Enforcement of removal to Georgia generally admissible

In August 2024, a Georgian couple applied for asylum in Switzerland on the grounds that the husband was suffering from cancer and that the requisite medical treatment was not sufficiently available in Georgia. The couple submitted no further reasons in support of their application. In September 2024, the State Secretariat for Migration (SEM) rejected the application for asylum and ordered their removal.

The couple lodged an appeal with the Federal Administrative Court (FAC), requesting provisional admission to Switzerland. In support of their appeal, they argued that the necessary medical care was not available in Georgia and that the cost would be unsustainable.

The FAC established that, despite being below Swiss standards, medical care in Georgia is adequate and the requisite chemotherapy drugs are also available there. The husband can continue his chemotherapy in his home country where he had already started treatment. Moreover, in Georgia, financially disadvantaged persons are entitled to state support.

The FAC rejects the appeal and rules that removal to Georgia is admissible, reasonable and possible. The appellants had not submitted sufficient grounds to justify provisional admission to Switzerland. The Court upholds their removal.

This judgment is final and may not be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court.