Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 October 2018
162. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the correct procedure to be followed to update residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43028/18]
View answerI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned requested permission to remain in the State on 8 August 2018. The Deputy will appreciate that applications are dealt with in chronological order and INIS will be in contact with the person concerned in due course.
The Deputy may be aware that I launched a new scheme this week, will which allow certain non-EEA nationals, who came to Ireland to study between January 2005 and December 2010, to apply for permission to remain in the State. The person concerned may wish to consult the INIS website at www.inis.gov.ie for further information.
Eligible applicants may apply for a permission to remain in the State including the right to reside and work in the State and will be subject to renewal after two years. Modest fees will be charged under the scheme which will be open for on-line applications until 20 January 2019.
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.
