For more than two years, Senida and Edita have lived with their mother and her new husband and two younger siblings in Säffle. In mid-April, the girls were told if they were to be deported after the Swedish Migration Agency rejected their application for a residence permit.
Since April 17, they have therefore remained hidden and Senida has not been able to go back to Tegnerskolan.
– It feels terrible, extremely terrible, says mother Adisa Selimovic.
It was NWT who was the first to tell about the expulsion. When SVT Nyheter Värmland meets the sisters, they have been living in hiding for almost a month.
They talk about a new everyday life where the days are spent watching series, sleeping and eating food. On Tuesdays, Senida has received distance learning from the teacher Maida Sövig at Tegnerskolan in Säffle.
No one can receive the sisters in Bosnia
In Bosnia, there is no one who can receive the sisters, they claim. Their father has not had custody of the sisters for many years and mother Adisa has had sole custody.
– There is no one who has the will to receive us. In Sweden we have a mother who wants us and with whom we want to live, says Senida.
Dejan, Senida and Edita’s mother’s new husband, has had two heart attacks during this time.
– I am very stressed about this situation, says Dejan Selimovic.
Different reasons for rejection
The Swedish Migration Agency believes that there are various reasons why the sisters were rejected. Among other things, they consider that they do not know who has custody of the sisters.
– Nor have they applied from their home country before coming to Sweden, which is a main rule, says Jesper Tengroth, press manager at the Migration Agency.
The Swedish Migration Agency also believes that there are relatives with whom the sisters can live in Bosnia.
– They need to return to Bosnia and apply for a residence permit from their home country, says Jesper Tengroth.