Immigration law / Passports

Hearing date: 11 July 2007. On appeal from the Crown Court at Croydon.

16 October 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Asylum-seekers - Illegal entry - Passports - Prosecution vs persecution | Countries: Somalia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

25 September 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Unlawful departure | Countries: Iran, Islamic Republic of - New Zealand

18 September 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - China

21 August 2007 | Judicial Body: Australia: Refugee Review Tribunal | Topic(s): Falun Gong - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Social group persecution | Countries: Australia - China

This determination replaces the following Country Guidance cases:
- YP (Maintenance - Detention Records) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00145;
- JP (Maintenance – Detention Records) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00142;
- SV (Passport Renewal) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00125;
- VK (Risk - Release - Escapes - LTTE) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00096;
- TK (Ceasefire - Negotiations) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00026;
- VS (Risk - LTTE - Escape) Sri Lanka CG [2003] UKIAT 00003;
- AE FE (PTSD - Internal Relocation) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 05237;
- DA (Risk - Return - Reporting Restrictions) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 04729;
- IS (Risk - Conviction - Fine Paid - Release) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 04230;
- TJ (Risk - Returns) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 01869;
- CB (Detailed Appraisal) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 01547; and
- PT (Medical Report - Analysis) Sri Lanka CG [2002] UKIAT 01336.
The risk categories were subsequently confirmed by the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal in TK (Tamils - LP Updated) Sri Lanka CG [2009] UKAIT 00049.

6 August 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Country of origin information (COI) - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Pre-trial detention - Rejected asylum-seekers - Tamil - Travel documents - Unlawful departure | Countries: Sri Lanka - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Hearing dates : 21 and 22 May 2007. This is an appeal against a decision of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal promulgated on 9 October 2006.

31 July 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Court of Appeal (England and Wales) | Topic(s): Passports - Racial / Ethnic persecution - Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures - Statelessness - Well-founded fear of persecution - Withdrawal of nationality | Countries: Ethiopia - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

9 July 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Buddhist - Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Passports - Religious persecution (including forced conversion) - Witnesses | Countries: China - New Zealand

29 June 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Arbitrary arrest and detention - Deportation / Forcible return - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Sikh | Countries: India - New Zealand

28 June 2007 | Judicial Body: New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority | Topic(s): Credibility assessment - Evidence (including age and language assessments / medico-legal reports) - Passports - Persecution based on political opinion - Witnesses | Countries: India - New Zealand

28 June 2007 | Judicial Body: United Kingdom: Asylum and Immigration Tribunal / Immigration Appellate Authority | Topic(s): Appeal / Right to appeal - Burden of proof - Cessation clauses - Passports | Countries: Algeria - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland