Over 10 weeks, our Immigration Law Course covers:
Week 1 – Introduction to Immigration Law in Ireland
- State bodies and functions
- Who is subject to Immigration control?
- Sources of Law
- Sovereignty and Immigration Control
- Immigration – a “How to” introduction to application making
Week 2 – Entry and refusal at borders and initial residence.
- Entry into the State
- Role and Powers of Immigration Officers
- Removal from the State post-refusal
- Permission to remain in the State
- Corporate Immigration
Week 3 – Residence in the State
- Change of Status & Variation of Conditions
- Students & Graduates
- Family Members of Irish Nationals/Lawful Residents
- De Facto Partners
- Children
- Domestic Violence
- Religious/Volunteer Purposes
- Long Term Residence
Week 4 – Free Movement of Persons 1
- Introduction to EU Law
- Scope of Directive 2004/38/EC
- Right of Entry and Residence for three months
- Right of residence for more than three months
Week 5 – Free Movement of Persons 2
- Permanent Residence
- Retention of rights of residence
- Derivative rights of residence under EU Law
Week 6 – Employment Permits & Corporate Immigration
- Employment Permit Legislation
- Overview of categories of permits
- Redundancy and Family Residence Rights
- Grants, Refusals, and Revocation of Employment Permits
- Appeals of Employment Permits RefusalsCorporate Immigration
Week 7 – International Protection 1
- What is International Protection?
- Refugee Status
- Refugee Status Determination
- Declarations and Refusals of Refugee Status
Week 8 – International Protection 2
- What is Subsidiary Protection?
- Three grounds for Subsidiary Protection
- Subsidiary Protection Decision Making
- Dublin III Transfers
- International Protection Appeals Tribunal
- Permission to Remain
- Judicial Review of International Protection Decisions
Week 9 – Citizenship and Naturalisation
- Who is an Irish citizen?
- Birth-right citizenship
- Foreign Birth Registration
- 2004 Constitutional Amendment
- Naturalisation
- Revocation of naturalisation
Week 10 – Deportation from the State
- Powers of Deportation – Immigration Act 1999
- Section 3 “Notice of Intent to Deport”
- Deportation Orders
- Challenging and revoking a Deportation Order
- Exclusion Orders