The Romanian applicant, having been deported to Romania, married an Irish citizen and thereafter sought to revoke the deportation order. The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform refused his request stating that the couple had not been residing together as a subsisting family unit. The applicants challenged the Minister’s refusal, contending that in requiring them to have lived together … Read More
TC & Anor v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform |
| Court/s: | Supreme Court |
| Citation/s: | [2005] 4 IR 109, [2005] IESC 42 |
| Judgment Date/s: | 20 Jun 2005 |
| Category: | Citizenship, Deportation |
| Keywords: | Citizenship, Deportation, Deportation Order, Marriage of Convenience, Residence Permit |
| Country of Origin: | Romania |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/ec40c004-4cb9-4c1e-9e22-7522e052ebe7/2005_IESC_42_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The Minister is entitled to consider the length of time during which parties have lived together as a family unit in deciding whether to grant residency to a non-EU national married to an Irish citizen. |