Joe Flaherty
Question:578. Deputy Joe Flaherty asked the Minister for Justice if he will address the case of a person (details supplied). [55357/23]
View answerTuesday, 12 December 2023
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As the Deputy is aware, a Stamp 3 immigration permission allows the holder to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions, and is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by naturalisation. It is renewable, subject to the conditions for the permission being met, one of which is that the holder cannot work or engage in any business, trade or profession.
The policy concerning these conditions as to the ability to work or engage in business is currently under review by officials in my Department.
At present, in order for a non-EEA national on a Stamp 3 immigration permission to be allowed to work in the State, they must apply for and be granted an employment permit by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE). A prospective employer must first obtain an employment permit in respect of them.
Should the person concerned be successful in securing the appropriate employment permit from the DETE, they will then be able to register on a Stamp 1 immigration permission with their local registration office.
Further information relating to employment permits can be found at: www.enterprise.gov.ie.
It is also open to the person concerned to apply for a change of their immigration status if they meet the criteria for doing so. Detailed information on how to change immigration status is available at:
www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/changing-your-immigration-permission/
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email 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 email service except in the cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.