Real fake? Appropriating mobility via Schengen visa in the context of biometric border controls

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Although the majority of illegalised migrants in the European Union are so-called visa overstayers who enter with a Schengen visa only to become ‘illegal’ once it has expired, this mode of illegalised migration has only received scarce attention in border and migration studies so far. This article takes the introduction of biometric visa as an opportunity to compensate for this neglect by asking: How do migrants appropriate Schengen visa in the context of biometric border controls? Drawing on the autonomy of migration approach (AoM), it investigates the visa regime from the perspective of mobility in order to elaborate on one set of practices of appropriation that involves the provision of falsified or manipulated supporting documents upon which the decision to issue a biometric visa is based. The article draws on this example to develop a conception of the notion of appropriation that addresses the two central criticisms which have been raised against the AoM. Besides contributing to the AoM’s development, the article thus introduces a concept in debates on migrant agency that highlights, better than existing concepts, the intricate intertwinement of migrants’ practices with the means and methods of mobility control.

OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftJournal of Ethnic and Migration Studies
Jahrgang44
Ausgabenummer16
Seiten (von - bis)2747-2763
Anzahl der Seiten17
ISSN1369-183X
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 10.12.2018
Extern publiziertJa

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Funding Information:
This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme [FP/2007-2013]/ERC Grant Agreement no. 615588. Principal Investigator, Evelyn Ruppert, Goldsmiths, University of London. I would like to thank all research participants for their time and for answering my questions, in particular the people who feature as Anas, M and P in this article. I would also like to thank Claudia Aradau, Jef Huysmans, Anne McNevin and the two anonymous reviewers who all provided very helpful comments on earlier drafts.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by funding from the European Research Council under the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme [FP/2007-2013]/ERC Grant Agreement no. 615588. Principal Investigator, Evelyn Ruppert, Goldsmiths, University of London.

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