Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 171: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will make a statement on a matter (details supplied). [26501/09]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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Marriage to an Irish national does not confer any automatic right to enter to reside in the State solely on that basis. The Immigration Division of my Department has informed me that following the marriage, the Ghanian national (as a visa required national) should apply for a spouse of Irish national entry visa from the Honorary Consul of Ireland, PW Ghana Ltd, 10 Abidjan Avenue, East Legon, Accra, Ghana. Further details are available from our website www.inis.gov.ie.

Upon arrival in Ireland, the Ghanian national will need to register with her local Registration Officer and make a request for permission to remain in the State on the basis of marriage to an Irish national. It is a fundamental requirement that a non EU national seeking residency in the State on the sole basis of marriage to an Irish national resides in the same household and in a family unit with that Irish national. Consideration of such application will involve the provision of documentary evidence to support the application and may also involve an interview by the Immigration authorities of either or both parties.

If a non EU national is granted permission to reside in the State on the sole basis of marriage to an Irish national, he or she is permitted to work in the State without the requirement of a work permit and to operate a business in the State without seeking further permission. Regarding the question of inoculations the person in question should contact the Embassy of the Republic of Ghana, 13 Belgrave Square, London SWIX 8PN.