Okenla v Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2006] IEHC 251
Judgment Date/s:13 Jul 2006
Judge:MacMenamin
Category:Deportation
Keywords:Deportation, Deportation Order, Voluntary Departure

The applicant was the subject of a deportation order. He claimed to have been unaware of the deportation order until he was arrested  and that he had been making arrangements to leave the State voluntarily. His legal representatives had furnished the Department of Justice with a letter stating that the applicant intended to leave the State. The applicant consulted with … Read More

Principles:In order to discharge the onus of proof that an applicant intends to leave the State voluntarily, it is necessary to satisfy the criteria of Section 3(4)(b) of the Immigration Act 1999. The appropriate correspondence should be furnished by an applicant’s solicitors of record, should be clear as to the date of intended departure and should provide appropriate documentary evidence that the applicant is leaving the State.
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