- 1 result found
- 2016
- Country of return
- Deprivation of nationality
- Statelessness and asylum
- Clear
Court name: East-Brabant Court
State: Netherlands
Date of decision:
Legal instruments: European Union law
Key aspects: Acquisition of nationality, Childhood statelessness, Country of return, Deprivation of nationality, Statelessness and asylum
The applicant originates from Somalia and arrived to the Netherlands through Yemen as an unaccompanied minor. When testifying for his asylum application, he omitted to mention that he had lived in Yemen. He was granted a residence permit which later lead to his naturalisation, but the latter was withdrawn nearly 12 years later as the authorities found out about his history in Yemen. He argued that the denaturalisation is disproportionate in light of the CJEU Rottmann judgment, citing statelessness as one of the circumstances, and the court upheld his position.