Reporting Illegal Immigrant

tomomurray1

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

I looked on the GNIB website but did not see any reference?

blueythebear

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

I looked on the GNIB website but did not see any reference?

I would have thought that it would be Irish Naturalisation and Immigration Service (INIS) at Burgh Quay, Dublin 2. They won't be able to deport him/her immediately even if they do investigate the matter so I wouldn't hold your breath.

Edit Actually, on second thoughts, I think it is actually the GNIB...

tomomurray1

Nothing on the GNIB website as far as I could see.. guess the local garda station might help

I thought ireland would have a border force type unit like the UK? Seems to be no clear way to report illegals say like the way one can report social welfare fraud online or over the phone...

cescfab2011

i wouldnt bother reporting to the gardai to be honest,unless ur prepared to hold there hands and bring them directly to the immigrants,personally id keep away from the gardai,<<Mod offensive remark delete>>

source

cescfab2011 wrote: »

i wouldnt bother reporting to the gardai to be honest,unless ur prepared to hold there hands and bring them directly to the immigrants,personally id keep away from the gardai <mod snip>

Heres an article that was released recently which pretty much explains that whole episode : http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rape- claims-were-hurled-at-gardai-by- protesters-2800104.html

OP you need to contact your local GNIB office, they're usually based in the local District or Divisional HQ. You'll find numbers in the state section of the phone book.

sparrowcar

Tel: +353 1 6669130/01

E-mail: gnib_dv@garda.ie

They are based in Burgh Quay.

MagicSean

cescfab2011 wrote: »

i wouldnt bother reporting to the gardai to be honest,unless ur prepared to hold there hands and bring them directly to the immigrants,personally id keep away from the gardai,last time Mod deletion:

You signed up just for that? That's kinda sad.

tightropetom

foinse wrote: »

Heres an article that was released recently which pretty much explains that whole episode : http://www.independent.ie/national-news/rape- claims-were-hurled-at-gardai-by- protesters-2800104.html

Sorry, I know this is OT but that explains a lot. Doesn't excuse the conversation on tape but contextualises it a bit. As usual, the protesters only release the bit of tape that sensationalises things... :rolleyes:

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tightropetom wrote: »

Sorry, I know this is OT but that explains a lot. Doesn't excuse the conversation on tape but contextualises it a bit. As usual, the protesters only release the bit of tape that sensationalises things... :rolleyes:

I'm not getting into this on this thread. There's already plenty of threads on boards on this topic.I was simply responding to an outlandish comment from a poster, who now that I can see their post count is obviously a troll.

tomomurray1

thanks to all that replied, especially Cesc Troll

Finnbar01

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

I looked on the GNIB website but did not see any reference?

Are you absolutely sure s/he illegal?

i wouldnt bother reporting to the gardai to be honest,unless ur prepared to hold there hands and bring them directly to the immigrants,personally id keep away from the gardai,last time i seen them on the news they were threatning to rape 2 women protesters

They didn't threaten anyone. They made a joke in private.

old_aussie

What country is the Illegal Immigrant from?

User Friendly

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

how on earth do you know the person is illegal?that aside,thank God most Americans dont snitch on the 1000's of your fellow countrymen who have taken up residence in America.

bmarley

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

I looked on the GNIB website but did not see any reference?

Has s/he done something to upset you?

Zambia

All the OP said was what number do you use to report. At no stage did they say there was an illegal they were going to report.

ostrich

Zambia wrote: »

All the OP said was what number do you use to report. At no stage did they say there was an illegal they were going to report.

So what do you reckon he needs the number for

acme4242

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Hello, I would like to know if anyone here knows exactly where to report an illegal immigrant in ireland?

I looked on the GNIB website but did not see any reference?

unless you have a serious personal grudge, you have little to do with your time
try and live a positive life.

katiebelle

I would report. Its not knives in the back. There are plenty of genuine immigrants and asylum seekers who are going through the correct process to stay in this country. This is how it should be done. Illegals are beyond the law and not accountable. So if they are working in the black economy they are not paying taxes and are taking a job from someone who has a right to work here. If they commit a crime they will be harder to detect and brought to book. What if they are murders or sex offenders or drug dealers ?? We have enough of our own criminal element without importing more, especially ones who are next to impossible to detect.

Zambia

ostrich wrote: »

So what do you reckon he needs the number for

That's their business

MagicSean

acme4242 wrote: »

unless you have a serious personal grudge, you have little to do with your time
try and live a positive life.

That's all well and good until you are te victim of a crime and there is no records of the offender as they are here illegally.

User Friendly

Zambia wrote: »

That's their business

Negative.
it stopped being just his business when he posted on an internet forum.

Seanbeag1 wrote: »

That's all well and good until you are te victim of a crime and there is no records of the offender as they are here illegally.

:eek: what are you talking about? its not like people who overstay in a country dont have finger prints.

source

User Friendly wrote: »

:eek: what are you talking about? its not like people who overstay in a country dont have finger prints.

Yes but unless they're here legally their prints won't be on record, every immigrant and refugee who comes into the country from outside the EU, and through the proper channels has their fingerprints taken.

Those that don't go through proper channels, don't.

blueythebear

foinse wrote: »

Yes but unless they're here legally their prints won't be on record, every immigrant and refugee who comes into the country from outside the EU, and through the proper channels has their fingerprints taken.

Those that don't go through proper channels, don't.

Every asylum seeker who comes into Ireland has their fingerprints taken and checked against the EURODAC database, to ensure that they have not made an asylum application in another country. Immigrants who come in on any other basis, do not have their fingerprints taken as a general rule so the question of fingerprints is irrelevant.

A database of fingerprints for all immigrants is a short step away from a database of fingerprits for all. I don't think I'd be too keen on that.

Zambia

User Friendly wrote: »

Negative.
it stopped being just his business when he posted on an internet forum.

He asked for a number, not anything else.

tomomurray1

old_aussie wrote: »

What country is the Illegal Immigrant from?

China.

tomomurray1

Finnbar01 wrote: »

Are you absolutely sure s/he illegal?

100% yes they are.

KindOfIrish

tomomurray1 wrote: »

China.

They are students usually.

MagicSean

User Friendly wrote: »

Negative.
it stopped being just his business when he posted on an internet forum.

:eek: what are you talking about? its not like people who overstay in a country dont have finger prints.

Who mentioned fingerprints? There are many other ways to solve crimes, made much more difficult by someone living under a false identity or off the grid completely.

tomomurray1

This person is NOT a student, they run a business and have overstayed their visa.

Thanks for the replies all I wanted was contact information not to be judged.

MagicSean

tomomurray1 wrote: »

This person is NOT a student, they run a business and have overstayed their visa.

Thanks for the replies all I wanted was contact information not to be judged.

If you live in Dublin you can call GNIB on 01 666 9130. If you live in the country contact the immigration officer at the local Garda District or Divisional headquarters.

tomomurray1

Thanks Sean, I will do that on Monday.

MagicSean

The country ones generally work shift work and not Mon to Fri.

tomomurray1

Seanbeag1 wrote: »

The country ones generally work shift work and not Mon to Fri.

Ok have you reported before?

If you could PM me as to the process I would be grateful

source

tomomurray1 wrote: »

Ok have you reported before?

If you could PM me as to the process I would be grateful

Call the station and ask for the Immigration officer, they'll take details off you and take it from there.

blueythebear

tomomurray1 wrote: »

This person is NOT a student, they run a business and have overstayed their visa.

Thanks for the replies all I wanted was contact information not to be judged.

It's worth noting that the GNIB would be likely to do very little in this case as this person would be one of many. A huge proportion of the Chinese population would be here on student visas which allow them work 20 hours per week. Most work full time and there are a large amount of them that have opened chinese restaurants even though they are not permitted to do so. I'm sure this person is overstaying because he/she cannot renew on student visa as they have been here over 3 years on student visa.

On a more positive note, these businesses are contributing to the economy through taxes, purchasing raw materials, etc. It would be likely that if they were caught, they'll just leave the State, leaving more unemployed and less money flowing through our economy. I'm not condoning this person breaching the terms of their visa but it is an unfortunate fact that it is probably better financially for the state to turn a blind eye otherwise most chinese takeaways / restaurants would have to close. The Chinese population in general do not have access to social welfare as they often have no status in the State or only student visa status so they are (in general) not a direct burden on the State.

Mena

blueythebear wrote: »

Every asylum seeker who comes into Ireland has their fingerprints taken and checked against the EURODAC database, to ensure that they have not made an asylum application in another country. Immigrants who come in on any other basis, do not have their fingerprints taken as a general rule so the question of fingerprints is irrelevant.

A database of fingerprints for all immigrants is a short step away from a database of fingerprits for all. I don't think I'd be too keen on that.

Hate to break it to you, but they (GNIB) already fingerprint us (legal) immigrants. I've been legal here in Ireland since 2000, in 2006/7 they started fingerprinting us whenever we went to renew visa's etc.

I don't see a problem with it, they need to keep track and this is one way they do it.

MagicSean

blueythebear wrote: »

It's worth noting that the GNIB would be likely to do very little in this case as this person would be one of many. A huge proportion of the Chinese population would be here on student visas which allow them work 20 hours per week. Most work full time and there are a large amount of them that have opened chinese restaurants even though they are not permitted to do so. I'm sure this person is overstaying because he/she cannot renew on student visa as they have been here over 3 years on student visa.

On a more positive note, these businesses are contributing to the economy through taxes, purchasing raw materials, etc. It would be likely that if they were caught, they'll just leave the State, leaving more unemployed and less money flowing through our economy. I'm not condoning this person breaching the terms of their visa but it is an unfortunate fact that it is probably better financially for the state to turn a blind eye otherwise most chinese takeaways / restaurants would have to close. The Chinese population in general do not have access to social welfare as they often have no status in the State or only student visa status so they are (in general) not a direct burden on the State.

That's not correct. It most likely will be followed up.

As for your example of restaurant owners. What makes you think they pay tax when they refuse to register themselves properly? Generally the illegals work out of sight in the kitchen and cannot pay tax or are paid illegally low rates. Once caught they are often given time to get their stuff in order and often end up being registered properly meaning that they get paid properly and pay tax.

blueythebear

Mena wrote: »

Hate to break it to you, but they (GNIB) already fingerprint us (legal) immigrants. I've been legal here in Ireland since 2000, in 2006/7 they started fingerprinting us whenever we went to renew visa's etc.

I don't see a problem with it, they need to keep track and this is one way they do it.

I stand corrected. I was definitely under the impression that it was ONLY asylum seekers that got fingerprinted. Everyone else they kept track of via passport. Seems excessive to me.

katiebelle

I wonder if the fingerprints of all immigrants are kept on file if the individuals are given Irish citizenship ??? Bit off topic sorry

blueythebear

Seanbeag1 wrote: »

That's not correct. It most likely will be followed up.

As for your example of restaurant owners. What makes you think they pay tax when they refuse to register themselves properly? Generally the illegals work out of sight in the kitchen and cannot pay tax or are paid illegally low rates. Once caught they are often given time to get their stuff in order and often end up being registered properly meaning that they get paid properly and pay tax.

I've seen these things reported before and not investigated. I presume it's because of the sheer numbers of persons involved and the fact that many people often would have a mistaken belief that a particular individual is an illegal immigrant. people may overstay their visa but may have another application in being. It's not a criminal offence to be in the State without a visa or permission so the options for the Gardaí are to notify the INIS who then issue a Notice of intention to deport, which generally takes time (although they will require strict reporting requirements on the individuals).

When referring to tax and revenue generated, I was referring to the restaurant owners and revenue generated from the business, although I agree that very often there is a problem with staff wages and cash in hand payments and that is a loss of revenue to the State.

papilotte

This is a good question but, here in Ireland there a lot of people who forgot about the law.
First of all I`m not agree with the rules when you go to make a new PPS number - there is to small querries to make such an important document. (only a bill or something to proof the adress and the ID or passport of the person who wants that PPS) .
There is also , a lot of people who work on fake documents (passport,etc) ... they sad it`s only for work . I think in Ireland should change a lot of things . When you want to hire someone, after my oppinion is not enough to prove only a paper of your name (i mean for that people who are not irish citizen) because if they have an fake document as a pasport they don`t have a birth certificate or driving license to prove .

Xai

Filipina who got a short stay visa and is now hiding and using facebook to get an aupair job..

Kings Inns or bust

No happy-ending then?

Shamelessly stolen...

amurphy1967

I would like to report someone I know. Its not knives in the back. This person has been sponging off the State for nigh on 10 years now. Never worked legally or illegally, hates Ireland and finds Irish people dumb. Especially the immigrations officials, he thinks that a extra stupid for letting him back in to the country after been deported 5 years ago. He was served with a new deportation order some time ago but has absconded and is living with a friend. The friend knows he is illegal here too. I would like to do my duty and report this person but once that happens he will know that I did it. If the proper authorities do not take action against him and actually deport him immediatly, he will come after me. He is a drug addict and alcoholic and has a history of violent behavior. Cant I get a guarantee in this country that my report will be takes seriously and that necessary action will be done?
Just for the record, I am not a racist, I have many foriegn friends, good honest law abiding people but when I see how this person just flaunts the law every day it just make my blood boil. I have had to work 60 hours a week for the last 25 years just to make ends meet and this person gets everything for nothing. Its just not fair.

hullaballoo

How would anyone know you reported him?

Go to the GNIB and tell them you have information about the whereabouts of a person against whom a deportation order has been made but you cannot disclose it for fear of reprisal. If they can't deal with that appropriately, write to the dept of justice and failing that, the minister.

Lux23

How does an illegal immigrant sponge off the state? Would you be able to get welfare if you're not supposed to be here?

hullaballoo

Lux23 wrote: »

How does an illegal immigrant sponge off the state? Would you be able to get welfare if you're not supposed to be here?

Yes, unfortunately some people use false information to get welfare. Sometimes this false information is issued by their home government and is therefore "official" for all intents and purposes, so it can cause immigration officials and the DSP real problems.

amurphy1967

For starters they are Always tapping off the electricity illegally, every address they were at they did it until the landlord sussed them. The have false documents to get whatever they want. They use them for to get a driving licence, etc. A friend of his is self-employed, advertises all around the place and never paid a penny tax in his life.

Bicycle

Just call Crimestoppers http://www.crimestoppers.ie/

Its totally anonymous and the phones are answered by Gardaí. The phone lines are open 9am to 9pm.

HEAERTLESS4203

hi
my name i shahzad i cqme in ireland 2014 as a student 1 got marrige in 2015 with latvian girl and i got my 6 months temporary visa then i apply 5 years but my wife left job and leave this country she did breakup with me now im illegal in ireland i was came legal in this country now i have been living in ireland 3 and half years any chance that i can legal in this country please reply me thanks

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sword1

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