maastricht University 
Author-Name: Siegel, Melissa
Author-Email: siegel@merit.unu.edu
Author-workplace-name: UNU-MERIT, MGSoG, Maastricht University
Title: Rejected Afghan asylum seekers in the Netherlands: Migration experiences, 
	 current situations and future aspirations    
Abstract: Afghans have been a central asylum seeking group in Europe, and 
	 specifically the Netherlands since the conflict in Afghanistan escalated 
	 in the 1990s. Many of the Afghan asylum seekers in the Netherlands since 
	 2001 receive a negative decision on their asylum request, however, do 
	 not leave the Netherlands and continue to live irregularly. This paper 
	 provides a descriptive exploration of the experiences of Afghan migrants 
	 with regard to their journeys to the Netherlands and while living 
	 irregularly in the Netherlands. The paper is based on 47 interviews 
	 conducted with Afghans living irregularly in the Netherlands and 11 key 
	 stakeholder interviews, which were conducted from 2013-2014. The 
	 findings discuss the complexity of Afghan migration movements including 
	 root causes and transit experiences, the factors influencing the 
	 destination choice of the Netherlands, reception experiences and future 
	 aspirations.
Keywords: Irregular migration, Afghanistan, The Netherlands
Classification-JEL: F22, J13, J15
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20160126
Number: 2016-007
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2016/wp2016-007.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2016007