Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2017
122. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed to regularise a residency application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40053/17]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the records indicate that the person referred to by the Deputy has no legal status in the State and that there is no record of a request to regularise the situation. The person should be advised to write to Unit 2, Residence Division, INIS, Burgh Quay, Dublin 2, supplying a full copy of their passport and full details outlining their current circumstances.
With regard to naturalisation, it is open to any individual to lodge an application for a certificate of naturalisation if and when they are in a position to meet the statutory conditions, which include residency requirements, as prescribed in the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended, which governs the granting of Irish citizenship through naturalisation. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.
