Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 March 2012.

Immigration

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Henley on 6 February (WA 13–4), how many certificates of application (COAs) have been issued to or for third country nationals with a dependent European Union citizen who have demonstrated that they potentially meet the scope of the Zambrano judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union; and how many COA applications for the right to work and reside in the United Kingdom are awaiting decision.

Answer: A certificate of application (CoA) will be issued to persons who can demonstrate that they potentially meet the scope of the judgment. This will in turn enable a person to work and reside in the UK while their application is pending. Based on the available data on 10 February 2012, it is estimated that the UK Border Agency has 224 applications that are potentially within the scope of Ruiz Zambrano and all have been issued with a CoA. All applications currently accepted as being within the scope of the Ruiz Zambrano judgment will receive a substantive consideration at a future date when the Home Office interpretation of the judgment has been agreed. All figures quoted above are management information which has been subject to internal quality checks.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 15611; 735 c385WA
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Immigration
Monday, 6 February 2012
Written questions
House of Lords
Subjects: Children Immigration EU nationals Judgements Parents Court of Justice of the European Union
Link: View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk