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The Immigration Blog
THE DECISION OF MAHMOOD AND ATIF
The judgement in the case of Mahmood and Atif v Minister for Justice and Equality was delivered on 14th October 2016.
Mr Mahmood is a British national, his wife Ms Atif is a citizen of Pakistan. Mr Mahmood and Ms Atif are legally married spouses. In and around June 2015 Mr Mahmood and Ms Atif submitted an application for a visa for Ms Atif to accompany Mr Mahmood to Ireland pursuant to Directive 2004/38/EC and then, the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006. Ms Atif submitted her application and supporting documents through the VFS centre as required on 9th July 2015.
THE COMPLICATION OF CHANGING IMMIGRATION STATUS – THE LUXIMON CASE
The judgement of the Court of Appeal in the case of Danibye Luximon & Another v The Minister of Justice and Equality,heard in June 2016, remains pending. The judgement is eagerly awaited as it is expected to clarify the legalities around the Minister’s policies on change of status applications.
BREXIT – BRITISH CITIZENS AND EU FREE MOVEMENT RIGHTS
The UK’s departure from the EU is now a fact, and Theresa May has recently confirmed the UK will trigger the process to leave the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty as early as March 2017. This would mean that it looks likely the UK’s departure from the EU would happen around March 2017.
EU TREATY RIGHTS – CURRENT DELAYS IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS
Currently, applicants for both the EU Family Member registration cards, and EU Fam visas, are being greatly frustrated by the delays in the processing of these applications.
BREXIT – THE POSITION OF BRITISH CITIZENS IN IRELAND
On 2 October 2016, British Prime Minister Theresa May announced the UK government’s plan to implement the process of the UK leaving the EU under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty.