Facts: The applicant, a citizen of Bangladesh, held a residence permit in the State on the basis of marriage to an EU citizen. The marriage dissolved and the applicant applied to retain his residence permit. This was refused in May 2019. The applicant sought a review of this decision, and a review decision was issued in March 2021, upholding the … Read More
Rahman v Healy & Ors
| Respondent/Defendant: | Superintendent Columba Healy, Superintendent Thomas Murphy (As Authorised Officers for the Dublin Metropolitan Region), Commissioner Of An Garda Síochána |
| Court/s: | High Court |
| Citation/s: | [2022] IEHC 206 |
| Nature of Proceedings: | Judicial Review |
| Judgment Date/s: | 25 Apr 2022 |
| Judge: | Simons G. |
| Category: | Employment, EU Treaty Rights |
| Keywords: | Employment, Family Member |
| Country of Origin: | Bangladesh |
| URL: | https://courts.ie/acc/alfresco/5c17e3d3-2037-422f-9ce1-47a23109582f/2022_IEHC_206.pdf/pdf#view=fitH |
| Principles: | The licencing authority cannot refuse to issue an SPSV licence on the grounds that a person held a temporary immigration permission and cannot issue licences for periods of less than five years. However, the licensing authority can have regard to adverse findings made against the applicant in the context of the immigration process when assessing their 'good character'. |