Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 November 2012
188. Deputy Jack Wall asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the options available to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare to attend a family event in Poland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50788/12]
View answerAs the Deputy is aware the person concerned submitted an application for a review of the decision to refuse the applicant residence in the State under the provisions of the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) Regulations 2006 and 2008 (the Regulations) which was received in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) on the 5 October, 2012. I am advised that the person concerned has been given temporary permission to remain in the State until 4 February, 2013, while the review application is under consideration. A decision will be made on the review application before the expiration of her temporary permission to remain.
I am also advised that while holding the temporary permission to remain the person in question, if a visa required national, should apply for a re-entry visa before leaving the country. There is no requirement for a minimum period of validity of "Stamp 4" permission attaching to such an application.
It may be that this requirement is being imposed by the Polish authorities in respect of a visa to enter that county but I am not in a position to comment on any visa requirements that Poland may apply to visa required visitors.
