Over the last eighteen months Sinnott Solicitors have had to take a significant number of cases to the High Court to compel the visa office to issue decisions on outstanding visa applications for family members of EU nationals. The High Court directed that two of our cases be heard as test cases on the point [...]
Visa Processing Delays for family members of EU citizens - Decision of the High Court - Mohammed Ahsan (and others) v Minister for Justice and Equality On 28 October 2016, Ms Justice Faherty delivered judgment in the High Court in the case of Mohammed Ahsan (and others) v Minister for Justice and Equality. This case [...]
Visa Processing Delays for family members of EU citizens – Decision of the High Court - Atif Mahmood & Shabina Atif v Minister for Justice and Equality Test case litigated on behalf of our client, a UK/EU citizen who is married to Pakistani national, who both want to move to Ireland. Court held that the [...]
With effect from the 1st of June 2016, a new application form has been introduced in relation to applications for permission to remain in the state as the spouse/civil partner of an Irish national. The application form [embedded below] should be used in all future applications for permission to reside in the state on this [...]
Many individuals are currently experiencing significant delays in the processing of their family member immigration visa applications in Ireland, with people being forced to wait for months for a decision on their application due to the increased volume of applications currently received by the visa office. Sinnott Solicitors is presently acting on behalf of a [...]
