Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 19 January 2022
1212. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Justice the reason that an applicant for a stamp 5 was charged €300 (details supplied) when the application was signed at the immigration section at Ballyshannon Garda station; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [63244/21]
View answerBased on the information supplied, which does not include a name, it has unfortunately not been possible for my Department to identify the person referred to by the Deputy. If the Deputy wishes to provide further information to my Department it can examine the matter further.
More generally, the registration of a person with a stamp 5 immigration permission is granted on application to persons who have completed 96 months legal residence in the State and who are in receipt of a letter from the Minister. They would not be exempt from paying the registration fee of €300, even where they had previously been exempt from paying such a fee.
Each person successfully registered with an immigration permission pays the €300 registration fee, with the following exemptions:
- Stamp 4 EUFAM;
- Spouse of an Irish National;
- Withdrawal Agreement Beneficiaries;
- Convention Refugees;
- Subsidiary Protection Beneficiaries; and
- Minors under the age of 18 years.
As the Deputy will be aware, registrations for people living outside of the Dublin area are processed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) through the Garda Station network.
