Olivia Mitchell (Dublin South, Fine Gael)
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Question 423: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the status of the appeal for a visa for a person (details supplied). [26260/05]

Michael McDowell (Dublin South East, Progressive Democrats)
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In the case of all non-EEA workers seeking to be joined by their family members, they must be in a position to support the family members in question without the need for those family members to have recourse to public funds or paid employment. Unfortunately, the level of income in this case demonstrated that the person is not in a position to support the spouse without recourse to public funds and my Department is therefore not in a position to grant the visa at this time.

To date my Department has not received an appeal from the applicant. The appeal must be submitted to the visa appeals officer within two months of the refusal date which was 15 August. Therefore the deadline for lodging the appeal would be 15 October. Any appeal should be accompanied by additional documentation designed to address the reason for refusal outlined above.