Irish Court of Appeal refers marriage fraud citizenship case to CJEU seeking clarification on EU Citizens' Rights Directive applicability.
The Irish Court of Appeal has referred a case of an alleged marriage of convenience to the European Court of Justice (CJEU) for clarification on whether the Minister for Justice can determine an individual's citizenship status if they obtained it by fraudulent means. The case involves a man born outside the EU, who married an EU national in 2010 and was granted Irish citizenship in 2016. The Court of Appeal seeks clarification on whether the 2004 EU Citizens' Rights Directive applies to individuals like the man, who may have obtained their citizenship through fraud.
June 21, 2024
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