VM v The Minister for Justice (Approved) [2025] IEHC 574 (21 October 2025)
The Applicant failed to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of continuous residency in the State for each of the four years immediately prior to the scheme's opening date, as required by the scheme's criteria. The Minister was entitled to apply the criteria strictly and refuse the application.
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- Citation
- [2025] IEHC 574
- Parties
- Applicant: VM; Respondent: The Minister for Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Ireland
- Judgment Date
- 21 October 2025
- Procedural Posture
- Judicial Review / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application refused
- Legal Topics
- Regularisation of Undocumented Migrants, Ministerial Discretion, Proof of Residency, Ex Gratia Schemes
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Parties
VM
Applicant
The Minister for Justice
Respondent
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Minister for Justice correctly applied the criteria for proof of residency under the Regularisation of Long-Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme
- 2 Whether the Minister's assessment of documentary evidence was too strict or erroneous
Ratio Decidendi
The Applicant failed to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of continuous residency in the State for each of the four years immediately prior to the scheme's opening date, as required by the scheme's criteria. The Minister was entitled to apply the criteria strictly and refuse the application.
Court Disposition
Application refused
Orders
- Application for reliefs by way of judicial review refused
- Provisional order for costs in favour of Respondent
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