Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 26 April 2022
1280. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Justice the number of visas that have been revoked on an annual basis since the visa scheme was launched for persons wishing to learn English here. [20188/22]
View answerAny visa required national, including students, that wish to enter the State, and remain, for up to 90 days must have a Type C Short Stay Visa. For periods greater than 90 days they must have a Type D Long Stay Visa. For those staying longer than 90 days they are also required to register their permission to be in the State.
Statistics are not held in the manner requested by the Deputy. The table below details the study visas revoked to visa-required nationals, for all types of courses including secondary level, English language and third level courses up to and including PhD (Level 10).
|
Year Revoked |
Type C Visa |
Type D Visa |
|
2018 |
2 |
30 |
|
2019 |
3 |
30 |
|
2020 |
1 |
30 |
|
2021 |
0 |
24 |
|
2022 * |
0 |
3 |
|
Total |
6 |
117 |
*To End of March
A visa may be revoked for a number of reasons, including clerical or administration reasons.
Not all non-EEA national students who request entry to the State are visa required. A full list of visa required and non-visa required countries can be found on my Department's website at: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Immigration-Service-Delivery-Visa-and-Non-Visa-Required-Countries.pdf.
A visa does not give the holder a right to enter the State. It permits the holder to present at a port of entry. Entry into the State, for both visa required and non-visa required nationals, is solely at the discretion of the Immigration Officer at the port of entry.
The onus is on the individual to have all documentation relating to their reasons for entering Ireland ready for presentation to the Immigration Officer to gain entry. The Immigration Officer may grant leave to enter up to a maximum period of three months. They may, depending on the documentation presented, refuse entry to the State or grant a lesser period than three months.
