Ms Justice Mary Faherty, on behalf of the Court of Appeal, said the man did not receive fair procedures in consideration of his visa application. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien/The Irish TimesThe Court of Appeal has ruled an Egyptian software engineer’s application to come here as a “critical skills” employee should be reconsidered by the Minister for Justice.
However, in order to live here, he had to also apply to the Department of Justice for a visa because Egypt is a visa-required country.Hamas has been shattered. Now it is fighting to survive He appealed that to a visa appeals officer, arguing – among other things – that all his paperwork on his contract and qualifications had been submitted and approved by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment.
He further provided a letter from an employer in Saudi Arabia where he had worked since 2014 as an engineering manager in marine services on an annual salary of nearly €50,000 . In April 2022, the High Court rejected his challenge, finding – among other things – adequate reasons had been given for the refusal.