Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 16 February 2017
93. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the position on entitlement to long-term residency and eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [7975/17]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person arrived in the State on 23 November 2008 and registered as a student on 5 December 2008. Their final permission to remain in the State expired on 12 January 2012. There is no record of when this person's spouse entered the State or if they ever had permission to remain in this State. There is no record that either person has made any application to my Department.
It should be noted that it is illegal under the Immigration Act 2004 to reside in the State without permission from the Minister for Justice and Equality. A person found guilty of such an offence is liable under section 13 of the Act of 2004 to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both.
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 Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
