Facts: The first named applicant was a health care worker and an Irish citizen. The second named applicant was a business owner and a Nigerian citizen. The first named applicant was born in Nigeria but moved to Ireland in 2002. In 2008, she was granted three years permission to remain in the State. In her grounding affidavit, the first named … Read More
Nwosu v Minister for Justice and Equality
| Respondent/Defendant: | Minister for Justice and Equality |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2017] IEHC 372 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 10 Mar 2017 |
| Judge: | Faherty M. |
| Category: | Residence, Visa |
| Keywords: | Family Member, Family Reunification, Immigration, Residence, Third-Country National, Visa |
| Country of Origin: | Nigeria / Ireland |
| URL: | https://www.courts.ie/acc/alfresco/46fee6b0-13c3-4252-8513-389ea29706a0/2017_IEHC_372_1.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The Minister was entitled to refuse an application for a join spouse visa on the basis that the applicants did not meet the minimum income threshold set out in the INIS Policy Document on non-EEA Family Reunification and therefore finding that the grant of the visa was likely to put pressure on the family’s financial resources with the likelihood of a cost to public funds and public resources. |