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Immigration office in Dublin to reopen on Monday First-time in-person registrations have been on hold as photographs, fingerprints are required
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The Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service office at Dublin’s Burgh Quay will reopen on Monday for registrations after closing its doors for more than four months due to public health restrictions.
The closure put first-time immigration permission registrations on hold as photographs and fingerprints are needed to complete the process.
The Minister of State for Law Reform and Immigration, James Browne, said the Dublin office will prioritise customers whose appointments were cancelled when Level 5 restrictions were introduced in December. Registration staff will contact these customers in the coming days to reschedule their appointments, Mr James Browne said.
Burgh Quay Registration Office reopening 10 May 2021
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Burgh Quay Registration Office reopening 10 May 2021
Initial appointments will be for customers who had previous appointments cancelled
New Customer Service Helpdesk recently launched
The Minister of State for Law Reform and Immigration, James Browne, TD, has today announced that the Immigration Service’s Registration Office in Burgh Quay will reopen for customers living in the Dublin area on Monday 10 May. The reopening is in line with the new public health measures in the Government’s Resilience and Recovery Plan for Living with COVID-19.
“The COVID-19 restrictions have been difficult for everyone in the country, including our migrant communities. I am delighted to confirm that the reopening of the Public Office means that first-time registrations can take place again from Monday.
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Image: PA
Image: PA
IRISH AND BRITISH police forces have begun to work together to target the illegal trade in fake documents as Ireland is being used as a backdoor into post-Brexit Britain.
The Journal has learned that organised crime groups from Georgia and Albania are running a major people-smuggling operation through Ireland for people who desperately want to get into the UK.
Three Arrests in Investigation into Illegal Immigration By Mike Gilmore
Investigations into illegal immigration resulted in three arrests on Wednesday morning.
The Garda National Immigration Bureau carried out searches on six residential premises in Dublin and WIcklow.
The operation was investigating an organised crime group suspected of facilitating illegal immigration within the common travel area with the UK.
During the course of the raids, Gardaí seized suspected false documents, telephones, financial documentation.
Three men, aged 52, 46, and 26 were arrested and are being held at different Garda stations in the Dublin region.
The operation was carried out in conjunction with UK and Europol. with several searches also taking place in the UK.