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Naturalisation Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 October 2017

Tuesday, 10 October 2017

Ceisteanna (236)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

236. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Justice and Equality if the application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) who has been awaiting a decision for 18 years can be facilitated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42401/17]

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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of my Department that there is no record of a current application for a certificate of naturalisation from the person referred to by the Deputy. A determination on whether an applicant satisfies the statutory criteria attendant to naturalisation can only be made after an application is received.

The records indicate that the person's permission to reside expired on 21 July 2016. All non-EEA nationals are required to keep their permission to remain in the State up-to-date at all times and failure to do so may adversely affect an application for a certificate of naturalisation.

It is open to any individual to lodge an application for citizenship through the naturalisation process if and when they are in a position to meet all the statutory conditions for naturalisation under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956, as amended. Detailed information on Irish citizenship and naturalisation, as well as the relevant application forms, is available on the INIS website at: www.inis.gov.ie. The website also contains guidance on the completion of an application for naturalisation and an online residency calculator which may be of assistance in establishing if the statutory residency requirements are met.

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.

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