Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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571. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality to outline the options open to an American citizen (details supplied) to live and work here on a full-time basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16365/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that they do not offer specific advice to individuals on immigration pathways.

The person concerned might in the first instance consider consulting the INIS website www.inis.gov.ieas it contains information on all matters relating to immigration. Other websites of relevance are the Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation regarding possible work permit requirements - www.dbei.gov.ieand the Department of Education and Skills for matters relating to education - www.education.ie.

The INIS Policy Document on Non-EEA Family Reunification is found at www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/immigration-policy-family-reunificationand may be of relevance to the circumstances of the persons concerned.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to the INIS of my Department 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 the Parliamentary Questions process. The Deputy may consider using the e-mail service except in cases where the response from the INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.