Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 November 2013
143. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in this case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48736/13]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that an application for a change of status for the person concerned and his partner was received on 21st August, 2013. Applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS expect to be in contact with the applicants in the near future.
I understand that the person concerned entered the State on 3/11/2007 and that his partner entered on 24/08/2008, however there is no record of their seeking or obtaining permission to remain in the State prior to this current application. The Deputy will be aware that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him or her by or on behalf of the Minister.
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.
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.
