Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
62. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to regularise residency in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [39311/16]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 27 November, 2011 and their most recent permission to remain in the State, on the basis of student conditions, expired on 16 September, 2016.
I am further informed that INIS has no record of a separate application for permission to reside under the provisions of the relevant Free Movement of Persons Regulations in respect of the person concerned. It is open to the individual concerned to consult the INIS website www.inis.gov.ie for information in respect of the type of permission and relevant application process which may be applicable to their situation.
The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS 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 email service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
