Results 281-300 of 18,266 for immigration

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (15 Sep 2021)

James Browne: I can inform the Deputy that there are no routine exit checks on persons leaving the State. On occasion, immigration officers in response to particular operational requirements relating to the protection of our borders, including the protection of the Common Travel Area, have undertaken exit checks in accordance with the Immigration Act 2004. However, such checks...

Ceisteanna - Questions - Ceisteanna ar Sonraíodh Uain Dóibh - Priority Questions: Taxi Licences (12 Mar 2019)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service, INIS, of my Department that on 5 March 2019 the Garda National Immigration Bureau conducted searches of ten residential properties in the Lucan and north inner city areas as part of an ongoing investigation into immigration fraud related to taxi licensing. Officials from the Garda carriage office, the National Transport...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (26 Oct 2023)

Helen McEntee: As advised in my reply to Parliamentary Question No. 384 of 17 October 2023, the person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. It is important that persons keep their immigration permission up to date if they wish to continue to reside in the State. Where a person remains resident in the State without an immigration permission, I encourage...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (26 Apr 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...and to refuse entry to people not entitled to enter the State. This is a fundamental exercise of State sovereignty, which is  necessary to protect the security of the State and to prevent illegal immigration. The exercise of powers in this area is at all times subject to the law and to respect for individual rights. The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (22 Jun 2021)

James Browne: My Department has no record of having received an immigration application on behalf of the person referred to by the Deputy. If the person is in the State without an immigration permission, they must engage with the authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally. Therefore, I would encourage them to contact the Immigration Service of my Department or their...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: ...people on a daily basis. Their exceptional commitment has been particularly clear throughout the pandemic, during which they have played a key role in preventing the spread of COVID-19. An immigration Stamp 3 indicates permission to stay in Ireland for a specified period, subject to conditions and is reckonable as residence when applying for citizenship by way of naturalisation. It is...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (2 Mar 2022)

Helen McEntee: The person that the Deputy is referring to should contact their local immigration office who will advise on the necessary steps to regularise their permission to be in the State. The Deputy hasn't provided any specific information in relation to the person so it is not possible to give any substantive guidance. Once a person has reached the age of 16 years of age, they are required to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (9 Sep 2021)

James Browne: My Department has no record of having received an immigration application on behalf of the persons referred to by the Deputy. If they are in the State without an immigration permission, they must engage with the authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally. Therefore, I would encourage them to contact the Immigration Service of my Department or their local...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (5 Dec 2023)

Helen McEntee: ...The visa sticker will issue as soon as the applicant attends the relevant Visa Office/Embassy/Consulate. The applicant should be advised that entry into the State is solely at the discretion of the Immigration Officer at the port of entry. The onus is on the individuals to have all documentation relating to their reasons for entering Ireland for presentation to the Immigration Officer to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (24 Mar 2015)

Frances Fitzgerald: I propose to take Questions Nos. 456 and 457 together. The removal of illegal immigrants from the State is a necessary feature of the enforcement of immigration legislation with the purpose of upholding the integrity of the immigration system. In enforcing the law in this respect, Ireland is no different from other countries who also remove individuals who have no lawful right to remain...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (29 Sep 2020)

Helen McEntee: In response to a notification pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended), written representations have been submitted on behalf of the person concerned to the Immigration Service of my Department. These representations, together with all other information and documentation on file, will be fully considered, under section 3 (6) of the Immigration...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (19 May 2021)

James Browne: My Department has no record of the person referred to by the Deputy or of having received an immigration application on their behalf. If a person is in the State without an immigration permission they must engage with the authorities if they wish to be permitted to remain here legally. Therefore, I would encourage them to contact the Immigration Service of my Department or their local...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (4 Apr 2006)

Michael McDowell: The person concerned entered the State on 8 May 2002 on foot of a "D" employment visa. He attended at his local immigration office on 12 June 2002 and he was granted permission to remain on work permit conditions until 29 March 2003. In January 2006 an immigration officer based at the immigration office, Garda station, Drogheda, County Louth became aware that the person concerned was in...

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (9 Jun 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I have been informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that the person referred to by the Deputy has been resident in the State since 2001 and failed to re-register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau during that period as required under section 4 and 5 of the Immigration Act of 2004 . I have further been informed by them that he has not made an application to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (18 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that registration and renewal of immigration permissions for non-nationals residing outside the Dublin City and County area are carried out by officers appointed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau of An Garda Síochána at the local immigration office of the district where the person is residing....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (18 Oct 2018)

Charles Flanagan: I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service of my Department that registration and renewal of immigration permissions for non-nationals residing outside the Dublin City and County area are carried out by officers appointed by the Garda National Immigration Bureau of An Garda Síochána at the local immigration office of the district where the person is residing. I...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Travel Documents (21 Feb 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy will be aware, the Border Management Unit of my Department is responsible for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. All other ports of entry are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). The State has a duty to protect its borders and following examination, ensure that all arriving passengers are entitled to enter the State. This is a...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Student Visas Administration (23 Feb 2017)

Frances Fitzgerald: ...culturally and economically. Its importance has been underscored by successive Programmes for Government and Ireland's International Education Strategies 2010 and 2016. The first round of student immigration reforms began in 2011 with the publication of the ‘New Immigration Regime for Full-Time Non-EEA Students’ which distinguished for the first time between different...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (11 May 2023)

Simon Harris: As the Deputy is aware, the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB) has oversight of the registration and renewal of immigration permissions for persons residing outside of the Dublin area. The responsibility for the registration function at Immigration Offices outside of the Dublin Metropolitan Region rests with local Superintendents or the relevant Detective Superintendent. The waiting...