31 January 2007

Justice

Residency Renewals

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform when the residency renewal process for the IBC/05 administrative scheme will be confirmed; the elements that will form the renewal criteria for these parents; and if he will make a statement on the matter.


Ciarán Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the provisions that will be made to ensure that parents whose renewals are due in the first quarter of 2007 under the IBC/05 administrative scheme will have sufficient time to gather the required documentation; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Ciarán Cuffe asked the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the support his Department will provide to employers who may have employees awaiting approval of renewal of their permits under the IBC/05 administrative scheme when their original permits lapse; and if he will make a statement on the matter.

Minister for Justice, Equality, and Law Reform

Advertisements inviting applications for renewal of permission to remain granted under the IBC/05 scheme were placed in National Newspapers this morning 31 January, 2007.

Applications must be made on the official IBC renewal form which sets out the requirements for renewal and which is available on my Department's website (www.justice.ie). Hard copies of the form will also be available at the Irish Naturalization and Immigration Service (INIS), 13-14 Burgh Quay, Dublin 2 and Garda District Headquarters stations outside Dublin. Forms will also be distributed to various non-governmental organisations working with immigrants and asylum seekers.

Applications for renewal for permission to remain granted in January, February or March 2005 must be submitted by post to the IBC Unit by 2 April 2007 at the latest. All other applications must be submitted one month in advance of the date on which the current permission to remain in the State expires.

Pending examination of their application for renewal submitted under the above arrangements, applicants whose permission has expired and who require renewal of permission for employment or urgent travel purposes should attend their local registration office. Such requests will be examined on a case by case basis.

Guidelines to assist applicants in making their application are available with the application form.