Written answers

Thursday, 20 November 2014

Department of Justice and Equality

Naturalisation Eligibility

Photo of Bernard DurkanBernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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79. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding residency status/eligibility for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 1; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [44664/14]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned was registered as a Student in the State from 15/01/2007 to 08/06/2014.

All non-EEA students resident in the State are subject to the student immigration rules set out under the "new immigration regime for full time non-EEA students" which was published in September 2010 and has been in effect since 1 January 2011. These rules stipulate that non-EEA nationals may reside in Ireland as students, subject to the provisions of the new regime, for a maximum period of seven years. Three years are permitted at non degree level. The person referred to by the Deputy arrived in the State at the end of 2006 and has now accumulated 7 years as a student. As such they do not qualify for Stamp 4 status. They are advised to look at the "student pathway" on the Department's website www.inis.gov.ie to see whether there are any post study pathways available to them. A letter to this effect issued to this person on 24 July 2014.

Queries in relation to the status of or advise on individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for this purpose. This service enables up-to-date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from INIS is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.

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