Vol. 506 No. 2
343 Mr. Haughey asked the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the way in which a Turkish citizen on a student visa in the USA, who is married there to an Irish and US citizen for six months, can apply first for a holiday visa to visit Ireland and then a work permit; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15402/99]
The Turkish citizen referred to may apply for a visa to join their Irish national spouse in Ireland. If they are legally resident in the USA other than as a visitor they may make a visa application at one of the Irish missions there. A visa-required national who is the spouse of an Irish citizen and has travelled to Ireland on a visit visa is entitled to change their status from within the State. Once the individual has obtained permission to remain in the State from the registration officer for the area in which they intend to reside, they are then entitled to work without a work permit.
