Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 January 2014
167. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4821/14]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person mentioned has not renewed her permission to be in the State since the expiration of her permission on 10 May 2010. Neither has she made an application to INIS to have her immigration status regularised as advised in the reply to Parliamentary Question Number 200 on 26 September 2013.
Therefore it would appear that she has remained here without the appropriate permission which is in breach of Section 5(1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him by the Minister. Furthermore, Section 5(2) of the Act provides that a non-national who is in the State in contravention of subsection (1) is for all purposes unlawfully present in the State.
The person concerned should immediately contact the General Immigration Section of INIS.
