Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 22 June 2017
116. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if consideration will be given to the issue of stamp 4 in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29430/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraI refer to my response to Parliamentary Question No. 100 of 9 May 2017.
The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department have advised that the person mentioned by the Deputy registered as a student in the State on 10 March 2014 and also that their permission expired on 2 March 2015. INIS inform me that, to date, no further application has been received from the person concerned.
It appears that this person has been unlawfully in the State since March 2015. A non-national may not be in the State other than with the terms of any permission given to the person concerned by the Minister for Justice and Equality. A person who contravenes this requirement may have committed an offence and if found guilty is liable, under section 13 of the Immigration Act 2004, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or to both. As this person does not have current immigration permission they are not entitled to work in the State.
As the person concerned appears to be illegal in the State, it is incumbent on them to present themselves at their local Immigration Office within 28 days.
The Deputy may wish to note that 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 the Parliamentary Question process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in questions where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.
