Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
64. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to regularise the residency or qualify for stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24002/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that Stamp 3 is the correct stamp for a person who is deemed to be a 'dependent'. If however, there are exceptional humanitarian considerations to be considered which might impact on an individual's immigration status then the person concerned should be advised to write to Unit 2, Residence Division of INIS.
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 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in questions where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
