Results 481-500 of 19,442 for immigration

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (7 Nov 2007) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: ...the relationship. Non-EEA nationals who have no current permission to remain within the State are required to make an application for residence on the basis of marriage to an Irish national to the Immigration Division of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department. Applications, in fairness to all other such applicants, are dealt with in chronological order and are...

Written Answers — Dormant Accounts Fund: Dormant Accounts Fund (3 Apr 2008)

Pat Carey: In 2006, under the Dormant Accounts Fund, an indicative amount of €500,000 was earmarked for programmes and projects targeted at vulnerable immigrant families. Pobal carried out the appraisal process for this funding measure on behalf of the Departments of Community, Rural & Gaeltacht Affairs and Justice Equality & Law Reform. For the purposes of this measure, the target groups were...

Written Answers — Departmental Staff: Departmental Staff (17 Feb 2004) See 1 other result from this answer

Michael McDowell: The growth in the volume of business handled by the immigration and citizenship division of my Department has been well canvassed by me in replies to previous parliamentary questions, for example, Questions Nos. 400 and 401 of 10 February 2004, 849 of 27 January 2004, 396 of 18 November 2003, and 1190 of 30 September 2003. I am satisfied that the division is capable of providing an adequate...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders Re-examination (7 Nov 2019)

Charles Flanagan: ...No deportation order has been issued by my Department to the person concerned. The person mentioned by the Deputy was issued with a notification pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) on 21st October 2019, in response to this notification, the person concerned has not submitted written representations. The position in the State of the person...

Written Answers — State Airports: State Airports (28 Sep 2006) See 1 other result from this answer

Martin Cullen: The manning of immigration booths at Dublin Airport is a matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) in the first instance and I have no function in the matter. I understand that regular meetings take place between the Dublin Airport Authority (DAA) and the GNIB, to review any potential issues that may arise concerning the immigration service at the airport and to put the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Administration (9 Nov 2017)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that the most recent changes to the Immigrant Investor Programme occurred  in December 2016.  At that time the Tánaiste and then Minister for Justice and Equality announced the intention to restore the minimum investment for an enterprise under the Immigrant Investor Scheme,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (20 Mar 2024)

Brian Leddin: 946. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the timeline for the transfer and the scope of immigration operations that will transfer from the Garda National Immigration Bureau to her Department; when she expects the first registration and renewal of immigration residence permissions for non-EU/EEA nationals residing outside of the Dublin area to migrate to an online...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (30 Oct 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Dermot Ahern: ..., if granted, is pre-clearance to the person concerned to arrive at an approved port of entry and seek permission to enter. All foreign nationals must obtain permission to enter the State from an immigration officer at the approved port of entry. The person concerned must then register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau and seek the appropriate permission to remain if he/she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (10 Dec 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the persons referred to by the Deputy never had an immigration permission to remain in the State. This is in breach of Section 5 (1) of the Immigration Act 2004 which provides that no non-national may be in the State other than in accordance with the terms of any permission given to him by or on...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (8 Feb 2024)

Helen McEntee: Under Section 4 of the Immigration Act 2004, an Immigration Officer must determine whether a non-EEA national should be granted leave to land and gain entry to the State. In performing their duties, an Officer is required to consider all of the circumstances of the individual at the time of entry. Section 4(3) of that Act sets out the full range of grounds on which a passenger may be refused....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Passport Controls (20 Jun 2017)

Charles Flanagan: ...May last which sets out the position on the matter. A copy is reproduced below for reference. I am informed that the queues to which the Deputy refers do not arise as a result of the operation of immigration controls at Dublin Airport but are rather a consequence of other factors outside the control of the service. As regards throughput generally for incoming passengers to Dublin...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (26 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person in question is advised to call to their local immigration officer to request a change of their current immigration stamp. On 27 October 2009, INIS set out detailed arrangements which would apply in cases of persons who had worked for 5 years or more with work permits. This policy...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 May 2008)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Division of my Department that the person in question made a Family Reunification application in November 2004. The legal representatives of the person in question were contacted on 13 July 2007 and again on 12 March 2008 regarding information originally requested on 21 February 2006. To date no documentation has been received by the Immigration Division....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (24 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am informed by the Immigration Service of my Department that the person referred to by the Deputy is the subject of a Deportation Order signed on 7 September 2018. Representations were received on behalf of the person, pursuant to Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 199 (as amended), seeking to revoke the Deportation Order. This request will be considered as soon as possible. The...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigrant Investor Programme Data (29 Nov 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the Immigrant Investor Programme was launched in April 2012. Key to the programme is that applications are good for Ireland, good for jobs and are in the public interest and that the funds invested are legally acquired and owned by the investor (i.e. not borrowed). It is also essential that...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (6 Sep 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Immigration Service of my Department that a new Volunteering in Ireland preclearance process for non-EEA citizens was launched in April 2018. Under the terms of the volunteering immigration permission, an individual granted such a permission can work in a volunteering role in Ireland for a period of up to 24 months, and may be eligible for a...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (2 Apr 2008) See 1 other result from this answer

Brian Lenihan Jnr: The Immigration Division of my Department informs me that an application for long term residency was received in August 2006 from the individual referred to in the Deputy's question. The Immigration Division is currently processing applications for long term residency received in August 2006. A letter has recently been forwarded to the person concerned seeking further documentation in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (30 May 2013)

Alan Shatter: The legal provisions governing refusals of permission to land are set-out in Section 4(3) of the Immigration Act, 2004. I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the principle reasons persons are refused permission to land are as follows: - that there is reason to believe that the person intends to enter the State for purposes other than...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (25 Jan 2006)

Michael McDowell: All visa required non-national residents in Ireland who wish to leave the State and re-enter later are required to obtain a re-entry visa under the terms of the Immigration Act 2004 (Visas) Order 2005. Although the Schengen area of the European Union does not have a re-entry visa requirement, it is my understanding that some of the new member states do impose such a requirement. There is no...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 May 2016)

Frances Fitzgerald: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned is currently the holder of immigration permission until 24 June, 2016. It is open to the person concerned to contact their local Garda National Immigration Bureau registration office for a further renewal period, two weeks in advance of this date. Queries in relation to general...