Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
846. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the current and expected residency status and the potential eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28375/17]
View answerI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned entered the State on 29 October 2007 and made an asylum application on 14 November 2007. This application was refused, at appeal, on 2 September 2010.
On 11 May 2011, the person concerned made an application for a residence card as a family member of an EU citizen. They asserted at that time that they had married a British citizen in the State on 21 January 2011. Following a consideration of the information and documentation submitted, the person concerned was informed on 10 November 2011 that their application had been granted and that they were to be provided with permission to remain in the State on a Stamp 4EUFam basis.
It subsequently came to light that the spouse of the person concerned was no longer residing in the State, having taken up employment in the United Kingdom. The person concerned was provided with an opportunity to make representations in respect of this matter, and they confirmed that their spouse had been unable to obtain employment in this jurisdiction so had relocated to the United Kingdom. On foot of this, and in light of the fact that the EU citizen was no longer exercising their EU Treaty Rights in the State, the person concerned was informed on 18 October 2016 that their residence card had been revoked.
On 2 November 2016, the person concerned requested a review of this decision. Their representations in this connection have been placed on file, as have several documents submitted in respect of the EU citizen's current situation. The Deputy may be assured that the review of the decision to revoke the permission provided to the person concerned will be considered as soon as possible. The person concerned will be contacted should any further issues arise in respect of their application.
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 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 e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
