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Court upholds refusal of entry for non-nationals seeking to attend online courses during pandemic
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Supreme Court affirms the decisions of both the High Court and Court of Appeal, maintaining the refusal of entry to non-nationals aiming to pursue online language courses in Ireland. The original decision was based on public policy grounds, specifically the policy against entry for non-in-person educational courses during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Supreme Court concluded that the term "public policy" contained in statute is broad enough to encompass the refusal in this case, rejecting the narrower interpretation that equated public policy solely with matters of national security and individual conduct.
Supreme Court, Immigration Act 2004, Section 4(3)(j), public policy, national security, non-nationals, entry refusal, COVID-19 pandemic, online courses, statutory interpretation, judicial review, High Court, Court of Appeal, Laurentiu v. Minister for Justice, Aliens Act 1935, European Union law, proportionality, personal conduct, noscitur a sociis (known by its associates), ejusdem generis (of the same kind), stay of execution, rule of law.
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