The protection given to an asylum applicant is not lost by acts which might otherwise put his stay here in doubt, provided these were purely for the purpose, even if manipulative, of allowing him to stay. The test remains whether he has a well founded fear of persecution if he returned. Such behaviour would no doubt affect his credibility but was not dispositive of the issue.
Citations:
Times 09-Nov-1999, Gazette 10-Nov-1999
Statutes:
Convention and Protocol relating to the Status of Refugees 1951
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Immigration
Updated: 10 May 2022; Ref: scu.79792
