Why can't Peter be my grand dad?


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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
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> >
> >
> >   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,
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> >Kabir.
> >EUobserver: New rules for third-country family reunification:
> >
> >http://www.euobserver.com/index.phtml?aid=9520#
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