Billy Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 352: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if a visa will be granted to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39298/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The visa application referred to by the Deputy was received in the Visa Office, Moscow, on 3 September 2008. It was refused by the Visa Officer on 25 September 2008 for the following reasons:

1. The need to undertake the course of study in this State was not demonstrated.

2. The obligations to return to the home country were not deemed sufficient.

The decision of the Visa Officer may be appealed within two months of the date of decision, in this case before 25 November 2008. Full details on how to lodge an appeal through the Visa Office in Moscow can be found at www.embassyofireland.ru.