| Title | AJ (Ukraine) |
| Publisher | New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal |
| Publication Date | 17 February 2020 |
| Country | New Zealand | Ukraine |
| Topics | Citizenship / Nationality law | Refugee status determination (RSD) / Asylum procedures | Right to family life |
| Citation / Document Symbol | [2020] NZIPT 801660–661 |
| Cite as | AJ (Ukraine), [2020] NZIPT 801660–661, New Zealand: Immigration and Protection Tribunal, 17 February 2020, available at: https://www.refworld.org/cases,NZ_IPT,5f69d98a4.html [accessed 2 October 2022] |
| Comments | This is an appeal against a decision of a refugee and protection officer declining to grant refugee status or protected person status to the appellants who are a mother (the mother) and son (the son). The mother is a citizen of the Ukraine. She is also a Russian citizen. The son was born in New Zealand. There is some dispute concerning his nationality but, as will be seen below, the Tribunal finds him to be entitled to Ukrainian citizenship. |
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