Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 November 2016
105. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the upgrade from stamp 2 to stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [35599/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question entered the State on 1st November 2014 and was provided with permission to remain in the State on Stamp 2 student conditions between 5th December 2014 and 5th December 2016.
I wish to advise the Deputy that the Residence Division of INIS does not currently have any application for the person before them. Should they to wish to change the status of their permission to remain 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.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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.
