UILA - Red Cross Webinar Series - Immigration - ENG.PPTX

Do you have questions about your Immigration Status in Ireland?
Do you know the rights and obligations related to types of immigration?

Do you know where to go if you have a concern regarding immigration?

1. Immigration Tuesday 11 June 2024, 6pm Hosted by:

2. Today’s Topics Introduction Temporary Protection International Protection Citizenship overview Some helpful resources

3. Introduction Alina Kuksenko Associate Arthur Cox Mykola Skvortsov Associate Arthur Cox Aengus Ó Corráin Barrister at L aw

4. Temporary Protection The Temporary Protection Directive (2001/55 EC) has been activated by  EU Council Decision EU 2022/382  of 4 March 2022, to provide immediate protection in EU countries for people displaced by the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Department of Justice has extended temporary protection (TP) in Ireland up to March 2025 The extension is automatically applied to those who hold TP You can download and print a confirmation notice on  the Irish immigration website which can be presented as evidence of the extension along with the original TP permission certificate and/or your IRP card

5. Rights under Temporary Protection

6. International Protection

7. International Protection Appeals If unsuccessful at the IPO stage, there is an appeal to IPAT within 15 days from receiving a refusal. The appeal is a full hearing either remote or in person with a Solicitor or Barrister representing the Appellant. Legal aid is available for IPAT.

8. Outcomes of International Protection application * If the  IPO does not recommend that you should be declared a refugee or granted subsidiary protection, the Minister for Justice may grant you permission to remain based on your circumstances, including: Your connection to Ireland Humanitarian considerations Your character and conduct in Ireland and abroad

9. Who is entitled to refugee status and subsidiary protection? “refugee” means a person who, owing to a well-founded fear of being persecuted for reasons of race, religion, nationality, political opinion or membership of a particular social group , is outside his or her country of nationality and is unable or, owing to such fear, is unwilling avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. “person eligible for subsidiary protection” means a person— who does not qualify as a refugee where substantial grounds have been shown for believing that he or she, if returned to his or her country of origin, would face a real risk of suffering serious harm and who is unable or, owing to such risk, unwilling to avail himself or herself of the protection of that country. “Serious Harm” means – (a) death penalty or execution, (b) torture or inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment of a person in his or her country of origin, or (c) serious and individual threat to a civilian’s life or person by reason of indiscriminate violence in a situation of international or internal armed conflict;

10. Things to consider while applying for IP

11. Citizenship by naturalisation - overview * Have a period of 1 year continuous  reckonable residence  in the State immediately before the date of your application for naturalisation  and d uring the 8 years before that, have had a total reckonable residence in the State of 4 years A  person granted refugee status  can apply for citizenship through naturalisation once they have 3 years of residency. Residency is calculated from the date of arrival in the State.  Note : This does not apply to people who have  subsidiary protection status.

12. Some helpful resources

13. Specialist Immigration Lawyers Associations Irish Immigration Lawyers Association – IILA Website:- https://www.iila.ie/ Immigration, Asylum, and Citizenship Bar Association – IACBA Website:- https://www.iacba.ie/

14. Q&A

15. Thank you This material contains general information about Irish Law. It is not intended to provide, and does not constitute or comprise, legal advice and is provided for general information purposes only. Please do not act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information contained in this material without seeking appropriate legal or other professional advice.   Цей матеріал містить загальну інформацію про законодавство Ірландії. Він не призначений та не є юридичною консультацією , а також не містить юридичну консультацію  і надається винятково з інформаційною метою. Будь ласка, не вчиняйте дій або не утримуйтесь від дій на основі будь-якої інформації, що міститься в цьому матеріалі, без відповідної юридичної чи іншої професійної консультації .