Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 March 2013
185. Deputy Paschal Donohoe asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3 only had their permission to remain here extended for 12 months last April which is due to expire next month; if he will review the situation in view of the fact that the person is married to an Irish national; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15755/13]
View answerThe Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) informs me that permission to remain in the State arising from marriage to an Irish national is normally granted for 1 year initially which is renewable for further periods of up to 1 and 3 years on a rolling basis.
The person concerned was initially granted permission to remain in the State arising from her marriage to an Irish national on 24 April 2012 for an initial period of 12 months renewable with her local registration office.
In order to renew this permission, the person concerned should attend with her Irish spouse at her local registration office two weeks prior to the expiry date of her current permission whereupon she may be granted a renewal of this permission for a further period of 12 months. A subsequent renewal of this permission may be granted for an extended period of 3 years subject to the person concerned meeting the conditions of her permission to remain in the State arising from her marriage to an Irish national.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
