It should be self-evident to reunite refugees with their families, if they already are in Germany. In fact German bureaucracy follows different guidelines concerning asylum seekers. They are not even always given the permission to visit the doctor or to go to another city by bus. Refugees rather have to follow obscure instructions that often end in disappointment and waiting. Besides these problems the fact that they are not allowed to work for 9 months after they have been accepted as asylum seeker and that their school attendance is limited prejudices saying that they don't integrate are arising. Even a long and well integrated stay in the receiving country does not protect them from being banished.

Rola Saleh is going to report about different living conditions of several refugees and will answer questions.

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Rola Saleh escaped as a young refugee from Lebanon to Germany. Now she lives in Chemnitz since several years and supports refugees concerning legal questions. In addition she is involved in the organization “Jugendliche ohne Grenzen” for the refugees right to stay and a self-determined refugee policy.