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Mohamoud (Paras 352D and 309A – De Facto Adoption) Ethiopia: UTIAC 27 Sep 2011

UTIAC For the purposes of paragraph 352D of the Immigration Rules, an adopted child can include a de facto adoption under paragraph 309A but a parent who is a refugee will normally not be able to meet the residence and care requirements of paragraph 309A. Judges: Gill SIJ Citations: [2011] UKUT 378 (IAC) Links: Bailii … Continue reading Mohamoud (Paras 352D and 309A – De Facto Adoption) Ethiopia: UTIAC 27 Sep 2011

AA v Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa): SC 18 Dec 2013

The appellant child, AA sought entry as the de facto adopted child of his sponsor who had previously been given refugee status. The sponsor had taken parental responsibility of AA under the Islamic Kafala procedure. AA had been admitted under human rights law, but submitted that this was less than should apply under immigration law. … Continue reading AA v Entry Clearance Officer (Addis Ababa): SC 18 Dec 2013

DL (DRC) v The Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria: CA 18 Dec 2008

The Court asked: ‘1(a) Is a person who is outside his country of origin and recognised as a refugee, and who has subsequent to that recognition taken on the nationality of the host country, still a refugee within the meaning of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees?(b) If such a person does … Continue reading DL (DRC) v The Entry Clearance Officer, Pretoria: CA 18 Dec 2008

HA and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: UTIAC 19 Apr 2018

(1) Article 9 provides: Where the applicant has a family member, regardless of whether the family was previously formed in the country of origin, who has been allowed to reside as a beneficiary of international protection in a Member State, that Member State shall be responsible for examining the application for international protection, provided that … Continue reading HA and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for The Home Department: UTIAC 19 Apr 2018

ZN (Afghanistan) and Others v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi): SC 12 May 2010

The Court was asked what rules apply to family members seeking entry to the United Kingdom, where the sponsor was given asylum and then obtained British citizenship. The ECO had said that the ordinary family members rules applied, where the claimants said that the joint relative rules applied, under which they would not be required … Continue reading ZN (Afghanistan) and Others v Entry Clearance Officer (Karachi): SC 12 May 2010

Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 20 May 2009

The appellant had applied for leave to remain as a postgraduate doctor. Before her application was determined, the rules changed. She said that her application should have been dealt with under the rules applicable at the time of her application. Held: The appeal failed. The decision was to be taken under the Rules applying at … Continue reading Odelola v Secretary of State for the Home Department: HL 20 May 2009