Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 15 May 2014
206. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22078/14]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 21/07/2011 and is registered as a Student here until 04/08/2014.
All non-EEA students resident in the State are subject to the student immigration rules as 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 students may reside in Ireland as students for a maximum period of seven years, with three years permitted to students at a non degree level.
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.
