Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 October 2012
180. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if he will clarify what is actually required of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12 in respect of his application for residency; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42538/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraI am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that it has attempted to contact the person referred to by the Deputy on a number of occasions over the course of the summer period and most recently on the 19th September, 2012 when a further letter issued to the person in relation to his application and to which a reply is still outstanding.
A full list of all the documentation required by non-EEA students in the State is available on the INIS website, www.inis.gov.ie . In addition to the standard requirements to have medical insurance and to provide evidence of finances available sufficient to support themselves in the State, a student must pursue a course which is listed on the Internationalisation Register administered by the National Qualifications Authority of Ireland. The course which the person concerned intends to pursue does not appear on the register and therefore does not qualify him to be registered in the State as a student. It should be noted that Further Education courses encompass full-time, day-time academic courses leading to non-school major awards at Level 5 or Level 6 of the National Framework of Qualifications.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS 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 INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
