The Kosovo family, blocked between Austria and Switzerland: Sleep they make in the car

After 12 hours of tiring roads, severe shock awaits them at the border. The “polians told us that only I have the right to enter Switzerland”, Kumrija relates. That, because it was the only proof of being in Switzerland...

The Albanian family from Kosovo, with seven members, with Austrian citizenship, has rented a residence in Canton Aargau since February of this year, writes brick.ch Displacement in Switzerland from Austria was due to take place this week, but, Swiss Customs has not allowed the family's entry into Switzerland, the albinfo.ch broadcasts. Thus, seven disappointed people have been forced to sleep in the car.

“We are at the end of our powers”, says K* Framework. And hope for help from Switzerland. “They won't let us enter Switzerland” The 32-year-old Kumrija with her husband, The Source* 37, with four children from 3 to 12 years old and mother-in-law, are confined to the border.

The family was really good at working in Vienna. But “in January I found a job at a gas station and a flat in Canton Aargau. I was very happy”, telling the mother of four children, broadcasting albinfo.ch. She herself had been living since February, while her husband and the rest of the family had temporarily remained in Austria.

At the same time, the residence in Vienna has been handed over to a German couple since April 1st, so the family has been in the middle of the streets since then.

After handing over the keys to new tenants Tuesday, the family K. He leaves for Switzerland. After 12 hours of tiring roads, severe shock awaits them at the border. The “polians told us that only I have the right to enter Switzerland”, Kumrija relates. This was the only proof of his stay in Switzerland.

Depressed, she shows police all the passports, apartment documents, etc., but in vain. They just shook their heads and told us we should go back”.

Meanwhile, in Austria all hotels were closed and the family K. There were no relatives in this country. And then, who takes the time to accommodate such a large family? Nobody. So they had only the automobile left to spend the night. While outside it was very cold, minus 6 degrees Fahrenheit [- 6 ° C], it remembered the Kumrija.

The next day Kumrija calls the Swiss Migration Office, praying to allow her family to enter Switzerland. But they told me that because of the coronary crisis, they no longer give access to”, she says, broadcast albinfo.ch.ch. So the family continues to sleep in a car located in a parking lot near a gas station. They also have access to food and a public toilet is available.

By the coming moon The throne must start again in Switzerland. But where will the family go next? We only have this car available. We now urgently need Switzerland's help”, she says. The K family spent Friday night with friends in Austria. But that's not a long-term solution. In a small apartment 13 people...

The paper has asked the authorities responsible for Switzerland over the case. “Passively, only those from the EU who have work permits or living evidence in Switzerland have the right to enter the country, albinfo.cj conveys. This is a new rule, established because of the coronary crisis. It's good for the person who has documents in question and excludes other family members”, said the SEM ( State Secretary for Migration).