Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 1 May 2025
300. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Justice the number of non-nationals have applied for stamp 4 residence permission on the basis of their child’s status in each of the years 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21837/25]
View answerI can inform the Deputy that a non-EEA national may apply for residency in the State on the basis that they are the parent to an Irish or EU citizen child.
If a visa required non-EEA national wishes to move to Ireland and is the parent of an Irish or EU citizen child, they must apply for, and be granted a visa prior to travel. This application must be made from outside the State.
Any non-visa required national can present directly at a port of entry with the necessary documentation, and can then apply to the Registration Office of my Department for an immigration permission.
Statistics on those that arrive in the state to take up residency on the basis of their EU or Irish citizen child are not available. While the Registration Office record each individual immigration permission application with the category of the stamp 4 being granted, sub-totals of such categories are not currently recorded.
Where a non-EEA national, already legally resident in the State becomes a parent to an EEA national child, they may be eligible and wish to apply for permission to remain in the state based on this relationship. They will need to apply to the EU Treaty Rights Division of my Department. Table 1 below outlines the number of such applications received from 2022, up to 31 March 2025.
If the child is an Irish citizen, they can apply directly to my Department's Registration Office for an immigration permission. Table 2 below outlines the number of such applications received from 2022, up to 31 March 2025.
Further information on the application process and eligibility criteria are available on my Departments Immigration Service website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/my-situation-has-changed-since-i-arrived-in-ireland/the-parent-of-an-irish-citizen-child/#Eligible.
Table 1
|
Year |
Parent of EU Citizen Child Applications received |
|
2022 |
65 |
|
2023 |
103 |
|
2024 |
174 |
|
2025 (Up to 31 March) |
39 |
* Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing
Table 2
|
Year |
Parent of Irish Citizen Child applications received to DRP division |
|
2022 |
531 |
|
2023 |
607 |
|
2024 |
417 |
|
2025 (Up to 31 March) |
89 |
* Please note, figures are correct at time of issue, however, all statistics may be subject to data cleansing
