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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State on 02 March 2024 on foot of a Long Stay Join Family Visa and currently holds a Stamp 3 immigration permission valid until 29 April 2025. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, which has been...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The application by the person referred to by the Deputy was approved on 20 May 2024. A letter of the same date has issued to the person concerned granting them temporary permission to remain in the State on Stamp 4 immigration conditions for a period of 12 months. Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. A Change of Status application from the person concerned was received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division of my Department on 21 November 2023 and continues to be processed by my Department. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has permission to reside in the State on a Stamp 1 basis until March 2025 and has no pending applications with the Immigration Service of my Department. It is open to any person to apply for a change of immigration status if they meet the criteria for doing so. Detailed information on how to change immigration status is available at:...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Policy (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Irish Employment Permit holders, who have applied for, and have been granted family reunification, in accordance with the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, will now be registered on a Stamp 1G immigration permission, rather than a Stamp 3. This will allow the holder to take up employment without the need to obtain a separate employment permit of their own. Eligible spouses and...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Work Permits (28 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...Irish Employment Permit holders, who have applied for, and have been granted family reunification, in accordance with the Non-EEA Family Reunification Policy, will now be registered on a Stamp 1G immigration permission, rather than a Stamp 3. This will allow the holder, who would currently have permission to live in the country but not to work, to take up employment without the need to...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Citizenship Applications (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...in the case of an application made on behalf of a minor or in certain cases where the application is made by a widow, widower or surviving civil partner of an Irish citizen. In the case of recognised refugees and stateless persons, there is no certification fee. The State has not increased the fees for naturalisation applications since 2011. There is no provision in the Regulations...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...up to 3 months before they intend to travel to Ireland. Further information about how to apply for this type of visa is available on my Department’s website, at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/coming-to-work-in-ireland/what-are-m y-work-visa-options/applying-for-a-long-stay-employment-visa /employment-visa/ The visa process has a crucial role to play in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 236 and 237 together. The person referred to by the Deputy was issued a letter refusing permission to remain in the state on 12 February 2020. 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. These...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The person referred to by the Deputy has no valid immigration permission to remain in the State. A Change of Status application from the person concerned was received by the Domestic Residence and Permissions Division on 24 January 2024 and continues to be processed by my Department. To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (23 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...decision issued to the person concerned under the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants scheme was refused as they did not satisfy the required period of undocumented residence in the State. The person concerned held a valid immigration permission from 18 October 2021 until 18 October 2022. This was fully set out in their original first instance decision letter dated 05...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (22 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for front-line immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other airports and other ports of entry, including the land border with Northern Ireland, are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Ireland and the United Kingdom share a long history and common interest in the effective operation of...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Asylum Applications (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: I propose to take Questions Nos. 425 to 427, inclusive, together. I can advise the Deputy that Ireland supports the entry of migrants through legal pathways, to facilitate legal migration into the State. These include arrangements for various categories of persons, including; workers and international students. Any visa required national that wishes to enter the State, and remain, for up...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Visa Applications (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ...applications are processed in accordance with the guidelines set out in the Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification. This policy document may be accessed at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Policy-do cument-on-Non-EEA-family-reunification.pdf This Policy Document contains a stated business target that visa applications for family...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: The Border Management Unit (BMU) of my Department has responsibility for frontline immigration duties at Dublin Airport only. Other airports and other ports of entry, including the land border with Northern Ireland, are the responsibility of the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). Ireland and the United Kingdom share a common interest in the effective operation of the Common Travel Area...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: I can advise the Deputy that Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection (BoTP) are permitted to be outside the State for short periods. Under Section 16(3) of the International Protection Act 2015, as amended, an applicant for International Protection shall not leave or attempt to leave the State without the consent of the Minister. In the context of International Protection applicants,...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: International Protection (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: ... 2,765 *Up to 31st March 2023 **Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however all statistics may be subject to data cleansing. A deportation order is a legal order to leave the State. Any person who has been ordered to leave the State and fails to do so is committing a criminal offence, and can be arrested without warrant if they come into contact with An Garda...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (21 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: A deportation order is a legal order to leave the State. Any person who has been ordered to leave the State and fails to do so is committing a criminal offence, and can be arrested without warrant if they come into contact with An Garda Síochána. Such an order remains on the person’s record permanently – it means they cannot enter Ireland again in future, and it will...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Work Permits (15 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: I thank the Deputy for raising this matter. He has been raising it for some time, for all the reasons that he outlined and the particular cases he just mentioned in respect of people working in the State already whose spouses or partners who want to work unfortunately cannot. Some spouses and partners want to be here and some of them are not with them here because they cannot work. As the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Deportation Orders (15 May 2024)

Helen McEntee: A deportation order is a legal order to leave the State. Any person who has been ordered to leave the State and fails to do so is committing a criminal offence, and can be arrested without warrant if they come into contact with An Garda Síochána. Section 3(11) of the Immigration Act 1999 provides that a deportation order may be revoked. The Department receives submissions from...