Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 July 2016
71. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24012/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that there is no record of the person concerned on file. It is apparent, however, that the mother and father of the person concerned have permission to reside in the State on Stamp 1 and Stamp 4 conditions, respectively.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the Residence Division of INIS does not currently have an application for the person concerned before them. Should they wish to regularise their position in the State, then the person concerned should make an application to the Residence Division of INIS setting out the details of their case. Information on application types, qualifying criteria, and required documentation is available on the INIS website.
All non-EEA nationals over the age of 16 who are dependent upon their parents in the State must register with their local Garda National Immigration Bureau Office.
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.
