Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
345. Deputy Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the status of an application for permission to reside here made by persons (details supplied) on 16 June 2016; when a determination will be made on the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31049/18]
View answerI am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the processing of the applications for a certificate of naturalisation from the first and fifth named persons referred to by the Deputy, is ongoing. On completion of the necessary processing the applications will be submitted to me for decision as expeditiously as possible.
There is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the other named persons referred to by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received.
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 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, as well as the relevant application forms, is available on the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains guidance on the completion of an application for naturalisation and an on-line naturalisation residency calculator which individuals may find of assistance in establishing if the statutory residency requirements are met.
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.
