The Immigration Team at Sinnott Solicitors have been engaging with the Department of Justice with respect to the Scheme to Regularise Undocumented Immigrants in recent months and attended a further consultation meeting with the Department of Justice and other Stakeholders on the 23rd of July 2021 regarding same. The meeting was hosted by the Department [...]
Sinnott Solicitors are delighted to present this video to highlight the firms work in the area of Immigration Law. It is with great pride that we present a selection of our successful clients to you. Thank you to all of our clients who took part in the video. Without you, we could [...]
Citizens of South Africa and certain South American countries allowed to travel to Ireland again without a visa. On the 28th of January 2021, the Immigration Act 2004 (Visa) (Amendment) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 23 of 2021) became law. The effect of Statutory Instrument was that a number of South American countries as well as [...]
Changes to Employment Permits System to allow Healthcare Assistants and other health care workers to apply for Employment Permits The Department of Enterprise Trade and Employment have announced important changes to the Employment Permit system which will take effect from the 14th of June 2021. The changes are being implemented to address significant skills and [...]
Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 – Possible Implications for Irish Citizenship and International Protection The Minister for Justice published the General Scheme of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2021 on the 8 June 2021. The proposed Bill contains a number of important changes to the laws governing Irish citizenship [...]
Many employees are involved in workplace accidents which cause them to suffer injuries. They types of workplace accidents that we come across are mainly due to a hazard that exists within the workplace, unsafe work practices and a general lack of the duty of care on the part of the employer. Sinnott Solicitors through their [...]
Children who are born abroad to parents who are naturalised Irish citizens are entitled to register on the Irish Foreign Birth Register in order to become Irish citizens. Applications for Foreign Birth Registration are processed by the Department of Foreign Affairs. Since the Covid-19 pandemic took effect in March 2020, the processing of applications for [...]
In hugely welcomed news today the Immigration Service Delivery Announced that it is expanding the Priority/Emergency category of visa applications which it will now accept for processing. This is yet another example of a High Court challenge taken by Sinnott Solicitors which shapes immigration law and policy. As of today, the Irish Visa Office will [...]
The Irish passport office suspended the processing of Irish passport applications at the end of December 2020 when Ireland entered Level 5 Restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They have recently resumed processing activities, with up to 80,000 applications in the processing que to be dealt with. Applicants who are experiencing delays in the processing [...]
On the 29th of January 2021, the Immigration Service Delivery suspended the acceptance of new visa/preclearance applications with the exception of Emergency/Priority cases. They also suspended the issuing of new visas where applicants had applied prior to the 29th of January 2021. The suspension was initially introduced to last until the 5th of March 2021, [...]
