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How residency changed my life

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:21 | By: Viktor Posudnevsky

For many non-EU immigrants in Ireland, their most memorable moment is when they receive their permanent residency rights. Some of them share this liberating experience with Viktor Posudnevsky

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The eight stamps: what do they mean?

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:21 | © Metro Éireann

When a non-EEA national arrives in Ireland, they must register with the Garda National Immigration Bureau (GNIB). The bureau’s officer, upon examining their case, issues them one of the eight stamps which show the person’s immigration status. Here is what the different stamps mean:

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Residency: can it be revoked?

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:20 | © Metro Éireann

RESIDENCY CAN be withdrawn – but this would be an extremely rare move.

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Who can get long-term residency?

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:19 | © Metro Éireann

People who have been legally resident in Ireland for over five years on the basis of work permit/work authorisation/work visa conditions may apply to the Immigration Division of the  Department of Justice for a five-year residency extension. In that context, they may also apply to be exempt from employment permit requirements.

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From residency to recession

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:19 | By: Catherine Reilly

The Dimbo family were at the centre of a famous test case on residency rights for parents of Irish-born children. Having moved out of asylum seeker accommodation in Dublin, CATHERINE REILLY reports from their new home in Leixlip - and discovers a family glad to have survived but struggling for work.

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Still no system for same-sex couples

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:18 | © Metro Éireann

VISIT DUBLIN’S gay clubs, says Dil Wickremasinghe, and the intercultural mix will immediately stand out. “Go into Dragon or any of the gay bars and there’s more and more mixed couples – so many Filipinos and Africans, arms linked with an Irish lad.”

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Attaining residency: prepare to wait

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:17 | © Metro Éireann

A NEAR two-year wait can be expected if you’re applying for long-term residency in Ireland.

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What the Euro Court ruling meant

Last update: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 16:16 | © Metro Éireann

Last year four couples, each consisting of a non-EU husband and a wife with EU citizenship, challenged the decision by the Department of Justice to deport the non-EU spouses in the European Court of Justice.

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