Asylum seeker who received permission to access the Labour market are currently not allowed to obtain an Irish driving licence. This makes is practically impossible for them to travel to their employment and we submit interferes with the constitutional right to earn a livelihood. It also has a significant impact on their ability to [...]
On the 29th of January 2021, the Minister for Justice Ms Helen McEntee announced that the visa office had taken the decision to temporarily cease accepting new visa/preclearance applications. A lot of confusion has arisen since as to what this means in practice and who can or cannot submit an application for an Irish [...]
Suspension of visa applications and South America/South Africa passport holders now required to apply for visa Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic a number of important announcements have been made in the past week regarding visa applications with Minister for Justice Helen McEntee signing a statutory instrument on the 27th of January 2021 imposing visa [...]
The temporary scheme allowing approximately 4,000 applicants to obtain their Certificate of Naturalisation by way of a sworn declaration is a welcome development for those who have already been issued with letters of approval for Citizenship but were unable to obtain their Certificate of Naturalisaion due to the suspension of the Citizenship ceremonies because of [...]
New temporary procedure introduced to replace Irish Citizenship ceremonies The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has formally introduced a new temporary procedure to replace physical citizenship ceremonies during the Covid-19 pandemic. This was previously announced in October 2020 however it took almost three months to finalise in circumstances where its introduction required a statutory amendment. [...]
Ireland has a special relationship with the UK because of The common travel area (CTA) which has existed between us since 1922 and formally brought about in 1952. The CTA exists between Ireland, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. This CTA is independent of the membership of Ireland and the UK of [...]
Sinnott Solicitors are very proud to open our new Cork office which will be headed up by our Cork native Solicitors Louise Ring and Una O’ Brien. Louise and Una have worked with Sinnott Solicitors for over a decade and we are looking forward to our new venture which will enable us to further expand [...]
The Irish passport is ranked sixth in the world, ahead of America’s and the UK’s, for visa-free access to foreign countries, according to new data. Irish passport holders can visit 186 destinations without obtaining a visa beforehand. A UK passport permits entry to 185, according to the annual Henley Passport Index. The data, which does [...]
There are an estimated 15,000 undocumented people currently living in Ireland. This is one of the most underrepresented and vulnerable groups in the country. Migrants Rights Centre Ireland carried out a survey into the lives of over 1,000 undocumented people in the country. Laura Matjusaityte examined the results of this survey. Karuna’s youngest daughter is [...]
