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Change to Stamp 0 Renewal Procedure!

7 years ago
An alert ex-pat emailed me today with news she's spotted a change in Stamp 0 renewal procedures outlined on the INIS web pages.

Take a look here:

http://www.inis.gov.ie/en/INIS/Pages/registration-renew-independent

It's not anything earth-shaking; they're simply asking us Zero-ers to see our Immigration Officer two weeks prior to our Stamp expiration. Also, the date for MAILING in your renewal application WAS 30 days prior, but that info has been removed from the site, though it says you still must send the info to Dublin.... no due date given...(???)

As is the INIS modus operandi, there's no explanation WHY they want us to do this, nor a date this became effective. (But it's so new, the Internet Archive, aka The Way-Back Machine, has no previous record.) It seems our pleas for better communication and transparency from INIS have gone unheeded.
I suspect this change has something to do with their inability to process renewals in a timely manner, e.g., within their own 30 day timeframe. They currently are taking over 6 weeks to process.

If I find out anything further about this, I'll post it here, and if you happen to have a conversation with your own local Immigration Officer, see if they can offer any insights, and get back to us with the highlights!

William Russell
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