John McGuinness
Ceist:435. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application to remain in the State in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [28456/14]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 1 July 2014
Ceisteanna (435)
Freagraí scríofa
Marriage to an Irish national does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State. A non EEA national who wishes to reside in the State on the basis of their marriage to an Irish national must make an application for permission to remain in the State.
I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned made an application for permission to remain in the State on the basis of their marriage to an Irish national on 6 March 2014. In the interest of taking a fair approach to all applications, cases are processed in chronological order.
Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the 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 the INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
Question No. 436 answered with Question No. 369.