The claimant claimed asylum in the United Kingdom, having entered illegally hidden in a lorry. During his screening interview he claimed to have left Afghanistan on 23 November 2008 and arrived in Iran 7 days later. After that he travelled to Turkey, arriving on 5 December 2008. From Turkey he travelled through Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, Austria and Germany before arriving in Belgium. Then he travelled to the United Kingdom. He claimed to have used an agent, to whom his uncle paid between $11,000 and $12,000, to arrange his trip to the United Kingdom. He asserted that he had been unable to claim asylum in any of the countries through which he travelled because he was, at all material times, under the control of an agent.
Held: the application was refused, but leave to appeal to the Curt of Appeal was given.
Judges:
Cranston J
Citations:
[2010] EWHC 705 (Admin)
Links:
Immigration, Human Rights
Updated: 16 August 2022; Ref: scu.406633
