Immigration Status

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 6 March 2014

Thursday, 6 March 2014

Questions (178)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

178. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to update their status in the case of persons (details supplied) in Dublin 6; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11215/14]

Written answers

Minister for Justice and Equality

I am advised by officials in the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the persons referred to by the Deputy have both been granted Long Term Residency. Both persons, who are currently in permission, are advised to attend the Garda National Immigration Bureau two weeks in advance of the expiry of their current permission to have it updated. There is no requirement to submit a new Long Term residency application to INIS.

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.