Extension of immigration and international protection permissions
5 January 2021 Temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20 April 2021
The Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee announces a further temporary extension of immigration and international protection permissions to 20 April 2021. This applies to permissions that are due to expire between 21 January 2021 and 20 April 2021.
This is the sixth, and expected to be the final, extension of permissions implemented since the outset of the pandemic. Renewal is on the same basis as the existing permission and the same conditions will continue to apply. This further extension will apply to the same 3 primary categories of people as before, whose permissions are due to expire between 21 January 2021 and 20 April 2021:
Renewal of existing permissions / registrations
People who hold a current valid permission, or a permission that has already been extended under the previous notice(s).
Awaiting first registration
People granted permission to land at a port of entry on condition they register at Burgh Quay or their local AGS registration office within 3 months but who have yet to do so.
Short stay visas
People in the country on foot of a short stay visa and who have been granted permission to remain for less than 3 months who may be unable to leave the State and return home due to uncertainties caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Level 5 restrictions
The Registration Office in Burgh Quay will close to the public from 23 December. First time registrations require the taking of biometrics – fingerprints – and therefore cannot be carried out online. The Public Office will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so and customers who have had appointments cancelled will be prioritised at that time.
For more information see www.justice.ie