On 6 December 2018 the CJEU will hold a hearing in the Case C-680/17, which was referred by the district court in Utrecht in a visa case. The case concerns the request of Sri Lankan nationals for a Schengenvisa for the Netherlands. On the basis of a bilateral agreement they needed to apply for this visa at VSF Global…
This expert opinion concerns cases of revocation of Dutch nationality of dual nationals (allegedly) involved in terrorist organizations. In some of these cases Dutch nationality is revoked on the basis of a final conviction for a terrorism-related crime. Other cases concern the revocation of Dutch nationality of so-called ‘jihadists’ who travelled to Syria, in the interests…
Are you a master student or exchange student and do you want to write expert opinions in real migration law cases? The Migration Law Clinic is looking for talented students who are interested to participate in the Clinic starting from October 2018. The Clinic is open to master students in law or criminology and exchange students of…
On 2 May 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled in joined cases C‑331/16 and C‑366/16 concerning the right to free movement of persons, who have been excluded form refugee status on the basis of Article 1F of the Refugee Convention. The Migration Law Clinic published an expert opinion on this issue…
On 12 April 2018 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in case C-550/16. This case concerns the right of unaccompanied minors to reunifiy with their parents. According to the Family Reunification Directive (Directive 2003/86/EC) unaccompanied minors, who have received a refugee status, have a right to family reunification with their parents.…
In November 2017 the Administrative Jurisdiction Division of the Council of State (AJD) has asked questions to the State Secretary about evidentiary issues in family reunification cases of Eritreans, who have received an asylum status in the Netherlands. The AJD asks the State Secretary to explain the current evidentiary policy in Eritrean family reunification cases and…
