4. How political, legal, economical and psychosocial situation influences Loneliness

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From the administration, they feel unprotected due to their documentary and administrative situation.

Without a residence permit they are not entitled to a work contract, but without a work contract they are not entitled to a residence permit. They feel uncertain about this situation, they do not understand the laws or the procedures that should follow.

From the economical view, it is very difficult for her to find work due to her administrative situation and other reasons that sometimes have to do with racism and discrimination. They only offer her jobs with unsuitable conditions and this makes her financial situation unstable.

Regarding the psychosocial view, he thought that arriving in Europe would improve his life, but not everything is going as expected.

The culture, the food, the people, the language… everything is different, which makes he find difficulties on a day-to-day basis. For example, there are basic things that are very complex for him, such as accessing basic rights or finding a job or flat.