2148. Deputy Donna McGettigan asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration the options available for a person from Belarus who has an expired passport but cannot return to Belarus to renew it due to new rules introduced there, but who needs a current passport for their IRP Stamp 4 card; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54989/26]

An in-date national passport is a requirement to support any application for the renewal of an immigration permission. Where an applicant is not in possession of an in-date passport, but they can provide evidence that they have applied for a new passport, the Registration Office may provide a short-term permission, up to six months, to give them time to obtain a new passport.

In exceptional circumstances, if an applicant can provide evidence that applying for a new passport would present a danger to themselves or their family, the requirement to provide a current in-date passport can be waived for that renewal period. Each request of this nature is considered on a case by case basis.

Further information on the renewal process as well as the list of documents required for each stamp type are available on the ISD website at the following link: www.irishimmigration.ie/registering-your-immigration-permission/how-to-register-your-immigration-permission-for-the-first-time/required-documents/ .