Undocumented people are urged to apply before migration scheme ends on July 31

Justice Minister Helen McEntee addressing a citizenship ceremony in Killarney. While such events are not solely for undocumented people, applying to the current scheme could be a step on the path to citizenship. File picture: Don MacMonagle

People eligible for a “once-in-a-generation” scheme for undocumented migrants in Ireland have been urged to apply before next week’s deadline. Approximately 7,000 applications have been made to the Regularisation of Long Term Undocumented Migrants Scheme since it opened in January.

The once-off scheme, which closes to new applications on July 31, gives long-term undocumented people without current permission to remain in Ireland the chance to regularise their status, access the labour market, and begin their path to citizenship.