I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that on the 12/02/2016 an application for a change of status from a Stamp 4 permission, based on being the parent of an Irish Born Child, to a Stamp 5 permission was received from the person concerned. On the 26/10/2016 the application was refused as the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service was not satisfied that the person concerned met all of the requirements for a change of status from Stamp 4 to Stamp 5 permission. The person concerned was informed of the reasons for this refusal by letter on 26/10/2016.
On the 19/05/2016 a letter was issued to the person concerned by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department informing that while their application for a Stamp 5 endorsement was being processed they should return to their local immigration office to renew their permission. I am informed that Residence Unit of the INIS received a letter from the person concerned on 07/12/2016 seeking further permission to remain. This application is currently being processed and the person concerned will be contacted in due course.
The Deputy may wish to note that queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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.
