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, [...]
It has been a busy week of developments in the Irish Immigration world. Here is a round-up of the latest Irish Immigration News. Re-opening of Garda National Immigration Bureau The Immigration Service Delivery have announced that the Garda National Immigration Bureau will reopen for first time registrations from Monday the 10th of May. Appointments can [...]
The Immigration Team at Sinnott Solicitors attended a consultation meeting on the 26th of April regarding the proposed Scheme To Regularise Undocumented Migrants in Ireland. The meeting was held by the Department of Justice and Equality to provide updated information regarding the proposed terms of the Scheme to Regularise Undocumented Migrants residing in Ireland and [...]
The Minister for Justice Helen McEntee has announced the draft proposals for the scheme to regularise the thousands of undocumented migrants living in Ireland. It is anticipated that the scheme will be applicable to the many thousands of people who are living in Ireland without a lawful immigration status. The scheme will be open by [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery have announced that normal processing of Irish Re-Entry Visa Applications has recommenced. Applicants are advised to contact their nearest Irish Embassy or Consular Office abroad to enquire about making a visa application on-line in order to return to Ireland or contact visamail@justice.ie. In country Re-Entry Visa Applications for adults or children should [...]
Today the Government will discuss a bill which will allow for the regularisation of thousands of undocumented migrants living in Ireland. The memo, being brought by Justice Minister Helen McEntee, is part of her Department's action plan launched earlier this year. It commits to opening "a new regularisation scheme for thousands of undocumented migrants who [...]
Here is our client Fangzhe Qiu speaking about his recent experience of applying for Irish citizenship. Fangzhe and his wife Lijing applied for Irish citizenship in September 2020 however the application was returned because they had submitted the application in Irish. They were told to reapply in English in circumstances where the Irish language version [...]
Ireland’s mandatory hotel quarantine for passengers arriving to the Republic of Ireland from certain countries was introduced at 04:00am on the 26th of March 2021. We previously wrote about the mandatory hotel quarantine system here. As at 04:00am on Thursday the 15th of April, the following additional countries have been added to the list of [...]
The Immigration Service Delivery have issued a further notice with respect to Covid-19 Visa Arrangements as of the 6th of April 2021. It has been confirmed that the decision to temporarily cease accepting new Visa/Pre-Clearance applications has been further extended to at least the 5th of May 2021, and the situation will continue to be [...]
