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The amendments take account of developments in immigration and citizenship but retain its key features. It will include proficiency tests in English for long-term residency.
Actually, this goes all the way back to 2002...the eejits want access to the database without giving up any immigration controls.microlab wrote:News are coming thick and fast
This one is from todays examiner.
***Justice Minister Brian Lenihan believes a way can be found to allow Ireland to access the EU's massive database of information on visitors to mainland Europe. Because Ireland and Britain are not part of the Schengen travel free area within the EU, they cannot access the common EU Schengen database, which allows member states to exchange information on visa applicants and to see if and why a person has already been refused a visa by another country. Minister Lenihan said Ireland would be more than willing to give the Schengen countries access to the Irish visa database in exchange for access to theirs.***
2002/192/EC: Council Decision of 28 February 2002 concerning Ireland's request to take part in some of the provisions of the Schengen acquis
Wow! Somehow I don't think it will be that easy in the U.K, especially when there is a significant population from some ex colonies who would then be completely lost...and I don't think they are the kind of people who would accept things quietly.yankeegirl wrote:The UK is talking about introducing it as a requirement for entry clearance.Ireland must be the only country in the world to insist on language tests for just residency...the only other country I suspect that can also go so far could be Germany
Seems like this government would really like to tamper with the individual's right to justice via the legal system...who decides what is 'misuse' of the legal system?Among the innovative features of the Bill are provisions to prevent the misuse of the judicial process by a foreign national solely for the purposes of frustrating their removal from the State.
Part 2 sets out the classes of persons who are deemed to have permission to be present in the State and makes it clear that the Bill does not affect any EU-related obligations of the State affecting immigration matters e.g. obligations arising from the Council Directive on Free Movement of Persons which are given effect in Irish law by the European Communities (Free Movement of Persons) (No. 2) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 656 of 2006).
An important innovation in the Bill will be the introduction of a statutory long-term resident status. This status will be available for those who have at least 5 years’ satisfactory residence in the State (periods as an asylum-seeker or short-term student will not be reckoned) and will bring with it access to the employment market and State-funded services and benefits generally on a par with Irish citizens. The benefits of this special status are an acknowledgement that over time, those who migrate to Ireland contribute increasingly to Irish society and the Irish economy and have earned this status and the stability that it brings. There will be provision for shorter qualifying periods where, the Minister determines that this would be desirable in order to attract particularly sought-after migrants. This should be seen in tandem with the Employment Permits Act 2006 and the "Green Card" type employment permits, the holders of which will qualify for the accelerated process for becoming a long-term resident.
This part is a bit puzzling.Under the Bill, the functions currently carried out by the Office of the Refugee Applications Commissioner will be subsumed into the Irish Nationality and Immigration Service (INIS), the administrative agency of the Minister’s Department.
Part 8: General
Requirements on persons embarking to provide documents and information when requested; and requirement in relation to the provision by carriers of date in relation to persons embarking from the State;Special provisions relating to judicial review;
Judicial Review (Section 118) – this provision builds on the existing provisions at section 5 of the Illegal Immigrants (Trafficking) Act 2000. The intention is to prevent the misuse of the judicial process by a foreign national solely for the purposes of frustrating his or her removal from the State;
· Marriage of foreign nationals in the State (Section 123) – this provision is intended to provide a mechanism to combat marriages of convenience which are being increasingly availed of to avoid removal from the State. Foreign nationals who wish to contract a marriage in the State will be required to be lawfully resident in the State at the time of the marriage and notify the Minister of the intended marriage
Similar to certificate of aproval in the UK.(as usual)· Marriage of foreign nationals in the State (Section 123) – this provision is intended to provide a mechanism to combat marriages of convenience which are being increasingly availed of to avoid removal from the State. Foreign nationals who wish to contract a marriage in the State will be required to be lawfully resident in the State at the time of the marriage and notify the Minister of the intended marriage
The Bill will facilitate the possibility that in the future, visa exemption will be available for nationals of those countries only for short-duration visits, and that where a person from a "visa-free" country wishes to migrate to Ireland or come for a long (over 3 months) visit, he or she will have to get pre-clearance by applying for a visa in advance.
Again, the above basically explains the pre entry clearance system that the UK introduced for those who do not require tourist visas who intends to stay in the UK for 6 months or more.ferrellk wrote:Coming from a visa-free state....I find this interesting:
The Bill will facilitate the possibility that in the future, visa exemption will be available for nationals of those countries only for short-duration visits, and that where a person from a "visa-free" country wishes to migrate to Ireland or come for a long (over 3 months) visit, he or she will have to get pre-clearance by applying for a visa in advance.
Erm, if you have permission from the Minister you will be lawfully in the State; but if you have not you will be unlawfully in the State? What if the Minister is in breach of EU law by refusing someone permission to be in the State?"No foreign national will be in any doubt as to whether he or she is lawfully in the State. If you have a permission from the Minister you will be lawfully in the State; but if you have not you will be unlawfully in the State; and unlawful presence brings with it the obligation on the person to leave the State."