Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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542. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality the current processing times for applications for change of status (details supplied); and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29697/24]

Helen McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)
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The median processing time for Change of Status applications is approximately 9 months.

To be fair to all applicants, applications are dealt with in chronological order by date received. My Department endeavours to process applications as quickly as possible. However, processing times may vary due to a number of factors, such as the number of applications on hand, individual circumstances, the complexity of applications, whether further information is required, and the resources available.

Queries in relation to the status of individual immigration cases may be made directly to my Department by email using the Oireachtas Mail facility at IMoireachtasmail@justice.ie, 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 Question process. The Deputy may consider using the email service except in cases where the response is, in the Deputy's view, inadequate or too long awaited.