Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 October 2015
151. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if she will consider upgrading residency status to stamp 4 for work and education purposes for a person (details supplied) in County Meath; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33884/15]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the first named person concerned has permission to remain in the State until 4th November, 2015 on immigration Stamp 4 conditions. The second named person concerned has been granted permission to remain in the State, on immigration Stamp 3 conditions, for the period to 4th November 2015. These decisions were conveyed in writing to the persons concerned by letters dated 4th November, 2013.
The decision to grant such status was arrived at following the detailed consideration of the cases of the persons concerned under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). These decisions would have had regard for all information and documentation on file at the time the decision was made.
It will be open to the persons concerned to apply for the renewal of their permission in advance of its expiry date. However, I am advised that the INIS would be prepared to review the case of the second named person concerned in circumstances where they presented documentary evidence to show that they had a concrete offer of paid employment available to them. The Deputy will appreciate that any such offer of paid employment must be on the prospective employer's headed paper; it must describe the specific position being offered; it must set out the proposed salary or salary scale; it must provide an indication that any such position is available immediately, is whole-time and is not subject to seasonal factors. Upon receipt of documentary evidence of the nature described, the INIS will undertake a review of the case of the person concerned.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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 the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
