Court: Netherlands rightly refused asylum to Syrian who repeatedly visited home country

(NL Times) The Netherlands rightly rejected the asylum application of a woman who traveled back and forth to Syria at least six times, the Council of State ruled on Wednesday. The Syrian woman left her country of origin for Egypt in 2013, and has traveled back and forth between Egypt and Syria at least six times since then.

“She has always entered and exited legally and under control of the Syrian authorities, and has not encountered any problems,” the Council of State said. That is why the asylum application she submitted in the Netherlands in 2021 could be rejected, the country’s highest administrative court ruled.

The woman appealed the rejection of her asylum application, but the Council of State denied her appeal.

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