kassa, Getahun (PhD)Gebresilassie, Daniel2019-04-042024-10-112019-04-042024-10-112015-02https://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/123456789/17548The objective of this study was to examine the cause and consequences of illegal migration to Saudi Arabia from Addis Ababa city administration by taking Lidata and Kirkos Sub- cities as a case study. To this end, qualitative research method which encompasses key informant interviews and focus group discussions were employed for primary data gathering. Purposive sampling techniques were used to select members of focus group discussions under two categories which have six members each and key informants. To contact some key informants especially returnees from Saudi Arabia, snowball purposive sampling techniques were used. The data gathered from the participants were analyzed carefully and the results of focus group discussions were analyzed through categorization and labeling method system. The results of the study indicated that people of the study area are motivated to go to the kingdom of Saudi Arabia due to poverty, lack of employment opportunity, the need for improving economy, success stories of returnees from Saudi Arabia, and trends have contributed for massive out flux of illegal migration of people from the study area. Communication with brokers, borrowing money to pay for their journey via illegal migration and using fake document were some of mechanisms used by illegal migrants in pre-departure. Confrontation with brokers, physical violence, insecurity of basic needs, and theft of migrants organs by trained physicians, torture, and language problem were some major consequences hosted by illegal migrants throughout their journey and in Saudi Arabia. Creating awareness in collaboration with religious leaders, training returnees and organizing them under different microenterprises were some of the measures implemented to mitigate illegal migration to Saudi Arabia despite few challenges that hinders management of illegal migration like brokers, illegal private agencies and awareness creation problem. Key words: migration, immigration, illegal migration, irregular migration, smuggling, brokers, agenciesenmigrationimmigrationillegal migrationirregular migrationsmugglingbrokersagenciesThesis