Case summaries
Greece - Council of State, 10 February 2009, Application No. 434/2009
Country of applicant:
Afghanistan
Keywords:
Assessment of facts and circumstances, Country of origin information, Individual assessment, Non-refoulement, Personal circumstances of applicant, Relevant Documentation, Subsidiary Protection, Torture, Residence document
A permit to stay, granted on humanitarian grounds to a foreigner whose application for asylum has been rejected until such time as it becomes feasible for him to go abroad, is of a temporary nature. It is possible to extend the validity of such a permit if there are exceptional circumstances relating to the prevailing situation in the foreigner's country of origin and/or relating to his personal circumstances. When an application to extend a permit to stay is submitted, the Administration should examine any exceptional grounds that may have been put forward.
Date of decision:
10-02-2009