Article 14 – The United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights

Asylum seekers are vulnerable and require utter sensitive and specialised …???

Our team of specialist advisers can offer legal advice and assistance on:

UK PRACTICE ON ASYLUM

The application

Applications at port
Applications made in-country
Special cases
Children

Investigation of asylum claims

General
Non-compliance refusal
Asylum and the ONE-STOP procedure

Removal to safe third countries

The Asylum and Immigration Appeals Act 1993
The Asylum and Immigration Act 1996
The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Refoulment by the third countries
Previous refusal
Chain removals
Claim in the third state
The Dublin Convention
Other Removals

UK LAW ON ASYLUM

The Geneva Convention & its incorporation into the UK law

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

The Definition of Refugee

Well founded fear

Persecution

The burden of proof
Credibility

Outside the country of nationality …………residence unable or …..unwilling to avail himself of the protection

Internal Flight

Persecution for Convention reasons
State persecution
Prosecution
Persecution by non-state agents

For reasons of:
Race
Religion
Nationality
Political opinion
Membership of a particular socials group

Cessation

Exclusion

Exclusion for criminal activity

Serious non-political crime

Expulsion of Refugees

The Terrorism Act 2000

Consequences of Recognition

Within the UK

Refugees in the EU

HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

The Human Rights Act 1998

European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR)

Article 2 – 12

APPEALS

The Immigration and Asylum Act 1999
The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002
Procedure on asylum Appeals

Leave to remain

Indefinite leave to remain

Exceptional leave to remain

Travel document

Family reunion