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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018

Tuesday, 24 April 2018

Questions (290)

Maurice Quinlivan

Question:

290. Deputy Maurice Quinlivan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the reason a person (details supplied) was refused a 12 month work visa stamp 1G; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17921/18]

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Written answers

I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned received a permission on stamp 1G conditions for a period of six months in accordance with the rules of the Third Level Graduate Programme which can be found at www.inis.gov.ie.

As the Deputy may be aware, the Third Level Graduate Programme Immigration Rules for Non-EEA students which were first published in 2007 and revised on 31 May 2017 state that the programme “is confined to graduates who have completed their studies in Ireland and have been awarded a qualification at Level 8 or above of the National Framework of Qualifications by a recognised Irish awarding body. As a wholly exceptional measure, students enrolled on or before 31 May 2017 in a programme leading to an equivalent award at Level 9 of the National Framework of Qualifications but accredited by an overseas awarding body may apply for a six months’ permission on Stamp 1G conditions. This provision will cease with effect from 31 August 2018”.

The intention of the programme is to allow legally resident Irish educated non-EEA graduates holding an award of a recognised Irish awarding body to remain in Ireland after their studies for the purpose of seeking graduate level employment.

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.

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