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ECLI:NL:RBSGR:1999:AA5935 ECLI:NL:RBSGR:1999:AA5935 AI generated

Administrative court allows refugee spouse's appeal by ruling the authority failed to consider the 'as soon as possible' requirement for family reunification.

Case Number ECLI:NL:RBSGR:1999:AA5935
Court / Authority
Jurisdiction Netherlands (NL)
Decision Date
Outcome Allowed / Granted

Legislator summary

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The court declared the administrative appeal admissible and granted the relief requested by the plaintiff. The authority had rejected the spouse's derivative refugee status without addressing the specific policy requirement that family members be granted status 'as soon as possible' after the main applicant's admission. The court ruled that the authority's failure to consider this explicit condition constituted a violation of administrative law principles, necessitating the revocation of the original decision and a new ruling within six weeks.

Legislator headnote

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Article 7:12 of the General Administrative Law; Article 33a of the Aliens Act: The administrative authority must consider all relevant policy conditions, including the requirement for family members to be granted status 'as soon as possible,' and failure to do so renders the decision void.

Keywords

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derivative refugee status family reunification policy as soon as possible requirement administrative review admissibility violation of administrative law refugee family member derivative status denial

Cited Legislation

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Article 7:12 of the General Administrative Law
Article 33a of the Aliens Act
Article 8:75 of the General Administrative Law
artikel 8:70 van de Algemene wet bestuursrecht
artikel 7:12 van de Awb
artikel 8:75 van de Awb

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