Written answers

Thursday, 23 February 2017

Department of Justice and Equality

Student Visas Administration

Photo of Jim DalyJim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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91. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the regulations and guidelines in place for international students arriving here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9194/17]

Photo of Frances FitzgeraldFrances Fitzgerald (Dublin Mid West, Fine Gael)
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Student migration and international education contributes significantly to Ireland both culturally and economically. Its importance has been underscored by successive Programmes for Government and Ireland's International Education Strategies 2010 and 2016. The first round of student immigration reforms began in 2011 with the publication of the ‘New Immigration Regime for Full-Time Non-EEA Students’ which distinguished for the first time between different categories of international student. Further reforms were introduced in 2014 refining the kinds of educational programmes eligible for immigration purposes. The student section of the website () of the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service contains links to important policy and guidance documents for international students intending to take up their studies in the State.

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