Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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506. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if residency can be reviewed in the case of a person (details supplied); the steps the person must take in order to be compliant with registration; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36631/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person concerned does not have permission to be in the State.

If the person concerned wishes to make a request to the Minister for permission to remain, they may send such a request, in writing, to Unit 1 - Residence Division, Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) 13/14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2.  I am informed that the person concerned should specify how long they wish to remain in this State and provide all relevant information and supporting documentation they consider relevant to the particular family circumstances.

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 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 was of the 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.

Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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507. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the residency status of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36632/18]

Charles Flanagan (Laois, Fine Gael)
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I am advised by the Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) of my Department that the person referred to does not currently have permission to reside in the State, and their most recent permission to remain in the State, on the basis of marriage to an Irish national, expired on 25 August 2016.

I am further advised that the person, having left Ireland, was refused a long-stay Join Family Visa on 16 July 2018, and an appeal was received in the Visa Office in Dublin on 18 August 2018.

Appeals are processed in the order in which they are received in order to be fair to all applicants. While every effort is made to do so as soon as possible, processing times will vary having regard to  the volume of appeals received, the resources available to process them and the complexity of the application and subsequent appeal. Processing times may also vary where a detailed assessment of family rights under the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights is required.  In the circumstances, therefore, I cannot at this time give a definitive date as to when this particular appeal will be finalised.

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 INIS is, in the Deputy’s view, inadequate or too long awaited.