Interview 39  

Interview 39

Age at Interview: 38
Sex: Male
Age at Diagnosis: 36
Background: A highly educated 38 year-old married black African man with 2 children.

Brief outline:He was admitted to hospital very ill and was diagnosed with HIV. He was put on Septrin because of his low T cell count. He gained social work assistance in hospital, and is hopeful about his immigration application. (Video and audio clips read by an actor.)

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Talks about how he chose to integrate into UK society and gather support for his immigration application. (Read by an actor.)

 



But I don't anticipate any problems at all, because I've integrated in this society. And there's… everyone around me would like to support that… in my asylum claim. From the church, from the political party. The Labour Party, from the MP herself. I've talked to her and I've told her. I say look, I'd like to remain here, the children are here. They'd love to be here and I can't go anywhere. 

And so she has written a letter to the Home Office to support that. I belong to the Labour Party so I, so the integration part is, can be proved. Because I mean at the same time it's not about sickness. It's about wanting to stay where you want to stay… I need to stay her. Just like the other people who, other people who belong to this country. Who wants to stay in my country. They're there, we left them. And they feel comfortable there. So you can't just go and remove them. Just like I feel I want to be here and I can't be removed from here. So it's about choice.

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