Facts The applicant was an Iraqi national who had been granted refugee status in the State. He made a family reunification application in respect of his parents and two sisters, pursuant to Section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996, which gives the Minister for Justice discretion to grant permission to a dependent member of the family of a refugee to … Read More
A v Minister for Justice [2013] IEHC 356
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2013] IEHC 356, 19 July 2013 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 19 Jul 2013 |
| Judge: | MacEochaidh J. |
| Category: | Refugee Law, Residence |
| Keywords: | Dependant, Entry (Refusal of), Family Reunification, Refugee, Residence |
| Country of Origin: | Iraq |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/6e3cfc21-3574-48f1-92f4-b36b2efaf939/2013_IEHC_356_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Geographic Focus: | Ireland |
| Principles: | In determining applications for family reunification based on dependency, the Minister is obliged to have regard to all of the evidence relating thereto, including any evidence showing that the subjects of the application are not able to maintain themselves fully or of transfer of funds from the applicant to the subject of the application. Determinations refusing applications for family reunification must be properly reasoned, and if they are based on errors of fact or speculation, they are liable to be set aside by the court. |