Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 19 September 2013
135. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the regularisation of residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38994/13]
View answerI refer the Deputy my answer to Dail Question no. 220 of 16 May 2013, in relation to the same person. I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy, currently has permission to remain on Stamp 2 conditions until 09 November 2013.
The person does not have an application pending with my Department. However, all non-EEA students resident in the State are subject to the student immigration rules set out under the "new immigration regime for full time non-EEA students" which was published in September 2010 and has been in effect since 1 January 2011. These rules stipulate that non-EEA nationals may reside in Ireland as students, subject to the provisions of the new regime, for a maximum period of seven years. The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 05 December 2006 and registered on 02 January 2007. She will have accumulated 7 years in November 2013 and as such does not qualify for a Stamp 4 status. When her permission expires she will be required to leave the State.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to 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 INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
