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The Department of Justice has announced that the next citizenship ceremony will take place on Monday the 16th September 2024. The ceremony is being hosted in the Dublin Convention Centre, at North Wall Quay in Dublin 1.
The Department of Justice has recently published details regarding the citizenship ceremonies on the Immigration Service Delivery website.
The Court of Appeal has decided to refer a question to the CJEU in the case of R.S v Minister for Justice [2024] IECA 151, delivered on 21st June 2024.
The question relates to whether the Minister can make a decision/finding pursuant to the 2015 Regulations in relation to marriage of convenience/ fraud after the individual has become an Irish citizen through naturalisation.
The facts of this case surrounded an applicant who obtained an EU Fam residence card based on his marriage to an EU national in 2010 and he later naturalised as an Irish citizen. The applicant later separated and divorced from his EU National spouse.
The Department of Enterprise have now announced that the Employment Permits Act 2024 will come into effect from Monday, 2nd September 2024.
The new Act consolidates and updates employment permit law, which had previously been scattered across various Acts. The Act repeals the Employment Permits Act 2003 and the Employment Permits Act 2006, as well as the Employment Permit Regulations 2017.
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published data that shows that 149,200 people have immigrated to Ireland in the 12-month period between April 2023 and April 2024. Of these numbers, 30,000 were returning Irish citizens, 27,000 were EU citizens, and 5,400 were UK citizens. 86,800 immigrants were citizens of other countries.
The Supreme Court delivered a judgement in the case of A.Z, M.Z and C.Z (a minor) v Minister for Justice and Equality [2024] IESC 35 on 25th July 2024. The facts of this case surrounded the deportation order of a man who is the father of an Irish citizen child, and is also married to an Irish national. A challenge was brought by the family against the decision of the Minister not to revoke the father’s deportation order. Judge Phelan found in the applicants’ favour in the High Court and the matter was appealed by the Minister for Justice.
The Department of Enterprise has announced a new quota of 150 employment permits for sea fishers in a bid to address skills shortages in the Irish fishing fleet.
This decision moves the role of sea fisher from the Atypical Working Scheme to the employment permit system. The role of sea fisher in the Irish fishing fleet is now eligible for a General Employment Permit with a minimum salary requirement of €34,000, up to a quota of 150 permits. This move will ensure that non-EEA sea fishers will have access to the same benefits and protections as other non-EEA nationals employed in the State.
The Embassy of Ireland, New Delhi, has announced a number of updates on the processing of visa applications and appeals in a notice dated 18th July 2024.
Firstly, the notice provides that those in the following visa categories will now have their application transferred to the Dublin visa office for processing:
The Court, Civil Law, Criminal Law and Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2024 has passed through both Houses of the Oireachtas and is now awaiting being signed into law by the President. Once enacted, the Bill will insert new provisions into the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 (as amended) that deals with the revocation of citizenship for naturalised Irish citizens. The previous system for revocation was struck down by the Supreme Court four years ago in the Supreme Court case of Damache v Minister for Justice [2020] IESC 63 for failing to meet the “high standards of natural justice” which the Court held must apply to the process of revocation of certificates of naturalisation. The Supreme Court held that any such process must comply with fair procedures and contain adequate safeguards for persons facing the revocation of their citizenship.
The Department of Justice has announced that nationals of Botswana and South Africa will be required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland, effective from Wednesday 10th July 2024. Previously, people travelling from either of these countries to Ireland have not required visas to enter the State. According to the Department, this decision will […]
The Employment Permits Act 2024 has now been signed into law, although a commencement order is required before the Act will come into effect.
The new Act’s purpose is to consolidate and update employment permit law, which had previously been scattered across various Acts. The Act repeals the Employment Permits Act 2003 and the Employment Permits Act 2006, as well as the Employment Permit Regulations 2017. The Act will promote flexibility in the employment permits system through by allowing many criteria to be prescribed and amended through regulations.