Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 January 2016
207. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality when an update of Stamp 3 to Stamp 4 residency status might be offered as a prelude to naturalisation for a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3857/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons mentioned by the Deputy did have their case for Stamp 4 examined and letters issued with our decision on 29 July 2015. These persons are on the appropriate Stamps for their immigration status in the State. If they wish to take up employment in the State they must be the holders of Work Permits. There is a clear obligation on anyone coming to live and work in the State to respect our laws. In this regard it remains the responsibility of all non-EEA nationals who are resident in the State to ensure that they have an appropriate immigration permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality and the great majority of migrants fully comply with this condition. The issuing of Work Permits is a matter for the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.
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.
