司法部長查理·弗拉納根（Charlie Flanagan）宣布，從現在起到5月20日到期的移居許可將自動延長兩個月。
由於Covid-19疫情的爆發，都柏林Burgh Quay的註冊辦公室將在接下來的幾週內關閉，移民服務交付處將與在5月20日之前有預約的人聯繫。
這些新措施還將適用於都柏林外的Garda 警局, 進行的移民登記和續簽服務，這將使Garda的成員能處理其他工作職責。
The Minister for Justice Charlie Flanagan has announced that immigration permissions due to expire between now and 20 May will be automatically extended for two months.
The registration office in Burgh Quay in Dublin will close for the coming weeks due to the Covid-19 outbreak and anyone with an appointment scheduled there before 20 May will be contacted by Immigration Service Delivery.
These new measures will also apply to immigration registrations and renewals taking place outside of Dublin in local Garda Stations by the local Immigration Officers, which will free up members of An Garda Síochána for other operational duties.
Announcing the new temporary arrangements, Minister Flanagan said: “I want to assure people whose immigration permissions are due to expire shortly that your legal status in the country will be maintained.
“If your immigration or international protection permission will expire between 20 March 2020 and 20 May 2020, I am granting you an automatic renewal for two months. This renewal is on the same basis as your existing permission and the same conditions will continue to apply.
The new measures will apply to three primary categories of persons: those who hold a current valid permission; those awaiting first registration; and those on short-stay visas who may be unable to leave the state due to uncertainties caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Details & credit https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2020/0320/1124485-expiring-visas-extended-for-two-months-due-to-virus/