Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 January 2014
249. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding long-term residency, leave to remain and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2137/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person who is referred to by the Deputy entered the State in April 2012 and was registered on Student conditions in May 2012. The person referred to was 24 years of age when he entered the State. His application will be examined in the coming days and assessed in light of the Family Reunification Policy Document which I published on 31 December 2013. A decision will issue to him shortly.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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 established specifically 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.
