Category Archives: Citizens Directive

The EU Dimension to Proportionality

Essa, R (On the Application Of) v Upper Tribunal (Immigration & Asylum Chamber) & Anor [2012] EWCA Civ 1718 (21 December 2012) Deportation is a hugely controversial issue. Unsurprisingly, opinion on it remains utterly polarised. Journalists and lawyers alike have tried … Continue reading

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Other Family Members: The Rationale

The last post had shed a little bit of light on the decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) in relation to six questions which were referred to it by the Upper Tribunal (“UT”) in MR … Continue reading

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CJEU: Re Other Family Members

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Islam & Anor [2012] EUECJ C-83/11 (05 September 2012) Lamenting that it was “unfortunate” that the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 (“the regulations”, which transpose Directive 2004/38/EC or the “Citizens Directive” … Continue reading

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EEA Regulations Amended

As explained in an alerter post on Free Movement Blog, as of 16 July 2012, the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006 will be amended through the Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2012. The regulations are being amended to Give effect … Continue reading

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Guidelines for Other Family Members

In the case of MR & Ors (EEA extended family members) Bangladesh [2010] UKUT 449 (IAC), where an Irish national had sponsored her Bangladeshi in-laws to live with her family in Northern Ireland, Mr Justice Blake (Blake J) – the … Continue reading

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