Patricia Ryan
Question:180. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Justice the options open to a person (details supplied) in view of their circumstances; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18559/22]
View answerWednesday, 6 April 2022
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The person referred to by the Deputy currently holds a Stamp 3 immigration permission. This has been extended until 31 May 2022, under the automatic extension of immigration permissions I announced on 17 December 2021. All permissions have been extended on the same terms and conditions as the permission already held.
It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Immigration Office before 31 May 2022 to apply for a further renewal of their immigration permission. I strongly recommend that they make efforts to renew their permission as early as possible rather than waiting until May when demand for appointments will be significantly greater.
The person concerned can also write to the Domestic Residence and Permissions Unit of my Department to request a change of immigration permission to a Stamp 4, if they meet the required criteria.
Detailed information on the criteria for changing an immigration permission, including instructions on how to change that permission, are available on my Department's immigration website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/changing-your-immigration-permission/ .
Depending on the immigration permission held by their parents, they may also wish to consider if they are eligible to make an application for citizenship by way of naturalisation. Further details are available at: www.irishimmigration.ie/how-to-become-a-citizen/ .
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility at INISOireachtasMail@justice.ie, 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.