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ILR and Iraq

Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) entitlement for some Iraqi asylum seekers [August 2005]

This briefing is about the implications of the case of Bakhtear Rashid v SSHD. This landmark judgement could see a number of refused Iraqi asylum seekers entitled to ILR. The High Court and Court of Appeal have found that the Home Office was wrong to refuse indefinite leave to remain (ILR) to an Iraqi asylum seeker on the grounds that he could relocate to the Kurdish Autonomous Zone (KAZ).

Published in August 2005

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