Hello, today I'm joined by a young person who has traveled from Syria to London and he's going
share some experiences with us today about what it's like to be a young person in
the UK that has actually come from a different part of the world.
Hi there, my name is Hakam Sheiku and I came from Syria. I came to the UK on the 8th of January 2016 and I spent
a bit of time with my family in Glasgow; then I decided to move to London as its my favorite city in the world. So, tell me a bit about where in Syria you come from and
how old where you when you left. I come from the northern side which is
near Turkey and my city is Manbij City, and followed by
Aleppo State.
Okay, and how old were you when you left Syria? I left Syria when I was 14 years old. What were your main reasons for coming to the UK?
Actually the main reason was my uncle who came here 20 years ago. I was talking to him
and he said to me: "If you want to come to Europe, if you want to leave your country. I advise you to come to the UK because
because you can find everything you think about like
your culture, our people, friends. The people you meet are friendly." Something like that.
Okay lovely. Tell me a bit about your journey to the UK. I left Syria and then I moved to Turkey
I spent 3 years in Turkey in Istanbul City.
And that's when my father was trying to get to the UK
When he got to the UK he got a stay. He applied for a reunion family visa to get here.
And the first time I went to the embassy there (with my family). We applied
for a visa but unfortunately I didn't get a passport. So tell me about your
process of kind of getting the UK in terms of like visa applications and stuff like that.
How did that work out for you? Well for me it was difficult even though I didn't come to the UK illegally. For the first time I applied
it was a lot and I didn't have a lot of experience. So I had to go to the embassy each
time that i wanted to do something and ask then what I should do and they'd tell me.
At first, I made many mistakes: my name on the application was wrong and another was my address was wrong.
That's why I was confused. So each time did you have to pay for each visa? Yeah, there was a penalty or something
like that when you're refused.
You have to pay about £40 per visa
I had to pay twice...
Having a barrier each time,
and having to try again and then finally managing to get through. Yeah exactly... the third time I got
everything right but it took to long to get the answer. Was it yes or no? So how long did you have to wait until you got an answer regarding whether or not you'd be granted a visa?
Up to 14 weeks. Oh wow, that's quite a long time to be kind of just... a little bit in limbo.
And its not confirmed you still have to wait for either yes or no. Okay. It's like an exam.
Okay so you've got like an acception, they're gonna hear your case. And then
you have to also then wait and find out after that. That's it. Okay. Have you experienced
any racism in the UK since you've been here? I haven't received any racism or anything like that. I've heard about it but personally I didn't see it.
Okay so you haven't personally been affected by any of it. No. What would you like people to know about
young people that have migrated from one part of the world to another? What would
you think that people need to know especially those people that you know
have negative opinions of young people moving around the world? Well I advise people to
get to know them. We are all quality people. Doesn't matter the skin,
doesn't matter the religion, doesn't matter the culture. At the end of the day, we're all human beings. So, how do you feel like your life has
changed since coming to the UK? For studies, which was the main thing I wanted to do.
When I was in Syria, I was thinking of studying media, well I wanted to be a presenter
And I still want to be a presenter. But the thing is when I was in Syria I didn't have
to think about the language - like language development because it was my home country.
I have to think about other things like University, which is funded by the
government so you don't have to pay until after you've finished - which is a good thing about the UK. So in terms of practising
religion how do you feel like things are the same or different in practicing your
religion in the UK versus practising your religion in Syria. So in terms of stuff
like Ramadan and fasting. How do you feel they differ in the UK and in Syria? Well
I had one Ramadan in the UK and I haven't seen anything much different except the calling for
the prayer that it, but there isn't a lot you can do about that. Other things are all the same.
What are some of the best things about living in the UK, what do you enjoy the
most? Definitely not the weather! You can find
people from all around the world. Yeah definitely. That's the main thing that I like about London. It's a diverse city.
So, what is probably the worst thing about the UK? The weather and transport. Okay,
fair enough. Now, would you see yourself returning to
Syria anytime in the future? Actually, I would go back to Syria, but not in the meantime. Yeah not at the moment.
Also I can't leave London, I can't leave the UK. In myself, I say I have two
countries The UK and Syria. So you feel like both of them are now your home.
Yeah. Okay, definitely.
So for the future what are you looking forward to now that you have a
new life in the UK, you're studying English very well as we see you speak very well.
What are your plans for the future? What next?
I have to finish learning the language. Apply for university and hopefully get a place there. And as I said
I will study media as I want to become a presenter. That's my goal. Sounds good!
So Hakam, thank you for joining me and thank you for spending the time to speak with us about some of the
experiences that you've had as young person who has travelled to the UK to start a new life. Thank you very much. Thank you.
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