Irishman wins battle with UK over travel visa

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An Irish man has won an action against Britain over the insistence his Colombian-born wife needed a visa to enter the country.

The case will have huge implications for Prime Minister David Cameron who has pledged to limit the number of foreigners, including EU nationals, coming into the country.

A spokesperson for Mr Cameron said they disagreed with the ruling.

Sean Ambrose McCarthy has spent five years fighting for the rights of his wife and their two children as, under EU law on free movement, they are entitled to enter any EU country with a residence card and do not need a visa.

A jubilant Mr McCarthy, originally from Gneeveguilla, Co Kerry, said the case has cost him over €200,000. He rejected an offer to settle the case and insisted on aspects of it being heard by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.

Irishman wins battle with UK over travel visa Irish Examiner

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