Robert Dowds (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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599. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the conditions under which a Kosovan national living in Germany may come to live here, in order to become a carer for a disabled Irish person. [38303/15]

Frances 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 in order to work in Ireland a non-EEA national must hold a valid employment permit. The Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation is responsible for policy in this area and administers the Employment Permits System.

Only in circumstances where a permit has been granted should the visa required national make an application for an employment visa.

It is open to the applicant concerned to apply at any time for a visa to travel to Ireland for any purpose, the onus resting with the applicant to satisfy the Visa Officer as to why the visa should be granted. All information that the applicant wishes to have taken into consideration should be included with the application. Any such application will be considered taking all the circumstances of the applicant into account.

Guidelines on the visa application process including details of the required supporting documentation can be found at www.inis.gov.ie Queries in relation to general immigration matters may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility which has been specifically established for his purpose. This service enables up to date information on such cases to be obtained without the need to seek information by way of the 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.

In addition, applicants may themselves e-mail queries directly to INIS (visamail@justice.ie).