S.I. No. 287/2009 - Long Term Residency (Fees) Regulations 2009
LONG TERM RESIDENCY (FEES) REGULATIONS 2009 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th September, 2009. | ||
I, DERMOT AHERN, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 19(1)(a) and 20 of the Immigration Act 2004 (No. 1 of 2004), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. Long Term Residency is a status capable of being conferred on qualifying persons who have been legally resident in the State on the basis of work permit / work authorisation / work visa conditions and have made application to have that status conferred upon them. | ||
2. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Long Term Residency (Fees) Regulations 2009. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 7th September 2009. | ||
3. A fee of €500 shall be paid by the Applicant to the Minister on the initial grant of a long term residency permission. | ||
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The Minister for Finance consents to the making of the foregoing Regulations. | ||
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, | ||
27 July 2009 | ||
BRIAN LENIHAN, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
27 July 2009 | ||
DERMOT AHERN, | ||
Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
These Regulations provide for the charging of a fee for the issue of a permission to non-nationals granted long term residency status. |
