Thread: Britain outside the EU
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Old 25-11-2021, 11:33   #3130
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Re: Britain outside the EU
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Originally Posted by Carth View Post
Question:

If a 'migrant' got on a bus in Germany, and got off in France, are they then eligible to claim asylum in France?

Similarly, if a migrant got on a ferry in France and got off in England, would they then be allowed to . . you see where this is going?

edit: paid tickets of course, not stowaways
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Originally Posted by BenMcr View Post
As I posted this earlier, yes and yes - international law allows refugees to claim asylum in any country they choose.

However, international treaties and laws can then be used to return those refugees to a previous country to process the claim - that is what the Dublin Regulation is in the EU and the option we no longer have since we left the EU.
hmm . . . so why are migrants spending so much money and risking their lives on boats instead of tickets for a ferry crossing?

More so given we can't send them back, there must be something more to it . . .
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