Written answers

Tuesday, 19 April 2005

Department of Justice, Equality and Law Reform

Visa Applications

9:00 pm

Photo of Beverley FlynnBeverley Flynn (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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Question 399: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the grounds on which the visa application for a person (details supplied) was refused. [11755/05]

Photo of Michael McDowellMichael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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The application in question was received in my Moscow office on 30 November 2004. The visa was sought for the purposes of allowing a non-EEA to travel to visit her fiancé in the State.

The application was examined by a visa officer who concluded that, based on the documentation provided, it was not reasonable in all the circumstances to grant a visa and the application was refused. The refusal of the visa was based on evidence supplied where the visa officer was unable to establish that the applicant had ever met the reference in person, that no financial details were provided by the applicant or the reference in Ireland with a view to demonstrating the means of support of the applicant while in the State, the fax number supplied for the reference was not contactable despite repeated attempts and the telephone number of the reference in Ireland was incomplete and could not be contacted. The application was reviewed on appeal but the appeals officer was unable to conclude that the original decision should be overturned.

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