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Irish Supreme Court rules on Family Reunification, A.M.S. (Somalia, Family Reunification) [2014] IESC 65

Date: 
12/01/2014

The Supreme Court has held that a decision by the Minister for Justice and Equality to refuse a Somali refugee family reunification (with his mother and minor sister) was outside the range of proportionate decisions which were open to the Minister. The Court therefore held that the Minister’s appeal was to be dismissed.  

ECtHR - Referral to Grand Chamber M.E. v Sweden (no.71398/12)

Date: 
11/24/2014

Upon a referral request by the applicant, M.E. v Sweden (no. 71398/12) has been accepted for consideration by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights.

ECtHR decision in Biao v. Denmark, Application No. 38590/10, 25 March 2014

Date: 
04/02/2014

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has held by four votes to three that the refusal of Denmark to grant family reunification to a Danish citizen of Tongolese origin and his Ghanaian wife does not violate Article 8 (right to family life) taken in conjunction with Article 14 (prohibition of discrimination) of the European Convention on Human Rights. In addition, the couple’s Article 8 stand-alone complaint was unanimously rejected.

Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly publishes Resolution on use of integration tests

Date: 
03/12/2014

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in a Resolution entitled ‘Integration tests: helping or hindering integration?’, has recommended Member States to reappraise their approach to integration tests in citizenship, residence and family reunification applications.

Ireland: High Court clarifies approach to family reunification regarding dependant family members likely to rely on social welfare

Date: 
03/12/2014

A.M.S. v. Minister for Justice and Equality [2014] IEHC 57 (13 February 2014) concerns a Somali refugee in Ireland, who applied for family reunification with his mother, wife, daughter, two sisters and two brothers pursuant to section 18 of the Refugee Act 1996. His wife and daughter were granted reunification, but the Minister for Justice and Equality refused the application for the other relatives because of the likelihood that they would rely on social welfare.

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