Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 September 2013
195. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in the assessment of eligibility for residency or naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 7; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40340/13]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 27 December 2007 and registered on 17 January 2008 on Student conditions. His permission to remain here expired on 07 February 2012. The person submitted an application to INIS which was received on 27 March 2013. On 29 July 2013 this application was refused as the person did not have enough time to complete a Degree Programme as required in the "new immigration regime for full time non-EEA students" which has been in effect since 01 January 2011. However, he was granted a further 6 weeks on Stamp 2 conditions until 09 September 2013 in order to finalise his affairs and leave the State. The person concerned does not qualify for a Stamp 4 status and he no longer has permission to be in the State.
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 as 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.
