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Hello,I’m 16 and I have permanent residence in Italy through family reunification from my mom.

I was forcibly taken back to my country of origin by my dad who threatened me and doesn’t allow me to live there and is basically ruining my future in Iraq.

But me and my dad are coming back to Italy for some asylum proceedings and then back to iraq forcibly.

My dad is abusing me  but my mother isn’t doing anything because she’s mentally ill. I can’t go to the police in Italy becuase my father threatened to kill me.And there is no support for unaccompanied minors in Italy and if there was it would be very unlivable.

We’re traveling back to Italy through Vienna Austria and I’m planning to run away from my dad by the airport train to Germany so that he doesn’t know where i am.                         I’m going to germany because it’s near Vienna and I have a relative near stuttgart who can help me.

I would like to know if germany would provide support and transfer residence and keep me away from my family becuase I can’t live like this anymore.

I have proof with video and pictures to show the hell iam in and how iam being abused.

I’m scared that italy might hand me back to my parents who would probably kill me first chance. And they’re keeping minors at reception centers with older people and traffickers so that’s no better than my situation.

Thank you
asked Sep 6, 2022 in Asylum proceedings by Hanshand728 | 167 views

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Dear @Hanshand728,

I’m sorry to read of your difficult situation. I hope my colleagues and I here can provide you with the information you need.

If you come to Germany and request asylum, you will be first taken into the care of the German state as you are under 18. You will be looked after by the office for young people (in German ‘Jugendamt’). A person working at this office will be appointed to your case. You will be provided accommodation in small homes that are especially for unaccompanied minors (you will not have to stay in large refugee housing centres with adults).

Among European Union countries, there is a special set of rules called the ‘Dublin procedure’ to decide which country is responsible for a person’s asylum application. If a person has a residency status and family in Italy, then usually it would be decided that Italy is responsible for the case and the person would be returned to Italy. However, in the case of minors (under 18), the authorities must take the welfare of the child into account in such decisions. Based on your account, it would not be in your interest to be returned to Italy. The law of the Dublin rules makes it possible that Germany would declare itself responsible for your case. The fact that you have a relative in Germany increases the chance of your asylum case being heard in Germany.

If you are coming from Vienna to Germany, you are likely to cross the border into the German state of Bavaria. Be aware that although Germany and Austria are both EU countries, checks of people crossing the border do take place. If you have your Italian permanent residence with you, this will allow you to travel throughout the Schengen Zone. If you have issues with border police, inform them that you wish to apply for asylum.

There are many organisations in Italy, Austria and Germany who can provide information and support in this area. I recommend you get as much help as you can now and in the future. I myself am not a lawyer, I work as a migrant advisor. The information I provide is to the best of my knowledge correct but it is important to seek out different sources of information.

If you need help in Vienna, the organisation Diakonie offers advice to refugees:

https://***-diakonie-at.translate.goog/unsere-angebote-und-einrichtungen/unabhaengige-beratung-wien?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp

Here is the main organisation working in the area of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany, they offer consultation by telephone or email:

Our counselling services for individual cases are offered over the phone and take place on the following days and hours: Thursdays 10 – 12 and 2 – 4pm

https://b-umf.de/en/

E-mail: info@b-umf.de Phone: +49 (0)30 82 09 743 – 0

I also urge you to contact the police in any country if you are in danger.

You are welcome to ask further questions on this site. If it is safe for you to do so, there is also a free app (like Whatapp but more secure) called mbeon which my colleagues and I use. If you download it, you can find migration advisors throughout Germany who you can directly contact in private. You can receive advice there in many languages, including Arabic and English. Here’s information about it in English:

https://***.mbeon.de/en/home/

Let us know if you have any other questions or if anything I wrote is unclear.

Best,

Éanna

answered Sep 7, 2022 by mbeon-Éanna
Thank you very much for your answer, dear @mbeon-Éanna. Much appreciated :)
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