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Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for renewal of Leave to Remain in the State are founded on the provisions of Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended). Under these provisions, persons who have been residing in the State under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999 (as amended) are required to apply to the Minister for renewal of such permission before their current period of permission expires. All...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Applications for leave to remain in the State are considered on their individual merits under the eleven separate headings set out in Section 3 (6) of the Immigration Act, 1999 (as amended). Each case is considered individually and regardless of whether or not written representations are submitted by, or on behalf of, the applicant. Following a detailed examination of each individual case,...

Written Answers — Deportation Orders: Deportation Orders (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The revocation of a Deportation Order may be sought pursuant to the provisions of Section 3 (11) of the Immigration Act, 1999, as amended. However such an application would require substantial and compelling new grounds in order to be successful. The average waiting time for the processing of such applications is four to six weeks, which due to the complexity of the issues involved in each...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Subsidiary Protection under the provisions of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations 2006 is a form of international protection offered to those persons who do not meet the criteria for recognition as a refugee but who nonetheless claim a risk of serious harm in their country of origin if repatriated there. Each application for Subsidiary Protection in the State is...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Section 4(2) of the European Communities (Eligibility for Protection) Regulations - Statutory Instrument No. 518 of 2006 essentially relates to my discretion to accept and consider an application for Subsidiary Protection from persons, who do not have an automatic right to apply for Subsidiary Protection (i.e. are persons for whom Deportation Orders were signed before the coming into force of...

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: The average processing time for applications for readmittance to the asylum process under Section 17(7) of the Refugee Act 1996, is four weeks, from the date of receipt of all relevant information. From June 2008 to June 2009, 128 applications were considered, of which 34 applicants where readmitted to the asylum process and 86 applicants where unsuccessful. There are 8 cases on hands...

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Visa applications are processed as speedily as possible having regard to the numbers on hand and the resources available to process them. Although the INIS website states that visa applications are processed in six to eight weeks, in fact most applications are processed much faster than that. In our dedicated overseas offices, visa applications are processed typically in two to three weeks....

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Applicants who call to the Public Office in person for re-entry visas are dealt with on a same day basis. Alternatively a postal application for a re-entry visa can be made and such applications are dealt with within four working days. In the past twelve months 60,455 re-entry visa applications were received and approved.

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: I am informed by the Irish Naturalisation & Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that applications for residence in the State based on EU Treaty Rights are currently being processed within the six month statutory time frame allowed by Directive 2004/38/EC and S.I. 656/2006 as amended. The EU Treaty Rights statistics requested by the Deputy in respect of the previous 12 months (July...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: While marriage to an Irish national by a non EU national does not grant any automatic right to reside in the State, if a non EU national spouse of an Irish national was already legally resident in the State prior to the marriage, then he or she can make a request to the local Registration Officer for a change of their immigration status to reflect their marriage to that Irish national. If,...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

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. In all instances, processing arrangements are kept under ongoing review and steps are taken to ensure that applications are dealt with as quickly as possible having...

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Jul 2009)

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. In all instances processing arrangements are kept under ongoing review and steps are taken to ensure that applications are dealt with as quickly as possible having...

Written Answers — Foreign Adoptions: Foreign Adoptions (8 Jul 2009)

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. In all instances processing arrangements are kept under ongoing review and steps are taken to ensure that...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

Dermot Ahern: Following the decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Fajujonu v. Minister for Justice [1990] 2 IR 151, and in view of the state of the law as expressed in that judgment, previous Ministers adopted a policy of generally granting permission to remain in the State to non- national parents of Irish citizen children. Applications were refused in cases where Ministers deemed that the...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

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 12 months Number of applications received in the past 12 months 330 Number of applications...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

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 (8 Jul 2009)

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 206...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

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 6-12 months Number of applications received in the past 12 months...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Jul 2009)

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 (8 Jul 2009)

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 6 months Number of applications received in the...