Can’t Stay. Can’t Go. Refused asylum seekers who cannot be returned 43 Appendix: Our refused asylum seekers See page 12 for the stories of Faheem, Kasim and However, because she has no ID to prove she Walid, page 15 for Anwar’s story, and page 28 for is Eritrean, she was told that she needs three Enaya, Kayla and Bisrat. Eritrean nationals, recognised by the embassy, to confirm that she is Eritrean in order to progress Aman’s story any further enquiries. Fiyori cannot be returned to either Ethiopia or Eritrea without ID to obtain a Aman is 36 years old and comes from Diyala in travel document. She is currently stuck living in Iraq. He does not have ID that will allow him to limbo in the UK. obtain documentation to return to Iraq. The Home Office expects him to use his family in Iraq to Joshua’s story help him obtain ID. Aman has lost touch with his family. He has had no news from them for many Joshua is 38 years old and was born in Gondar, months and is very worried for their safety. The Ethiopia. He is Ethiopian by birth. His parents took Home Office has accepted that Aman’s return to him to Tanzania as a baby, where he lived with Iraq is currently not feasible. However, the onus his father. Joshua has never had a passport. He is on Aman to demonstrate why he cannot obtain has been in the UK for over 16 years. The Home documentation. Aman has contacted the Red Office Asylum team does not believe Joshua to Cross restoring family links service to try to find his be Ethiopian; they say he is Tanzanian. Joshua family. These enquiries are still ongoing but so far tried to get re-documented at the Ethiopian have had no success. embassy but without success. Eleven years ago, Joshua was detained by the Home Office, Dawit’s story which attempted to enforce his removal to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. However, when he reached Dawit is 29 years old and comes from Eritrea. Heathrow Airport he was told that the removal had He was born in Ethiopia, but was deported to been cancelled. Eritrea with his family during the war when he was 13 years old. Dawit has no Eritrean ID. The Home In 2013, unable to prove his nationality, Joshua Office believes Dawit is Ethiopian. He is currently made a Stateless application. Two years later, this living in limbo in the UK and is trying to address was refused. The Home Office Stateless team his situation. The Red Cross provided funding for concluded that Joshua is of Ethiopian nationality Dawit to travel to the Ethiopian embassy to try to by birth, but they were not satisfied that he had establish his nationality. However, the embassy provided enough evidence to suggest that the refused to see him and assess him. The Red Ethiopian embassy will not accept him as a Cross has also written to the Ethiopian embassy to citizen. Joshua has since visited the Ethiopian ask its staff to interview Dawit in order to establish embassy again. The staff told him that without whether he is an Ethiopian national. Over a year documentation they cannot make an appointment later, he is still awaiting a response to this request. to assist him. Joshua also approached the Tanzanian embassy. He was told that it has no Fiyori’s story record of him and would need his birth certificate or passport to establish citizenship. Joshua Fiyori is 25 years old and comes from Eritrea. states that he would be happy to go to Tanzania She is in the UK with her husband, also from if the Home Office could organise this with the Eritrea, and two small children, who were both Tanzanian authorities. He does not think he has born here. The Home Office does not accept that any chance of being re-documented to go to Fiyori is Eritrean because she does not speak Ethiopia because he does not speak Amharic. fluent Tigrinya. It believes she is Ethiopian. The Red Cross is supporting Fiyori in her attempts In 2015, Joshua submitted evidence of his to contact the Ethiopian embassy to confirm her embassy visits to be considered as a fresh nationality. She has no documentation to show claim for asylum. He provided his coach ticket she is Ethiopian, and so she is unable to even to London and a note from the receptionist at get an appointment with them. Fiyori has also the Ethiopian embassy stating they were unable approached the Eritrean embassy in London. to assist him further. He was told, once again,