Richard Boyd Barrett (Dún Laoghaire, People Before Profit Alliance)
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109. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if marriages that take place in Thailand between a citizen of the State and a Thai citizen are recognised here; the rights the Thai citizen has to reside with their spouse here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [22845/17]

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 civil/legal marriages that take place in Thailand between a citizen of the State and a Thai citizen are recognised in this State provided that they have gone through the relevant declaration process in accordance with Section 29 of the Family Law Acts 1995.

Marriage to an Irish National does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State and any application for residency on this basis must meet the requirements as set out in the Policy Document on non-EEA Family Re-unification which is available on the INIS website - www.inis.gov.ie.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to INIS by e-mail using the Oireachtas Mail facility, which has been 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 Question 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.