Just under 1,000 applications have been received in the first week on the landmark scheme to regularise the status of undocumented people in Ireland.
Applicants have six months to apply for what the Government has called a “once-in-a-generation” scheme that will offer people the right to access the labour market and provide a path towards Irish citizenship.
Overjoyed people outside Government buildings in December after a new scheme that aims to regularise long-term undocumented migrants and their families who are living in Ireland was announced. Picture: Damien Storan
It’s estimated in the region of 15,000-17,000 may be eligible to apply for the scheme and organisations working in this area have said they’ve been working to help people complete their applications over the past eight days.
On Monday, the scheme was opened for people living in direct provision who are eligible, and the International Protection Office has begun to contact potentially eligible applicants with further details.
Source: Irish Examiner
