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Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that applications for Business Permission are currently taking 5-6 weeks to process on receipt of fully completed applications. Applications are dealt with as quickly as possible having regard to the nature of the application and overall resources across the full range of services provided...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that applications for Travel Documents are currently taking 5 - 6 weeks to process on receipt of fully completed applications. Applications are dealt with as quickly as possible having regard to the nature of the application and overall resources across the full range of services provided by...

Written Answers — Immigration Clearance Letters: Immigration Clearance Letters (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Immigration Services Section of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service that applications for an Immigration Clearance Letter in respect of a Foreign Adoption are currently taking 5 working days to process on receipt of fully completed applications. At the end of December 2009 there were no applications on hand awaiting decision. The table outlines the figures...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I wish to inform the Deputy that no applications for permission to remain in the State under the pre-2003 arrangements for the parents of Irish citizen children are currently outstanding in my Department. I should add that renewal of permission to remain in the State for such persons is granted by the Garda National Immigration Bureau and accordingly, there is no requirement for such...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking a change of status are outlined in the following table. Change of Status Processing time of application Approximately 8 months Number of applications received in the past 12 months 401 Number of applications...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding non-EEA nationals who are in a relationship with an Irish or a non- EEA national and seeking permission to remain on that basis are outlined in the following table. De-facto relationship with IrishNational De-facto relationship with Non-EEA National Processing...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking an extension of student conditions are outlined in the following table. Extension of student conditions Processing time of application Approximately 12 months Number of applications received in the past 12 months 223...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking an extension of visitor conditions are outlined in the following table. Extension of visitor conditions Processing time of application Approximately 1 month Number of applications received in the past 12 months 413...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking an extension of their permission to remain in order to apply for a work permit or an extension of their work permit are outlined in the following table. Extension of work permit conditions Processing time of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking permission to remain for medical treatment are outlined in the following table. Permission to remain for medical treatment Processing time of application Approximately 2-3 months Number of applications received in...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by non-EEA nationals seeking permission to remain as temporary registered doctors are outlined in the following table. Temporary Registered Doctors Processing time of application 1/2 weeks depending on documentation received Number of...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that the statistics requested by the Deputy regarding applications made by Turkish nationals seeking permission to remain pursuant to the Turkish Association Agreement are outlined in the following table. Turkish Association Agreement Processing time of application 2/3 weeks depending on documentation received...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: At the present time, I understand that the average processing time for applications for long term residency is in the order of 16 months, down from about 21 months in April 2009. If there is no change in the volumes being received during 2010, it is anticipated that the processing time can be reduced further. During 2009, 3,528 applications for long term residency were received. In the same...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) that they are currently processing applications from October 2008. However, due to the nature of Family Reunification they are still dealing with applications prior to that date. The number of applications received, approved, refused in the last 12 months and the number of applications currently on hand are contained in...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 6 November 2006. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The application for residency submitted by the person concerned in this case cannot be considered until a final decision is made on their asylum application.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: I refer the Deputy to Parliamentary Question No. 187 of Thursday, 17 December 2009, and the written Reply to that Question. The position in the State of the person concerned is as set out in that Reply. In relation to the contention of the person concerned that she did not receive a letter from my Department in 2007, I wish to advise the Deputy that a letter, the essence of which was to...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The applicant, together with his wife and daughter, arrived in the State on 13 September 2005 and applied for asylum on 14 September 2005. Their applications were refused following consideration of their cases by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner, and, on appeal, by the Refugee Appeals Tribunal. Subsequently, in accordance with Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 12 June 2007. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (19 Jan 2010)

Dermot Ahern: The person concerned applied for asylum on 13 April 2006. In accordance with Section 9 of the Refugee Act 1996 (as amended), the person concerned was entitled to remain in the State until her application for asylum was decided. Her asylum application was refused following consideration of her case by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner and, on appeal, the Refugee Appeals...