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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]