An Indian woman who moved to Ireland for higher studies in 2022 is now reading her own deportation notice during stand-up comedy performances in Dublin.
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Jaishree Malik, 25, from Gurugram, had completed her studies at Trinity College Dublin and was working at the university when problems with her immigration permission disrupted her career.
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After months of waiting for an extension and losing her job, she received a government letter proposing her deportation.
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She now plans to return to India voluntarily on November 14.
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Jaishree's deportation letter arrived on October 5, following a lengthy dispute over her right to remain and work in Ireland.
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She has since made the document part of her performances at comedy clubs.
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According to The Guardian, at one show, she opened an envelope and began reading the official notice, leaving some audience members unsure whether they were hearing a joke or witnessing something real.
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The document stated that the Irish authorities were considering a deportation order under the Immigration Act 1999.
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Jaishree then asked the audience, “Did you know you were friends with a criminal?”
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“I’m sorry you had to find out this way,” she added.
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For Jaishree, the performances have become a way to discuss an experience that has affected her employment, finances and plans for the future.
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She has received job offers during her attempts to resolve her immigration status but has been unable to take them up.
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Although she is facing a proposed deportation order, she has decided to leave Ireland herself rather than wait for further action.
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How a visa extension affected her career
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Jaishree came to Ireland to pursue a Master of Philosophy in literature at Trinity College Dublin.
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She also worked at the university while studying, helping students with international exchange and study-abroad programmes.
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After completing her degree, she received permission to remain in the country for two years under the Third Level Graduate Scheme.
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The arrangement allows eligible international graduates time to find employment and pursue the permission required to continue working.
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Jaishree remained employed at Trinity and later moved into a role organising events at its law school.
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However, she needed an extension of her immigration permission to continue working and pursue a longer-term work permit.
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According to a May report by the Dublin Inquirer, she applied for additional time approximately two months before her Irish Residence Permit expired.
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By the time the publication interviewed her, she had been waiting around eight months for a decision.
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The delay meant she could not continue working.
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She lost her job in February 2026 after being informed that she did not have permission to work while the application was being processed.
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She had also found an employer willing to support a work permit application.
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But obtaining that permit depended on having valid immigration documentation.
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The Guardian later reported that Jaishree received an offer from a government department that she could not accept because her immigration position remained unresolved.
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“It’s so absurd.
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I’m being offered a job by the government that I can’t take because of the government,” she said.
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Immigration troubles became comedy material
Losing her job did not mean Jaishree could stop paying her expenses.
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She continued living in Dublin using her savings while managing rent and repayments on a student loan taken in India.
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As the months passed without a resolution, she began spending more time at open mic comedy events.
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She had previously tried comedy at Trinity College, but had little experience performing at venues around Dublin.
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Initially, she found it difficult to deliver jokes confidently.
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She read material from her phone and struggled to judge when to pause.
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Encouragement from other comedians helped her continue.
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Her immigration problems gradually became the subject of her performances.
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In May, the Dublin Inquirer reported that she was already joking about the long wait for a decision on her application.
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By October, the material had changed again.
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The government letter gave her something she could physically bring on stage, allowing audiences to hear the language used in the official notice.
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…and 15 more, not listed.
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