Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 26 January 2017
48. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the progress to date in the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3693/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that this person arrived in the State on 22 January 2007. They registered as a student in the State on 1 February 2007 and their final student permission in the State was granted on 31 January 2014.
This person was granted Stamp 1 for four months, commencing on 22 October 2014. This afforded them the opportunity to apply for an Employment Permit to the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation. This person never registered this permission with the Garda National Immigration Bureau.
On 23 March 2016, the person applied for a further permission to remain in the State. This request was refused on 8 June 2016 on the basis that the person had completed their 7 years on the Student Pathways. Further correspondence was received on 12 August 2016 and 10 October 2016 and will be examined in due course.
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 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 Parliamentary Question 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.
