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Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 May 2014

Thursday, 15 May 2014

Questions (201)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

201. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 141 of 10 April 2014, wherein indication was given to the effect that contact would be made with a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, if the contact has been made to date; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22073/14]

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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person entered the State on 6 November 2008 and was registered as a student in the State until 11 February 2014.

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. Three years are permitted at non degree level. The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State at the end of 2008 and will have accumulated 7 years as a student by the end of 2015. As such they do not qualify for Stamp 4 status. They are advised to look at the "student pathway" on the Department's website www.inis.gov.ie to see whether there are any post study pathways available to them. A letter to this effect has been issued to this person.

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 Parliamentary Questions Process.

The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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