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Q.Loss of Italian permanent residency

By Martin (Thornhill, On, Canada) On Jan 26, 2012 Public

Asylum Country : Italy,
Concepts : Citizenship, claim to
Summary : My client obtained PR status in Italy through family unification. She got married and then divorced in 2003. Has she lost her PR status because she is now divorced?

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Q.Convention travel document and consular assistance

By Harriet (London, London, United Kingdom) On Dec 16, 2011 Public

Concepts : Consular services
Summary : Can the issuing of a convention travel document give a refugee travelling to a third country an expectation of consular assistance? Only a British citizen is entitled to the consular assistance of the UK government. Does Article 25. 'Administrative assistance' of the 1951 Convention create an obligation to the state to offer comparable assistance?

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Q.self employment fo Refugees n the USA

By moti (Petach Tikva, Israel, Israel) On Oct 05, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : United States,
Concepts : Economic, social and cultural rights; Employment, right to, risk of denial of
Summary : What is the policy in the US regarding a refugee that desirses to run a bussines ? Are there any restictions on him or her? Does a temporary protected person has the same law regarding self-employment as a refugee?

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Q.Statelessness in Norway

By Dana (Bygland, Aust-Agder, Norway) On Sep 02, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : Norway,
Summary : Which section of the EU human rights law and/or Statelessness convention or any Treaty or agreement Norway have signed, Can Palestinians from Iraq, Egypt and Palestinian territory use to be granted Asylum, based on being stateless and based on being refugees since 1948, while the ones from the west bank and Gaza are under direct threat to be injured, killed or simply humiliated if they were to be sent back? Stateless Palestinians who used to reside in host countries such as the Gulf states,i.e UAE, Qatar and Oman I would appreciate your answers and comments.

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Q.Are there cases in which harm directed to a close family member would extend to the applicant as a basis for past persecution?

By Benjamin (Houston, Texas, United States) On Aug 31, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : United States,
Concepts : Past persecution; Well-founded fear
Summary : The actual physical harm was directed to a close family member (applicant's father and uncle); threats of substantial bodily harm and death were directed to the applicant. Applicant's father receives similar threats, but remains in the country. Applicant fled the country for a few years, returned briefly to his home country (for less than a month), where he was approached and beaten, and he fled back to the US, where he petitioned for affirmative asylum.

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Q.in the case of dual citizenship where one for sure will persecute and the other won't do a thing

By Rosina (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) On Aug 19, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : United States,
Concepts : Protection, failure of
Summary : My case is exactly the same as this one: http://www.unhcr.org/refworld/docid/4e00bd732.html . I was accused of bringing someone out of Islam and because my parents said, "let there be no compulsion in religion...." and that I will find the truth path myself, I was doomed like that person in the case above. Despite never lived in Canada, I was Canadian Citizen by Decent and never got help like those who they call the refugees. Today, I am in far worse state as I was able to lie to those Malaysians but over here something happened and I do not know what they want from me. To submit myself to drug experiments? To be dead because the Americans sponsored me? They always threaten to take my Service Dog away from me because the Americans gave me the idea to get one. In the case above, you can also see that they say that if the country failed to protect the person, the person has a well founded fear too. Can I ask the USA for refugee status?

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Q.How can apply for asylum in my country?

By Erdogan (Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey) On Jul 19, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : United States,
Summary : Hello, I need some advice please. I'm a Turkish man 41 years old, living in Turkey. I'm a computer teacher, poet and writer. I am member of Intersteno (International Federation for Information Processing) Turkey Leadreship. I have 4 years Public Management graduate from Turkish University. Also I have studied Econometrics too for 4 years. I refused Islam and wrote a book unpublished yet. If I publish in Turkey high probably government or their fanatics will kill me. I'm actually an asylum seeker but I know I have to be in USA physically. I need to go to USA as an asyler but Airway companies saying that "you can't go without any visa because IATA rules." I’m stuck here. IATA rules against Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Turkish local laws too. I haven't travel freedom in practice. How can I leave here to fly to USA with my passport? Or is there any other option to apply for asylum while in Turkey.

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Q.Asylee left U.S. without permission or travel document and stayed over an year.

By George (Los Angeles, California, United States) On Jun 07, 2011 Public

Summary : Hi, My brother got a political asylum derivative status from my mother in 2000. He went abroad without travel passport or permission (He became mentally chalanged in U.S. and we thought it was a good idea to send him overseas hospital where he speaks his native language)... Now we want to bring him back using his old asylum status because the hospital overseas is closing and he has no one there. I have couple of questions: 1. Can I apply for refugee travel passport overseas (how realistic is that I will get a favorable determination)? 2. what other options are there to bring him back in U.S.?

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Q.Illegal Departure and refugee status/ Republikflucht

By Vivian (Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands) On May 30, 2011 Public

Summary : I would like to compare case law of different countries, especially of Germany, about republikflucht. It seems quite difficult to find case law of this topic on the internet. Can anybody tell me where to find them? I think the case law is quite old, but maybe there are some recently judgments about illegal departure and refugee status? Another question: the Handbook of the UNHCR does not address the sources of the collected literature, studies and case law. Does anybody know if they are available though for public? Thanks in advance.

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Q.Republikflucht / Illegal Departure or Stay Abroad

By Vivian (Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands) On May 30, 2011 Public

Summary : I would like to compare case law of different countries, especially of Germany, about republikflucht. It seems quite difficult to find them on the internet. Can anybody tell me where to find them? I think they are dated to long ago, but maybe there are some recently judgements? Another question: the handbook of the UNHCR does not adress the sources of the collected literature, studies and case law. Does anybody know if they are available though for public? Thanks in advance.

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Q.stateless Faili Kurds in Iran

By Jo (Austinmer, Nsw, Australia) On May 29, 2011 Public

Asylum Country : Australia,
Summary : Many Faili Kurds from Iran are not being accepted as Refugees in Australia despite them being stateless and as having no rights in Iran. Australian country info says that they are not tragetted for their ethnicity and that persecution of ethnic minorities is rare. We have argued persecution on deprivation of rights, but we do not succeed. Any thoughts?

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