Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 June 2013
146. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position on residency-entitlement to naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28578/13]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the person referred to by the Deputy currently has permission to reside in the State until the 28 June 2013 on Stamp 3.
I have been inform by INIS that the person referred to by the Deputy was registered in the State since 2005 as the dependent of her husband who was a work permit holder. The person made an application for a change of status to INIS on 17 August 2012. INIS has requested documents and information twice to date and no reply has been received. The requested information and documents are required by INIS in order to consider her application fully. There is no solicitor on record as having contacted INIS regarding this person. The person referred to by the Deputy should contact INIS immediately with the documentation and information requested.
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 of too long awaited.
