AGA and Another v Minister for Justice

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Respondent/Defendant:Minister for Justice and Equality
Court/s:High Court
Citation/s:[2015] IEHC 469
Nature of Proceedings:Judicial Review
Judgment Date/s:16 Jul 2015
Judge:Stewart J.
Category:Residence
Keywords:Child, Family Life (Right to), Minor, Residence
Country of Origin:United Kingdom and Nigeria
URL:https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/bd762853-57c9-4297-bf9e-16e9066bb537/2015_IEHC_469_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH
Geographic Focus:Ireland

Facts: The applicants, who were mother and daughter, sought to quash a decision of the Minister for Justice whereby she refused the first applicant’s application for residency, which was based on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in C-200/02 Zhu and Chen. They claimed that the second applicant was a national of the United … Read More

Principles:

In deciding whether a primary carer of a minor (who is a citizen of the European Union) has sufficient resources, the Minister for Justice is entitled to investigate whether such resources exist and inquires into their amount and availability.

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