A former soldier in the Wagner Group was excluded by the Directorate of Immigration (UDI) from refugee status under Section 31(1)(b) of the Immigration Act for commission of a serious non-political crime, and he was granted a residence permit with restrictions under Section 74 of the Immigration Act. The applicant complained against this decision arguing that he was a privileged combatant, that the Wagner Group...

The request for a preliminary ruling was made in a case concerning NP, a Syrian national from Aleppo, whose request for international protection was rejected by the Chairperson of the National Refugee Agency in Bulgaria (DAB) on 18 June 2024, with the reasoning that although the applicant did not qualify for refugee status, he was exposed to a real threat to his life or person due to the internal armed conflict and...

According to the press release of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR):

“The case concerns the removal of the applicants to Bulgaria after they had expressed their intention of seeking asylum in Serbia. At approximately 12.15 a.m. on 3 February 2017,...

N.S. and T.S., a married couple of Georgian nationals, requested international protection on 22 November 2021. They stated that they come from Orthodox Christian families and that their relationship and civil marriage were considered forbidden in that religious and social context because T.S.’s mother was N.S.’s godmother and N.S. had been promised in marriage to IK, a senior police officer. They alleged...

A national of Burkina Faso requested international protection in Belgium on 3 October 2019, claiming a well-founded fear of persecution by her father, her cousin, her neighbours and the Burkinabé society as a whole on account of her sexual orientation. By decision of 4 July 2023, the Commissioner General for Refugees and Stateless Persons (CGRS) rejected her application. The applicant then appealed before...

The applicant, a Syrian national from a hometown near the city of Ar Raqqa, requested international protection on 13 July 2023, claiming that he had fled Syria to avoid forced recruitment by Kurdish troops in his home region. The Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA) rejected his application for international protection. The applicant lodged an appeal against this decision before the Federal Administrative...

The applicant, a Cuban national, requested international protection in Austria on 15 June 2023, claiming that there was ‘no future in Cuba due to poverty, famine and crime’. She further referred to a large demonstration in July 2021, which the Cuban government did not accept, after which participants were allegedly observed by the police. The applicant stated that her stepfather had been imprisoned for 7...

A Syrian national requested international protection in Syria on 6 October 2022 under the Asylum Act 2005 (AsylG 2005). The Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA) did not decide on the applicant’s application for international protection within 6 months. On 29 October 2024, the applicant lodged by written submission a default complaint (concerning the excessive length of the asylum procedure) before the...

A Syrian national requested international protection on 11 November 2021. On 12 July 2022, the Federal Office for Immigration and Asylum (BFA) rejected his application for refugee status but granted him subsidiary protection and issued a residence permit valid for 1 year. The applicant lodged an appeal against this decision before the Federal Administrative Court (BVwG), which on 30 September 2024 upheld the...

A Chinese national requested international protection in Austria on 26 September 2024, claiming that she was of Christian faith and had suffered domestic violence by her husband and his family, who belonged to the Buddhist religious community. She further alleged that she was held responsible for the death of her father-in-law, that Chinese authorities were unwilling to provide protection...