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16/05/2019
AT: Supreme Administrative Court rules on subsequent application and detention pending deportation of Nigerian national

ECLI
AT:VWGH:2019:RA2018210125.L01
Input Provided By
EUAA Asylum Report
Other Source/Information
Type
Judgment
Original Documents
Relevant Legislative Provisions
Return Directive (Directive 2008/115/EC of 16 December 2008 on common standards and procedures in Member States for returning illegally staying third-country nationals); Revised Asylum Procedures Directive (Directive 2013/32/EU on common procedures for granting and withdrawing international protection) and/or APD 2005/85/CE; Revised Reception Conditions Directive (Directive 2013/33/EU laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection) and/or RCD 2003/9/CE
Reference
Austria, Supreme Administrative Court [Verwaltungsgerichtshof - VwGH], Applicant (Nigeria) v Federal Administrative Court (Bundesverwaltungsgericht - BVwG), Ra 2018/21/0125, AT:VWGH:2019:RA2018210125.L01, 16 May 2019. Link redirects to the English summary in the EUAA Case Law Database.
Permanent link to the case
https://caselaw.euaa.europa.eu/pages/viewcaselaw.aspx?CaseLawID=1090
Case history
Other information
Abstract

The applicant, a Nigerian national, requested international protection after entering Austria on 21 September 2015. This application was rejected by decision of the Federal Office for Aliens and Asylum (BFA) on 31 October 2017. A return decision was issued against the applicant and it was not contested. The applicant, who subsequently traveled to Germany, made a further request for international protection after returning to Austria on 15 January 2018. The applicant was detained pending deportation and challenged the detention order. The case was dismissed.
Country of Decision
Austria
Court Name
AT: Supreme Administrative Court [Verwaltungsgerichtshof - VwGH]
Case Number
Ra 2018/21/0125
Date of Decision
16/05/2019
Country of Origin
Nigeria
Keywords
Detention/ Alternatives to Detention
Nigeria
Return/Removal/Deportation
Subsequent Application