The applicant is a girl born in Denmark to parents who are ethnically Somali and Sunni Muslims. The applicant’s parents have referred to the fact that they, on the applicant's behalf, fear that the applicant will be at risk of being exposed to FGM/C if returned to Somalia. The applicant's parents have also referred to the fact that she and her siblings, as a result of their upbringing in Denmark have been westernized.

The Refugee Appeals Board noted about the risk of circumcision that it appeared from the recent background information, including the namely the Danish Immigration Service’s report Somalia – Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), published in February 2021, EUAA's Country Guidance: Somalia (June 2022) and UNICEF's publication Towards ending harmful practices in Africa (June 2022), that 98-99% of girls in Somalia are circumcised.

The Refugee Appeals Board then noted that the applicant’s parents have consistently explained during the case that they are against circumcision, but it was not clear whether they would be able to resist the pressure from family and surroundings in Somalia

The Refugee Appeals Board concluded that it was probable that there was a significant risk that the applicant will be exposed to FGM/C if returned to Somalia and granted the applicant a residence permit under the Aliens Act.