The Immigrant Investor Programme (IIP) is open to non-EEA nationals who commit to an approved investment in Ireland. The Immigrant Investor Programme requires a minimum investment of €1m, from the applicants own resources and not financed through a loan or other such facility, which must be committed for a minimum of three years. The IIP is…
Brexit Update – 12th March 2019 What is Brexit? On 23 June 2016, the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (EU). The UK leaving the EU is known as ‘Brexit’ (short for ‘Britain’ and ‘exit’). On 29 March 2017, the UK gave notice to the European Council under Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union of its…
Immigration Law Ireland Change of Immigration Permission or Status Permission to remain in the state is in the form of an endorsement in your passport confirming the conditions and period of time for which you have permission to remain in the State. It is only possible to apply for a renewal or variation in immigration…
Deportation From Ireland Under Section 3 of the Immigration Act 1999, the Minister for Justice and Equality has the power to issue a deportation order against any non EEA national who is in the State without lawful permission. The first step in the process involves the issuing of a letter notifying you of the Minister’s…
Statistics on Deportations from Ireland Deportations from Ireland are relatively low. In October 2018, the Irish Times reported that less than one-fifth of people who have received deportation orders so far this year have been removed from the State, according to statistics published by the Department of Justice. The article goes on to say that although…
Humanitarian Leave to Remain in Ireland Where a notification of a decision to issue a deportation order is issued to a non-EEA citizen by the Minister for Justice, the non-EEA citizen is invited to submit a humanitarian leave to remain application. This process is explained by the McMahon report (Department of Justice, 2015) as: “If…
Citizens of certain non EEA countries require a visa to pursue certain courses of study in Ireland. In order to apply for a student visa to study in Ireland you be required to enrol in a course of study which is recognised by the state (See the interim list of eligible courses for more information).…
An application for permission to remain in the state on the basis of being a parent of an Irish Citizen child is also known as a Zambrano application. Applications are open to non-EEA nationals to ensure that Irish Citizen children can enjoy the substance of the rights attaching to the status of European Union citizens.…
Permission to Reside in Ireland on the Basis of Marriage or Civil Partnership with an Irish Citizen: Marriage to an Irish citizen does not confer an automatic right of residence in the State. A non EEA national who wishes to reside in the State on the basis of their marriage to an Irish national must…
SMD Solicitors can offer you expert legal advice on naturalisation and applying for Irish Citizenship. There are a number of circumstances where a person can apply for Irish citizenship: If you have had a valid stamp 1, 3 or 4 in your passport for at least 60 months out of the last nine years you…