Samenvatting

Based on two group-interviews, we explored bottlenecks in the care of undocumented victims of violence in relations of dependency (f.e. domestic and honour-related violence). Professionals working in shelter must deal with complex legal issues. They do not have a legal background, but they notice that their work is influenced by immigration, family and criminal law. Because victims do not have a residence status, they are not or hardly eligible for all kinds of facilities from public funds, such as benefits. As a result, they cannot provide for their livelihood. Dutch policy does an appeal to one’s own network and self-reliance. However, this is not realistic in the case of undocumented migrants.